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 driven back and disgraced! 4May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May God be praised!” I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• make hasteחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• unto me, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• my helpעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · helperH5828
• and my delivererפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• make no tarryingאָחַר'âchar · to delayH309

Cross-references for Psalms 70:5

• Psalms 40:17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
• Psalms 69:29I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!
• Psalms 109:22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.
• Psalms 141:1O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!
• Psalms 13:1How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?
• Hebrews 10:37For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.
• Revelation 22:20The one who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon!” 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