Psalms 40 · Verse 11

Psalms 40:11

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Psalms 40:11, King James Version

Psalms 40:11 in other translations

BSBO LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
WEBDon’t withhold your tender mercies from me, LORD. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.
ASVWithhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
YLTThou, O Jehovah, restrainest not Thy mercies from me, Thy kindness and Thy truth do continually keep me.
DARBYWithhold not thou, Jehovah, thy tender mercies from me; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
BBETake not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.
WebsterWithhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

What does Psalms 40:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. may be rendered as an assertion, that God will not withhold (Psa 16:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Thy 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 40:11-17
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 enemies, then we, through him, shall be more than conquerors. This may encourage all that seek God and love his salvation, to rejoice in him, and to praise him. No griefs nor poverty can render those miserable who fear the Lord. Their God, and all that he has or does, is the ground of their joy. The prayer of faith can unlock his fulness, which is adapted to all their wants. The promises are sure, the moment of fulfilment hastens forward. He who once came in great humility, shall come again in glorious majesty.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 40:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַתָּ֤ה'a.TahyouH859
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תִכְלָ֣אtikh.La'you will withholdH3607
רַחֲמֶ֣יךָra.cha.Mei.khacompassion<s> yourH7356
מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480
חַסְדְּךָ֥chas.de.Khacovenant loyalty yourH2617
וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗va.'a.mi.te.khaand faithfulness yourH571
תָּמִ֥ידta.MidcontinuallyH8548
יִצְּרֽוּנִי\׃yi.tze.Ru.nithey preserve meH5341

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 40:11

  • Psalms 23:6

    Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

  • Psalms 43:3

    O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

  • Psalms 57:3

    He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

  • Proverbs 20:28

    Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

  • Psalms 69:16

    Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

  • Psalms 61:7

    He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

  • Psalms 69:13

    But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

  • Psalms 85:10

    Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Withhold.From this verse to the end, we have quite a new subject; for the former contains a thanksgiving, and this contains a supplication. It is nearly the same as the seventieth, and probably formed a distinct Psalm.
69:13,16
let thy.
23:6; 43:3; 57:3; 61:7; 85:10; Heb 5:7

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Context

  • Psalms 40:10

    I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

  • Psalms 40:11

    Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

  • Psalms 40:12

    For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

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Psalms 40:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tú, Jehová, no apartes de mí tus misericordias: tu misericordia y tu verdad me guarden siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je n’ai point caché ta justice au-dedans de mon cœur; j’ai parlé de ta fidélité et de ton salut; je n’ai point celé ta bonté et ta vérité dans la grande congrégation.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du, Jehova, halte deine Erbarmungen nicht von mir zurück; deine Güte und deine Wahrheit laß beständig mich behüten!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tu autem, Domine, miserere mei, et resuscita me; et retribuam eis.