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.


In Context

14 They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

15 They are desolate because of their shame, Who are saying to me, 'Aha, aha.'

16 All seeking Thee rejoice and are glad in Thee, Those loving Thy salvation say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified.'

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

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 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 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.