You,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהwill notלֹאwithholdתִכְלָאyour merciesרַחֲמֶיךָfrom me;מִמֶּנִּיyour loyal loveחַסְדְּךָand your truthוַאֲמִתְּךָwill continuallyתָּמִידguard me.יִצְּרוּנִי
Psalms 40:11
Study it in the app“You, YHWH, will not withhold your mercies from me; your loyal love and your truth will continually guard me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 40:11, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- withholdתִכְלָאtichla
hold back, restrain
Hold back, restrain, withhold; keep someone from doing something, prevent.
Where else “tichla” appears- your merciesרַחֲמֶיrachame
compassion
A deep tenderness, like a mother's.
Where else “rachame” appears- your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- and your truthאֲמִתְּamit
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “amit” appears- will continuallyתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears- guard meיִצְּרוּyitsru
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “yitsru” appears
The context
10Your righteousness I have not covered within my heart; your faithfulness and your salvation I have spoken; I have not hidden your loyal love and your truth from the great assembly.
11 · This verse (above)
12For evils have surrounded me without number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I am not able to see; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has abandoned me.