Psalms 40:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 40:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy
H589
I
עָנִ֣י
ʻânîy
H6041
poor
וְאֶבְיוֹן֮
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
אֲדֹנָ֪י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יַחֲשָׁ֫ב
châshab
H2803
to think
לִ֥י
עֶזְרָתִ֣י
ʻezrâh
H5833
help
וּמְפַלְטִ֣י
pâlaṭ
H6403
to escape
אַ֑תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּאַחַֽר
ʼâchar
H309
to delay
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World English Bible Public Domain
But I am poor and needy; May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I poor and needy; the Lord thinks of me. You my help and my deliverer; my God, do not delay.
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