Psalms 70:5
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.But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
KJV
But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don’t delay.
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.
But I am poor and needy: make haste to me, O God: you are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
What does Psalms 70:5 mean?
Psalms 70:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָנִי (ʻânîy), אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn), חוּשׁ (chûwsh).
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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.
Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
Deuteronomy 15:11For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
Genesis 2:15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam
Genesis 2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat
Genesis 2:19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man
Genesis 2:21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 70:5 say?
Psalms 70:5 (King James Version) reads: "But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying."
Is Psalms 70:5 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 70:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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