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Psalms 40:17

PrayerGod's faithfulnessPoverty and the vulnerable

15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto 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.

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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BSB
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
KJV
But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
WEB
But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.
ASV
But I am poor and needy; [Yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God. Psalm 41 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
DARBY
But I am afflicted and needy: the Lord thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer: my God, make no delay.
BLB
And I [am] poor and needy; may the Lord think of me; You [are] my help and my deliverer—O my God, do not delay!
ÅB
For jeg er elendig og fattig;
Herren vil tenke på meg.
Du er min hjelp og min redningsmann;
min Gud, drøy ikke!
[^1]: Hebraisk: «ører har du boret for meg» — åpne ører til å høre og lyde. Septuaginta, sitert i Hebr 10,5: «et legeme gjorde du i stand for meg».
OTB
Men jeg er plaget og trengende;
Måtte Herren huske på meg.
Du er min hjelp og min frelser;
Drøy ikke, min Gud.
B1930
For jeg er elendig og fattig; Herren vil tenke på mig. Du er min hjelp og min frelser; min Gud, dryg ikke!

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