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Psalms 40:11

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 40:11

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord. The supplicatory portion of the psalm here commences. David beseeches God, whose loving-kindness is so great (), not to withhold from him those "tender mercies" which he lavishes so freely.

As he is bent on "not withholding," or "refraining," his lips (), so it is fitting that God should not "withhold," or "refrain'' ( כלא) his kindness. Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me (compare the last clause of ).

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