Psalm 70:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.

New Living Translation
But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O LORD, do not delay.

English Standard Version
But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay!

Berean Study Bible
But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

New American Standard Bible
But I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; LORD, do not delay.

NASB 1995
But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

NASB 1977
But I am afflicted and needy; Hasten to me, O God! Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

Amplified Bible
But I am afflicted and needy; Come quickly to me, O God! You are my help and my rescuer; O LORD, do not delay.

Christian Standard Bible
I am oppressed and needy; hurry to me, God. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am afflicted and needy; hurry to me, God. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay.

Contemporary English Version
I am poor and needy, but you, the LORD God, care about me. You are the one who saves me. Please hurry and help!

Good News Translation
I am weak and poor; come to me quickly, O God. You are my savior and my LORD--hurry to my aid!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But I am oppressed and needy. O God, come to me quickly. You are my help and my savior. O LORD, do not delay!

International Standard Version
As for me, I am poor and needy. God, come quickly to me. You are my helper and my deliverer. LORD, please do not delay.

NET Bible
I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O LORD, do not delay!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

New King James Version
But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

King James 2000 Bible
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: you are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

New Heart English Bible
But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. LORD, do not delay.

World English Bible
But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay.

American King James Version
But I am poor and needy: make haste to me, O God: you are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

American Standard Version
But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.

A Faithful Version
But I am poor and needy; make haste unto me, O God; You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, wait no longer!

Darby Bible Translation
But I am afflicted and needy: make haste unto me, O God. Thou art my help and my deliverer: O Jehovah, make no delay.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
But I am poor and needy: make haste to me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no delay.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Nowe I am poore and needie: O God, make haste to me: thou art mine helper, and my deliuerer: O Lord, make no tarying.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
As for me I am poore and in miserie, hasten thee vnto me O Lorde: thou art my ayde and my delyuerer, O God make no long tarying.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
As for me, I am poore & in misery, haist the God for to helpe me. Thou art my helpe, my redemer & my God: oh make no longe tarienge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I [am] poor and needy, O God, hurry to me, "" You [are] my help and my deliverer, "" O YHWH, do not linger!

Young's Literal Translation
And I am poor and needy, O God, haste to me, My help and my deliverer art Thou, O Jehovah, tarry Thou not!

Smith's Literal Translation
And I am poor and needy: O God, hasten to me, my help and my deliverer; thou, O Jehovah, wilt not delay.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But I am needy and poor; O God, help me. Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O Lord, make no delay.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I am truly destitute and poor. O God, assist me. You are my helper and my deliverer. O Lord, do not delay.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I am poor and afflicted, oh, God, stay with me; you are my helper and my deliverer; my God, do not delay!

Lamsa Bible
But I am poor and needy; make haste unto me, O God; thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, tarry not.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But I am poor and needy; O God, make haste unto me; Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, tarry not.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But I am poor and needy; O God, help me: thou art my helper and deliverer, O Lord, delay not.
















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