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Psalms 40:11

Mercy and compassionPrayerProtection and safety

9 I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

10 I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

12 For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.

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BSB
O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
KJV
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
WEB
Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, LORD. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
ASV
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
DARBY
Withhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
BLB
You, O YHWH, do not withhold Your mercies from me; may Your loving devotion and Your truth continually guard me.
ÅB
Du, Herre, vil ikke holde barmhjertigheten din tilbake fra meg;
godheten din og sannheten din skal alltid vokte meg.
OTB
Du, Herre, vil ikke holde tilbake din medfølelse fra meg;
Din miskunnhet og din sannhet vil stadig beskytte meg.
B1930
Du, Herre, vil ikke lukke din barmhjertighet for mig; din miskunnhet og din sannhet vil alltid vokte mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 23:6

    Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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  • Psalms 43:3

    Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.

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  • Psalms 57:3

    He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.

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  • Proverbs 20:28

    Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

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  • Psalms 69:16

    Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

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  • Psalms 61:7

    May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.

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  • Psalms 69:13

    But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.

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  • Psalms 85:10

    Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

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