In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
Parallel translations
- WEB As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
- KJV And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
- NKJV As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever.
- NASB As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You place me in Your presence forever.
- NLT You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.
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Quick answer
God upholds David in his integrity and sets him in His presence forever. The Lord vindicates and permanently keeps His own.
Overview
David is assured of being upheld and established eternally before God's face. This is the goal of redemption: unbroken communion with God. It points to the everlasting presence secured for believers through Christ (Psalm 16:11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Job 36:7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
- Ps 73:23–24Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
- John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- Ps 37:17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
- Ps 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Ps 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
- Ps 63:8My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
- Ps 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Ps 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
- Ps 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
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