Psalms 70:5

Psalms 70:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.
• New International Version (NIV)But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.

Context of Psalms 70:5

3May those who say, “Aha, aha!” be turned back Because of their shame. 4May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And may those who love Your salvation say continually, “May God be exalted!” But I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; Lord, do not delay.

Psalms 70:5 word by word

וַאֲנִ֤י׀ עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ אֱלֹהִ֪ים חֽוּשָׁ֫ה־לִּ֥י עֶזְרִ֣י וּמְפַלְטִ֣י אַ֑תָּה יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־תְּאַחַֽר׃Read the interlinear

• I am afflictedעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• Hurryחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• to me, Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• You are my helpעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · helperH5828
• and my saviorפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• do not delayאָחַר'âchar · to delayH309

Cross-references for Psalms 70:5

• Psalms 40:17But I am afflicted and needy; May the Lord be mindful of me. You are my help and my savior; Do not delay, my God.
• Psalms 69:29But I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, God, set me safely on high.
• Psalms 109:22For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
• Psalms 141:1Lord, I call upon You; hurry to me! Listen to my voice when I call to You!
• Psalms 13:1How long, Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?
• Hebrews 10:37For yet in a very little while, He who is coming will come, and will not delay.
• Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Commentaries on Psalms 70:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5But I am poor and needy - ואביון עני ani veebyon, I am a poor man, and a beggar - an afflicted beggar; a sense of my poverty causes me to beg. Thou art my help - I know thou hast enough, and to spare; and therefore I come to thee. Make no tarrying - My wants are many, my danger great, my time short. O God, delay not!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5But I am poor and needy - This is the same as in Psalm 40:17. Make haste unto me, O God - Hebrew, אלהים 'Elohiym In the parallel place in Psalm 40:17, this is, “The Lord thinketh upon me,” - where the Hebrew word is not אלהים 'Elohiym but אדני tub ,my 'Adonāy (Lord). The word “make haste” seems to have been introduced here by design - thus carrying out the main idea in Psalm 40, but turning here to “petition” what is there stated as a “fact.” Thou art my…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5This psalm is almost exactly the same as Psalm 40:13–17. It has an urgent tone (Psalm 70:1, 5) that matches the nearby psalms (compare 69:17; 71:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 70:5

• Faith
• Prayer
• Seekers

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Commentaries on Psalms 70

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary