Psalms 70 · Verse 5

Psalms 70:5

But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.
Psalms 70:5, King James Version

Psalms 70:5 in other translations

BSBBut I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
WEBBut I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. LORD, don’t delay.
ASVBut I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.
YLTAnd I am poor and needy, O God, haste to me, My help and my deliverer art Thou, O Jehovah, tarry Thou not!
DARBYBut I am afflicted and needy: make haste unto me, OGod. Thou art my help and my deliverer: O Jehovah, make no delay.
BBEBut I am poor and in need; come to me quickly, O God; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O Lord.
WebsterBut I am poor and needy: make haste to me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no delay.

What does Psalms 70:5 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 But I am poor and needy - עני ואביון ani veebyon, I am a poor man, and a beggar - an afflicted beggar; a sense of my poverty causes me to beg. Thou art my help - I know thou hast enough, and to spare; and therefore I come to thee. Make no tarrying - My wants are many, my danger great, my time short. O God, delay not!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 70:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַאֲנִ֤י\׀va.'a.Niand IH589
עָנִ֣י'a.Ni[am] poorH6041
וְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnand needyH34
אֱלֹהִ֪ים'E.lo.HimO GodH430
חֽוּשָׁ֫ה\־chu.Shah-make haste !H2363
לִּ֥יlito me
עֶזְרִ֣י'ez.Ri[are] help myH5828
וּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.Tiand deliverer myH6403
אַ֑תָּה'A.tahyouH859
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּאַחַֽר\׃te.'a.Charyou delayH309

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 70:5

  • Psalms 40:17

    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.

  • Psalms 141:1

    A Psalm of David. Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

  • Revelation 22:20

    He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

  • Psalms 69:29

    But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

  • Hebrews 10:37

    For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

  • Psalms 13:1-2

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

  • Psalms 109:22

    For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am.
40:17; 69:29; 109:22
make.
141:1
O Lord.
13:1,2; Heb 10:37; Re 22:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 70:4

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

  • Psalms 70:5

    But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

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Psalms 70:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo estoy afligido y menesteroso; apresúrate á mí, oh Dios: ayuda mía y mi libertador eres tú; oh Jehová, no te detengas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que tous ceux qui te cherchent s’égaient et se réjouissent en toi; et que ceux qui aiment ton salut disent continuellement: Magnifié soit Dieu!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich aber bin elend und arm; o Gott, eile zu mir! Meine Hülfe und mein Erretter bist du; Jehova, zögere nicht!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quoniam tu es patientia mea, Domine; Domine, spes mea a juventute mea.