Psalms 70:5 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 70:5

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

BSB

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ASV

But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.

KJV

But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

But I am poor and needy,.... In Psa 40:17 it follows, yet "the Lord thinketh on me"; instead of which it is here; see Gill on Psa 40:17; make haste unto me, O God; which repeats for sense the same petition as in Psa 71:1; thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying; in Psa 40:17 it is, "O my God".

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

But I am poor and needy. Just the same plea as in the preceding Psalm, Ps 69:29: it seems to be a favourite argument with tried saints; evidently our poverty is our wealth, even as our weakness is our strength. May we learn well this riddle. Make haste unto me, O God. This is written instead of "yet the Lord thinketh upon me, "in Psalm 40: and there is a reason for the change, since the key note of the Psalm frequently dictates its close.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַאֲנִ֤י׀	va.'a.Ni	and I	H589 →
עָנִ֣י	'a.Ni	[am] poor	H6041 →
וְאֶבְיוֹן֮	ve.'ev.yOn	and needy	H34 →
אֱלֹהִ֪ים	'E.lo.Him	O God	H430 →
חֽוּשָׁ֫ה־	chu.Shah-	make haste !	H2363 →
לִּ֥י	li	to me
עֶזְרִ֣י	'ez.Ri	[are] help my	H5828 →
וּמְפַלְטִ֣י	u.me.fal.Ti	and deliverer my	H6403 →
אַ֑תָּה	'A.tah	you	H859 →
יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תְּאַחַֽר׃	te.'a.Char	you delay	H309 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 10:37
For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
leads to
- James 5:7–9
  Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Habakkuk 2:3–4
  For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Through
Revelation 22:20
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
leads to
- Revelation 22:7
  “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”
- Hebrews 9:28
  so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
Through
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.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:6
  So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
- Isaiah 41:17
  The 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 34:6
  This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- 1 Peter 5:7
  Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms