10 I have (A)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have (B)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.

11 You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
[a]Your (C)lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
12 For evils beyond number have (D)surrounded me;
My (E)iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are (F)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my (G)heart has [b]failed me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:11 Or May...preserve
  2. Psalm 40:12 Lit forsaken