Psalms 41:12

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

And as for me - in contrast to the doomed "enemy" (Psalms 41:11).

Thou upholdest me in mine integrity - i:e., on account of mine integrity; on account of my possessing that very character which brings with it, as a matter of grace, not debt, mercy from God (Psalms 41:1; Psalms 18:20). As applied to the type, David, the "integrity" claimed here is that of sincerity of aim after perfection, not absolute perfection. For in Psalms 41:4 he pleads, "I have sinned against thee." In the case of the Antitype, Christ, the "integrity" is absolute; and the sins not personal, but vicariously borne by imputation.

And settest me before thy face for ever - as an object of thy continual regard, watching over me now (Psalms 34:15), and at last admitting me to "behold thy face in righteousness" (Psalms 16:11; Psalms 17:15; cf. also Psalms 80:3; Psalms 80:7; Psalms 80:19). To stand continually before a king is to be his ministering servant (1 Kings 10:8). To minister before God is the final end for which He saves His people, and this, too, is their greatest happiness (Revelation 22:4).