Psalms 40:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 40:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 40:17 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 40:17 — 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.”
— Psalms 40:17 (KJV)
Psalms 40:17 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 40:17
“But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:17: poor, needy, lord
“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”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:17: lord, help, make
“And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:17: lord, art, make
“And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:17: poor, lord, make
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 40:17: lord, art, make
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