Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.
Parallel translations
- KJV Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
- BSB Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.
- NKJV Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
- NASB Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation!
- NLT Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 40:13Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
- Ps 27:1By David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Isa 12:2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
- Ps 141:1A Psalm by David. Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.
- Ps 71:12God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
- Ps 70:1For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder. Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
- Ps 70:5But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don’t delay.
- Ps 40:17But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.
- Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
- Ps 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress — I will never be greatly shaken.
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