Psalms 70:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But I am poor and in need; come to me quickly, O God; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 141:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Lord, I have made my cry to you; come to me quickly; give ear to my voice, when it goes up to you.
  • Ps 40:17 : 17 Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.
  • Ps 69:29 : 29 But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord.
  • Ps 109:22 : 22 For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.
  • Heb 10:37 : 37 In a very little time he who is coming will come; he will not be slow.
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who gives witness to these things says, Truly, I come quickly. Even so come, Lord Jesus.
  • Ps 13:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me? 2 How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day? how long will he who is against me be given power over me?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 17 Though I am poor and in need, the Lord has me in mind; you are my help and my saviour; let there be no waiting, O my God.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of David. To keep in memory.> Let your salvation come quickly, O God; come quickly to my help, O Lord.

  • 12 O God, be not far from me; O my God, come quickly to my help.

  • Ps 38:21-22
    2 verses
    82%

    21 Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.

    22 Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

  • 13 Be pleased, O Lord, to take me out of danger; O Lord, come quickly and give me help.

  • Ps 109:21-22
    2 verses
    77%

    21 But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

    22 For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

  • 19 Do not be far from me, O Lord: O my strength, come quickly to my help.

  • 1 <A Prayer. Of David.> Let your ears be open to my voice, O Lord, and give me an answer; for I am poor and in need.

  • 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Lord, I have made my cry to you; come to me quickly; give ear to my voice, when it goes up to you.

  • 29 But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord.

  • 17 Let not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.

  • 26 Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;

  • 10 Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.

  • 10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.

  • 7 Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

  • 11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.

  • 12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

  • 9 Let not your face be covered from me; do not put away your servant in wrath; you have been my help: do not give me up or take your support from me, O God of my salvation.

  • 16 Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.

  • Ps 142:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.

    6 Give ear to my cry, for I am made very low: take me out of the hands of my haters, for they are stronger than I.

  • 72%

    1 <Shiggaion of David; a song which he made to the Lord, about the words of Cush the Benjamite.> O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;

  • 4 Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May God be great.

  • 16 As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.

  • 7 And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.

  • 25 Send salvation now, O Lord; Lord, send us your blessing.

  • 2 Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

  • Ps 31:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

    15 The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.

  • 3 I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.

  • 11 Give me life, O Lord, because of your name; in your righteousness take my soul out of trouble.

  • 22 And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

  • 2 Let your ear be turned to me; take me quickly out of danger; be my strong Rock, my place of strength where I may be safe.

  • 2 Let not your face be veiled from me in the day of my trouble; give ear to me, and let my cry be answered quickly.

  • 21 O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.

  • 6 My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • 6 I have said to the Lord, You are my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my prayer.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.> Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.

  • 107 I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.

  • 1 <Michtam. Of David.> Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.

  • 1 Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?

  • 8 But my eyes are turned to you, O Lord God: my hope is in you; let not my soul be given up to death.

  • 5 The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

  • Ps 43:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

    2 You are the God of my strength; why have you put me from you? why do I go in sorrow because of the attacks of my haters?

  • 4 O my God, take me out of the hand of the sinner, out of the hand of the evil and cruel man.

  • 6 This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.