Psalm 40:17

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

As for me, I am poor and needy; but the Lord takes thought for me. Thou art my help and my deliverer; do not tarry, O my God!

Cross References

Psalm 109:22

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken 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 man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

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

Thou hast multiplied, O Lord my God, thy wondrous deeds and thy thoughts toward us; none can compare with thee! Were I to proclaim and tell of them, they would be more than can be numbered.

Psalm 54:4

Behold, 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 that are in bonds.

Psalm 70:5

But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not tarry!

Psalm 86:1

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

Isaiah 25:9

It will be said on that day, “Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; 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 grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

Hebrews 13:6

Hence we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?”

James 2:5

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

1 Peter 2:23

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly.

1 Peter 5:7

Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.

Revelation 22:20

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