Psalms
Psalm 40:11
11O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me;
Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| withhold | תִכְלָ֣א | ṯiḵ·lā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold |
| Your mercy | רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ | ra·ḥă·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H7356 womb |
| from me | מִמֶּ֑נִּי | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Your loving devotion | חַסְדְּךָ֥ | ḥas·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| and faithfulness | וַ֝אֲמִתְּךָ֗ | wa·’ă·mit·tə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| will always | תָּמִ֥יד | tā·mîḏ | Adverb | H8548 continuity |
| guard me | יִצְּרֽוּנִי׃ | yiṣ·ṣə·rū·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular | H5341 watch, guard, keep |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 23:6 · Psalm 43:3 · Psalm 57:3 · Proverbs 20:28 · Psalm 69:16 · Psalm 69:13 · Psalm 61:7 · Psalm 85:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.