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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 41:1
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃lamenatzecha-mizemvor-ledavid
KJV: Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
AKJV: Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
ASV: Blessed is he that considereth the poor:
YLT: To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
Exposition: Psalms 41:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:2
Hebrew
אַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דָּל בְּיוֹם רָעָה יְֽמַלְּטֵהוּ יְהוָֽה׃'asherey-mashekhiyl-'el-dal-veyvom-ra'ah-yemaletehv-yehvah
KJV: The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
AKJV: The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed on the earth: and you will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
ASV: Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive,
YLT: Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.
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Psalms 41:2
Psalms 41:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:3
Hebrew
יְהוָה ׀ יִשְׁמְרֵהוּ וִֽיחַיֵּהוּ יאשר וְאֻשַּׁר בָּאָרֶץ וְאַֽל־תִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבָֽיו׃yehvah- -yishemerehv-viychayehv-y'shr-ve'ushar-va'aretz-ve'al-titenehv-venefesh-'oyevayv
KJV: The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
AKJV: The LORD will strengthen him on the bed of languishing: you will make all his bed in his sickness.
ASV: Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing:
YLT: Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 41:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 41:3
Psalms 41:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:4
Hebrew
יְֽהוָה יִסְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶרֶשׂ דְּוָי כָּל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ הָפַכְתָּ בְחָלְיֽוֹ׃yehvah-yise'adenv-'al-'eresh-devay-khal-mishekhavvo-hafakheta-vechaleyvo
KJV: I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
AKJV: I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.
ASV: I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me:
YLT: I--I said, `O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 41:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 41:4
Psalms 41:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:5
Hebrew
אֲֽנִי־אָמַרְתִּי יְהוָה חָנֵּנִי רְפָאָה נַפְשִׁי כִּי־חָטָאתִי לָֽךְ׃'aniy-'amaretiy-yehvah-chaneniy-refa'ah-nafeshiy-khiy-chata'tiy-lakhe
KJV: Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
AKJV: My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
ASV: Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying,
YLT: Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth--his name hath perished!
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Psalms 41:5
Psalms 41:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:6
Hebrew
אוֹיְבַי יֹאמְרוּ רַע לִי מָתַי יָמוּת וְאָבַד שְׁמֽוֹ׃'voyevay-yo'merv-ra'-liy-matay-yamvt-ve'avad-shemvo
KJV: And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
AKJV: And if he come to see me, he speaks vanity: his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes abroad, he tells it.
ASV: And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood;
YLT: And if he came to see--vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out--at the street he speaketh.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 41:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 41:6
Psalms 41:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:7
Hebrew
וְאִם־בָּא לִרְאוֹת ׀ שָׁוְא יְדַבֵּר לִבּוֹ יִקְבָּץ־אָוֶן לוֹ יֵצֵא לַחוּץ יְדַבֵּֽר׃ve'im-va'-lire'vot- -shave'-yedaver-livvo-yiqevatz-'aven-lvo-yetze'-lachvtz-yedaver
KJV: All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
AKJV: All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
ASV: All that hate me whisper together against me;
YLT: All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 41:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 41:7
Psalms 41:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:8
Hebrew
יַחַד עָלַי יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ כָּל־שֹׂנְאָי עָלַי ׀ יַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה לִֽי׃yachad-'alay-yitelachashv-khal-shone'ay-'alay- -yacheshevv-ra'ah-liy
KJV: An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
AKJV: An evil disease, say they, sticks fast to him: and now that he lies he shall rise up no more.
ASV: An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him;
YLT: A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.
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Psalms 41:8
Psalms 41:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:9
Hebrew
דְּֽבַר־בְּלִיַּעַל יָצוּק בּוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב לֹא־יוֹסִיף לָקֽוּם׃devar-veliya'al-yatzvq-vvo-va'asher-shakhav-lo'-yvosiyf-laqvm
KJV: Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
AKJV: Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
ASV: Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
YLT: Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,
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Psalms 41:9
Psalms 41:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:10
Hebrew
גַּם־אִישׁ שְׁלוֹמִי ׀ אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַחְתִּי בוֹ אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵֽב׃gam-'iysh-shelvomiy- -'asher-vatachetiy-vvo-'vokhel-lachemiy-higediyl-'alay-'aqev
KJV: But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
AKJV: But you, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
ASV: But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up,
YLT: And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
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Psalms 41:10
Psalms 41:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:11
Hebrew
וְאַתָּה יְהוָה חָנֵּנִי וַהֲקִימֵנִי וַֽאֲשַׁלְּמָה לָהֶֽם׃ve'atah-yehvah-chaneniy-vahaqiymeniy-va'ashalemah-lahem
KJV: By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
AKJV: By this I know that you favor me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.
ASV: By this I know that thou delightest in me,
YLT: By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.
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Psalms 41:11
Psalms 41:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 41:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:12
Hebrew
בְּזֹאת יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־חָפַצְתָּ בִּי כִּי לֹֽא־יָרִיעַ אֹיְבִי עָלָֽי׃vezo't-yada'etiy-khiy-chafatzeta-viy-khiy-lo'-yariy'a-'oyeviy-'alay
KJV: And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
AKJV: And as for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me before your face for ever.
ASV: And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity,
YLT: As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 41:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 41:12
Psalms 41:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 41:12
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- Psalms 41:12
Exposition: Psalms 41:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 41:13
Hebrew
וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי תָּמַכְתָּ בִּי וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ לְעוֹלָֽם׃va'aniy-vetumiy-tamakheta-viy-vatatziyveniy-lefaneykha-le'volam
KJV: Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
AKJV: Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
ASV: Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,
YLT: Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age--and unto the age. Amen and Amen.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 41:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 41:13
Psalms 41:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 41:13
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- Psalms 41:13
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Amen
Exposition: Psalms 41:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 41:1
- Psalms 41:2
- Psalms 41:3
- Psalms 41:4
- Psalms 41:5
- Psalms 41:6
- Psalms 41:7
- Psalms 41:8
- Psalms 41:9
- Psalms 41:10
- Psalms 41:11
- Psalms 41:12
- Psalms 41:13
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Yea
- Amen
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Psalms 41:1
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