O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. O continue thy loving-kindness - Literally, "Draw out thy mercy." The allusion to the spring is still kept up.
Unto them that know thee - To them who acknowledge thee in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation.
And thy righteousness - That grace which justifies the ungodly, and sanctifies the unholy.
To the upriabt in heart - לישרי לב levishrey leb, to the straight of heart; to those who have but one end in view, and one aim to that end.
This is true of every genuine penitent, and of every true believer.