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Psalms 25:21

Psalms 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,.... Meaning either his own, as in Psa 7:8; and then the sense is, either that God would preserve him, seeing he had acted the faithful and upright part in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me - The word here rendered “integrity” means properly “perfection.” See it explained in the notes at Job 1:1. The language here may refer either: (a) to God -…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 25:15-22

David, encouraged by the promises he had been meditating upon, here renews his addresses to God, and concludes the psalm, as he began, with professions of dependence upon God and desire towards…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Let integrity and uprightness guard me. May single-hearted devotion to God and honourable behaviour to men be as it were guardian angels at my side (Psa 61:7). He prays thus, not on the ground of his…