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.


In Context

14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say to me, Aha, aha.

16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

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

Psalm 40:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

40:17Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

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 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.