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Psalms 40:17

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; Yetthe Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.

ASV

יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְ/יִשְׂמְח֨וּ בְּ/ךָ֗ כָּֽל מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥י/ךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

And I am poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer art Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

YLT

But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹהֵ֣ב
'hb
verb · 209×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
יָשִׂ֥ישׂ
yshysh
verb · 27×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה
tshv'h
noun · 32×
תָּמִ֔יד
tmyd
noun · 104×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 2:23 — Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
  • 1Pet 5:7 — Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
  • 2Cor 8:9 — For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
  • Heb 13:6 — So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
  • Heb 13:6 — So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
  • Isa 41:17 — When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
  • Isa 50:7 — For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
  • Jas 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
  • Matt 8:20 — And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
  • Neh 5:19 — Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
  • Ps 18:27 — For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
  • Ps 22:19 — But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
  • Ps 34:6 — This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
  • Ps 34:6 — This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
  • Ps 38:22 — Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
  • Ps 40:5 — Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are
  • Ps 54:4 — Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
  • Ps 69:29 — But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
  • Ps 69:33 — For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
  • Ps 70:5 — But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
  • Ps 70:5 — But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
  • Ps 86:1 — Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
  • Ps 86:1 — Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
  • Ps 101:2 — I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
  • Ps 109:22 — For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
  • Ps 109:22 — For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
  • Ps 119:141 — I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
  • Ps 143:7 — Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
  • Ps 143:7 — Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
  • Rev 22:20 — He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.