But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don’t delay.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
- 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.
- NASB But I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; Lord, do not delay.
- 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.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 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 141:1A Psalm by David. Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.
- Rev 22:20He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.
- Ps 69:29But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.
- Heb 10:37“In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait.
- Ps 13:1–2For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
- Ps 109:22for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
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