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Psalms 40:11

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Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
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  1. Psalms 23:6Rank 1 from verse 11
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    6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

  2. Psalms 43:3Rank 2 from verse 11
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    3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

  3. Psalms 57:3Rank 3 from verse 11
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    3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

  4. Proverbs 20:28Rank 4 from verse 11
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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

  5. Psalms 61:7Rank 5 from verse 11
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    7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

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Psalms 40:11

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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mercies

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Plural form of mercy (compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm).

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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continually

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1. Repeatedly, habitually, or at every appointed recurrence. 2. Without pause or cessation during the period stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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preserve

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To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

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12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

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