Psalm 40:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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.

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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 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.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Hebrews 13:6

So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?

Psalm 34:6

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

1 Peter 5:7

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Psalm 54:4

Behold, God is mine helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

Psalm 40:5

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward: They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

James 2:5

Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

Psalm 86:1

Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

Psalm 69:33

For the LORD heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.

Revelation 22:20

He which testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.

1 Peter 2:23

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

2 Corinthians 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 become rich.

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Psalm 109:22

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

Psalm 34:4

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

Psalm 35:27

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, The LORD be magnified, Which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Isaiah 25:9

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.