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Psalms 40:17

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

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ASV

But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.

KJV

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.Niand IH589 →
עָנִ֣י'a.Ni[am] poorH6041 →
וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnand needyH34 →
אֲדֹנָ֪י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יַחֲשָׁ֫בya.cha.Shavmay he thinkH2803 →
לִ֥יlito me
עֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.Ti[are] help myH5833 →
וּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.Tiand deliverer myH6403 →
אַ֑תָּה'A.tahyouH859 →
אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiO God myH430 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.Charyou delayH309 →

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Psalms 70:5But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.Psalms 34:6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.1 Peter 5:7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.Psalms 54:4Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.Psalms 86:1Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.Isaiah 50:7–9Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.Psalms 143:7–8Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?Psalms 69:33For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.Matthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”Psalms 69:29But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.Psalms 109:22For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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