Psalm 40:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ [As for me] I am poor and needy, yet the Lord takes thought and plans for me. You are my Help and my Deliverer. O my God, do not tarry! [Ps. 70:1-5; I Pet. 5:7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ But me? I’m weak and needy. Let my Lord think of me. You are my help and my rescuer. My God, don’t wait any longer!

Psalm 40:17 Cross References

Psalm 109:22

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is pierced within me.

Psalm 34:4

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalm 34:6

This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord and was saved from every trouble.

Psalm 35:27

Let those who desire my vindication shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of his servant.”

Psalm 40:5

You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you. Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be counted.

Psalm 54:4

But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

Psalm 69:33

For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own who are in bonds.

Psalm 70:5

But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!

Psalm 86:1

Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Isaiah 25:9

It will be said on that day, “See, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

Isaiah 41:17

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

Hebrews 13:6

So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

1 Peter 2:23

When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.

Revelation 22:20

The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!