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Psalms 70:5
5But 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay.
Context of Psalms 70:5
3May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame. 4But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!” 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.
Read all of Psalms 70Psalms 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.
Cross-references for Psalms 70:5
- Psalms 40:17But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
- Psalms 69:29But as for me, afflicted and in pain— may your salvation, God, protect me.
- Psalms 109:22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
- Psalms 141:1I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me 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, “In just a 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 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
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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
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