17Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.


In Context

14 May all who seek to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

15 May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" be appalled at their own shame.

16 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, "The Lord be exalted!"

17 Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

Psalms 40:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:17But I [am] poor and needy; [yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:17But I am a beggar and poor : the Lord is careful for me. Thou art my helper and my protector : O my God, be not slack.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:17But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:17But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God, make no delay.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no delay, O my God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

40:17And I am poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer art Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks on me: you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.