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Berean Standard Bible

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

Psalms 40:11

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Study note

Psalm 40 begins with David's thanks for being lifted from a pit and ends with a cry for help in fresh troubles. This verse comes in the second part, after he admits that evils beyond number surround him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tú, Jehová, no apartes de mí tus misericordias: tu misericordia y tu verdad me guarden siempre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Señor, no alejes de mí tu misericordia! Mi única esperanza está en tu gran amor y fidelidad.

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