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Psalm 40:11
ESV As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!
NIV Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me.
NASB You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
CSB Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. Your constant love and truth will always guard me.
NLT Lord, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. Let your unfailing love and faithfulness always protect me.
KJV Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
NKJV Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.

What does Psalm 40:11 mean?

To this point, David has expressed praise for what God has done, in the past. Now he expresses confidence in what God will do now and in the future. He trusts that the Lord will never show him less compassion than He has shown him in the past. Furthermore, David believes the Lord's unfailing love and faithfulness will always keep him safe.

Believers today are also kept safe. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Even when we suffer persecution and hardship, He is still with us (John 16:33). The apostle Paul testified: "For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38–39). Our love of God may weaken, but God's love of us will remain steady always. Also, His compassion and trustworthiness are unfailing. Lamentations 3:22–23 assures us that His mercies never end and His faithfulness is great. God always holds us safe in His mighty arms!
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