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Psalms 40:11

NETBible	O Lord, you do not withhold¹ your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!²
NIV © biblegateway Psa 40:11	Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 40:11	You, O LORD, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 40:11	LORD, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. My only hope is in your unfailing love and faithfulness.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 40:11	Now GOD, don't hold out on me, don't hold back your passion. Your love and truth are all that keeps me together.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 40:11	Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 40:11	Do not, O LORD, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 40:11	Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O LORD; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
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KJV	Withhold <03607> (8799) not thou thy tender mercies <07356> from me, O LORD <03068>_: let thy lovingkindness <02617> and thy truth <0571> continually <08548> preserve <05341> (8799) me.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 40:11	You, O LORD <03068> , will not withhold <03607> Your compassion <07356> from me; Your lovingkindness <02617> and Your truth <0571> will continually <08548> preserve <05341> me.
LXXM	(39:12) su <4771> P-NS de <1161> PRT kurie <2962> N-VSM mh <3165> ADV makrunhv {V-PAS-2S} touv <3588> T-APM oiktirmouv <3628> N-APM sou <4771> P-GS ap <575> PREP emou <1473> P-GS to <3588> T-NSN eleov <1656> N-NSN sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF alhyeia <225> N-NSF sou <4771> P-GS dia <1223> PREP pantov <3956> A-GSM antelabonto {V-AMI-3P} mou <1473> P-GS
NET [draft] ITL	O Lord <03068> , you <0859> do not <03808> withhold <03607> your compassion <07356> from <04480> me. May your loyal love <02617> and faithfulness <0571> continually <08548> protect <05341> me!
HEBREW	ynwruy <05341> dymt <08548> Ktmaw <0571> Kdox <02617> ynmm <04480> Kymxr <07356> alkt <03607> al <03808> hwhy <03068> hta <0859> (40:11) <40:12>

NETBible

O Lord, you do not withhold¹ your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!²

NET Notes

¹tn Some (cf. NIV, NRSV) translate the verb as a request (“do not withhold”), but elsewhere in the psalms the second masculine singular prefixed form, when addressed to God and preceded by לֹא (lo’), is always indicative in mood and never has the force of a prayer (see Pss 16:10; 22:2; 44:9 51:16-17; 60:10; 108:11; cf. NEB, NASB).

²tn In this line the psalmist makes the transition from confidence to petition (see v. 13). Since the prefixed verbal form in the preceding line is imperfect/indicative, one could take the verb in this line as imperfect as well and translate, “your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me” (cf. NEB). However, the כִּי (ki) at the beginning of the next verse, if causal (“because”), is best understood as introducing a motivating argument in support of a petition. For this reason v. 11b is best taken as a prayer with the prefixed form being understood as jussive (cf. NIV, NRSV). For parallels to the proposed construction (jussive followed by כִּי + perfect introducing motivating argument), see Ps 25:21, as well as Pss 10:2-3; 22:8.