Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.
International Standard Version
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think about me. You are my help and deliverer. My God, do not tarry too long! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.
A Conservative Version
But I am poor and needy, [yet] LORD thinks upon me. Thou are my help and my deliverer. Make no delay, O my God.
American Standard Version
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
Even though I am afflicted and needy,
Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.
You are my help and my rescuer.
O my God, do not delay.
Bible in Basic English
Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.
Darby Translation
But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God, make no delay.
Julia Smith Translation
And I am poor and needy, Jehovah will think upon me: thou my help and my deliverer; thou will not delay, O my God.
King James 2000
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me: you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I [am] poor and needy. Let my Lord consider me. You [are] my help and my deliverer. O my God, do not delay.
Modern King James verseion
But I am poor and needy; Jehovah will care for me; You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not wait.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.
NET Bible
I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
New Heart English Bible
But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Do not delay, my God.
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, being oppressed and needy, May My Lord devise for me, - My help and my deliverer, thou art! O my God, do not tarry!
Webster
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no delay, O my God.
World English Bible
But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
divine Delays » Try men's courage and patience
Deliverance » The lord being your deliverer
God » Supplies of » Thoughts of
Help » The lord being your help
Prayer » For miscellaneous topics relating to the devotional life, » Answer delayed
Topics
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 40:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving And A Cry For Help
16
Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say: Jehovah is greatly magnified!
17
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.
Cross References
Psalm 70:5
But I am oppressed and needy. O God, come to me quickly. You are my help and my deliverer. O Jehovah do not delay!
1 Peter 5:7
Throw all your anxiety upon him, because he cares for you.
Psalm 40:5
O Jehovah my God, Many are the wonders that you have done and your thoughts toward us. None can compare with you. If I would declare and teach about them, they would be too numerous to report.
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and needy search for water, but there is none! Their tongues are parched with thirst. But I Jehovah will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Hebrews 13:6
So that with good confidence (courage) we say: Jehovah is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do to me? (Psalm 56:11)
Psalm 34:6
The poor man called out. Jehovah heard him and saved him from all his troubles.
Psalm 54:4
Behold, God is my helper: Jehovah is with those who preserve my life.
Psalm 69:33
For Jehovah hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
Psalm 86:1
([Prayer by David]) Listen to me, O Jehovah. Answer me, for I am oppressed and needy.
Psalm 109:22
I am oppressed and needy. I feel pain in my heart.
Psalm 143:7-8
Answer me quickly, O Jehovah for my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will become like those who go down to the pit.
Isaiah 50:7-9
The Lord Jehovah helps me. That is why I will not be ashamed. I have set my face like a flint (firm and resolute). I know that I will not be put to shame.
Matthew 8:20
Jesus replied: Foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven 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. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
James 2:5
Listen, my dearly beloved brothers! Did God choose poor people in the world to be rich in faith and to receive the kingdom he promised to those who love him?
1 Peter 2:23
When he was reviled (insulted), he did not revile in return. When he suffered he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously.
Revelation 22:20
He who testifies to these things says: I come quickly. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!