Psalms 40:11

Psalms 40:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.

Context of Psalms 40:11

9I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O Lord, well know. 10I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness. Lord, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me. 12For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage. 13Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.

Psalms 40:11 word by word

אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה לֹא־תִכְלָ֣א רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ מִמֶּ֑נִּי חַסְדְּךָ֥ וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ תָּמִ֥יד יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Withholdכָּלָאkâlâ' · to restrainH3607
• not thou thy tender merciesרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
• from me, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• let thy lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• and thy truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• preserveנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341

Cross-references for Psalms 40:11

• Psalms 69:13But I keep praying to you, Lord, hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
• Psalms 23:6Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
• Psalms 43:3Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.
• Psalms 57:3He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me. Interlude My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.
• Psalms 61:7May he reign under God’s protection forever. May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him.
• Psalms 85:10Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed!
• Hebrews 5:7While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.

Commentaries on Psalms 40:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Thy tender mercies - רחמיך rachameycha, such propensities and feelings as a mother bears to her child; or animals in general to their young. Let thy loving-kindness - חסדך chasdecha, thy overflowing and superabundant mercy. And thy truth - What is revealed in thy word: continually preserve me. Mercy to help me, truth to direct me; and, by the operation of both, I shall be continually preserved from sin and evil.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord - Do not restrain or hold back thy compassions. Let thy mercies - the expressions of thy love - flow out freely toward me in connection with what I have done. As applicable to the Redeemer, this is a prayer that God would bestow upon him in connection with his work, and as a reward of his work, appropriate proofs of his goodness. And especially is this to be understood here as a prayer for support and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 The best saints see themselves undone, unless continually preserved by the grace of God. But see the frightful view the psalmist had of sin. This made the discovery of a Redeemer so welcome. In all his reflections upon each step of his life, he discovered something amiss. The sight and sense of our sins in their own colours, must distract us, if we have not at the same time some sight of a Saviour. If Christ has triumphed over our spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The psalmist prays that the Lord will be true to his character when answering this plea for mercy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. may be rendered as an assertion, that God will not withhold (Psa 16:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 40:11

• Conscience
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Praise
• Preach
• Tarrying
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• Pentateuch
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• Messiah

Commentaries on Psalms 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings