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Psalms 40:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 40:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 40:1114 words
HebrewMeaning
צִדְקָתְ/ךָ֬ṣidəqātəkā
righteousness yournounH6666
moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
כִסִּ֨יתִיkisiytiy
I have concealedverbH3680
close · clothe · conceal · cover ···
בְּ/ת֬וֹךְbətwōkə
in the midst ofpronH8432
between · half · (there- · where-) ···
לִבִּ֗/יlibiy
heart mynounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
אֱמוּנָתְ/ךָ֣ʾĕmwnātəkā
faithfulness yournounH530
-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···
וּ/תְשׁוּעָתְ/ךָ֣wtəšwʿātəkā
and salvation yourconjH8668
help · safety · salvation · victory
אָמָ֑רְתִּיʾāmārətiy
I have spokenverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
כִחַ֥דְתִּיkiḥadətiy
I have hiddenverbH3582
cut down · desolate · hide
חַסְדְּ/ךָ֥ḥasədəkā
covenant loyalty yournounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וַ֝/אֲמִתְּ/ךָ֗waʾămitəkā
and faithfulness yourconjH571
establishment · faithful · right · sure ···
לְ/קָהָ֥לləqāhāl
to the assemblypronH6951
company · congregation · multitude
רָֽבrāb
greatadjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 40:11

1. Of all those things which our Lord Jesus Christ has foretold, we know part to have been already accomplished, part we hope will be accomplished hereafter. All of them, however, will be fulfilled, because He is “the Truth” who speaks them, and requires of us to be as “faithful,” as He Himself speaks them faithfully.... 2. Let us say then what this Psalm says. “I waited patiently for the Lord” Psalm 39:1. I waited patiently for the promise of no mere mortal who can both…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 40 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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