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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.

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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
poorעָנִיʻânîy/aw-nee'/H6041depressed, in mind or circumstances
and
needy:אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute
make
hasteחוּשׁchûwsh/koosh/H2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment
unto
me,
O
God:אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
thou
art
my
helpעֵזֶרʻêzer/ay'-zer/H5828aid
and
my
deliverer;פָּלַטpâlaṭ/paw-lat'/H6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
O
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
make
no
tarrying.אָחַרʼâchar/aw-khar'/H309to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinate

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 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.

Genesis 2:18

And 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 15:11

For 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 24:14

Thou 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 2:15

And 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 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:19

And 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 2:21

And 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;

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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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