Verse 17

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me: You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  La alle dem som søker deg, fryde seg og glede seg i deg. La dem som elsker din frelse alltid si: «Stor er Herren!»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men jeg er fattig og nødlidende; likevel, Herren tenker på meg. Du er min hjelp og min frelser; drøy ikke, min Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Men jeg er fattig og trengende; Herren ser etter meg: du er min hjelp og min frelser; forsink ikke, o min Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  La alle de som søker deg, frydes og glede seg i deg; la dem som elsker din frelse, alltid si: Herren er høyt lovpriset.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men la alle som søker deg, fryde og glede seg i deg. La dem som elsker din frelse alltid si: Stor er Herren!

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men jeg er fattig og i nød; likevel tenker Herren på meg: du er min hjelp og min befrier; vent ikke, min Gud.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men jeg er fattig og trengende, likevel har HERREN meg i hu; du er min hjelp og min frelser. Vent ikke, o min Gud.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men jeg er fattig og i nød; likevel tenker Herren på meg: du er min hjelp og min befrier; vent ikke, min Gud.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Gled og fryd dere i deg, alle som søker deg! De skal alltid si: «Stor er Herren,» de som elsker din frelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. May those who love Your salvation always say, 'The LORD be magnified!'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Psalms.40.17", "source": "יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ יֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה אֹֽ֝הֲבֵ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ", "text": "*Yāśîśû wəyiśməḥû* in you, all those *məbaqšeykā*; they will *yōʾmərû tāmîd*, '*Yiḡdal YHWH*', those *ʾōhăbê təšûʿāteḵā*", "grammar": { "*Yāśîśû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will rejoice'", "*wəyiśməḥû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they will be glad'", "*məbaqšeykā*": "Piel participle, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'those who seek you'", "*yōʾmərû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will say'", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - 'continually/always'", "*Yiḡdal*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'may he be magnified'", "*YHWH*": "proper divine name", "*ʾōhăbê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'those who love'", "*təšûʿāteḵā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your salvation'" }, "variants": { "*Yāśîśû*": "they will rejoice/they will be joyful/they will exult", "*wəyiśməḥû*": "and they will be glad/and they will rejoice/and they will be happy", "*məbaqšeykā*": "those who seek you/those who inquire of you/those searching for you", "*tāmîd*": "continually/always/perpetually", "*Yiḡdal*": "may he be magnified/may he be great/let him be exalted", "*ʾōhăbê*": "those who love/those devoted to", "*təšûʿāteḵā*": "your salvation/your deliverance/your help/your victory" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Må alle som søker deg fryde seg og glede seg i deg. Må de som elsker din frelse alltid si: «Herren er stor!»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Lad dem frydes og glædes i dig, alle de, som søge dig; lad dem, som elske din Salighed, altid sige: Herren være storligen lovet.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men jeg er fattig og i nød; Herren tenker på meg. Du er min hjelp og min befrier; nøl ikke, min Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men jeg er fattig og trengende; Måtte Herren tenke på meg. Du er min hjelp og min redningsmann. Ikke nøl, min Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men jeg er fattig og trengende; Herren sørger for meg. Du er min hjelp og min befrier, min Gud, nøl ikke.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men jeg er fattig og i nød; likevel tenker Herren på meg. Du er min hjelp og min frelser. Drøy ikke, min Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Selv om jeg er fattig og i nød, tenker Herren på meg; du er min hjelp og min frelser; vær ikke sen, min Gud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou art my helper & redemer, make no longe tariege, o my God.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Though I be poore and needie, the Lorde thinketh on mee: thou art mine helper and my deliuerer: my God, make no tarying.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As for me I am afflicted and needye, but God careth for me: thou art my ayde and delyuerer, O my God make no long tarying.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But I am poor and needy; May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I `am' poor and needy, The Lord doth devise for me. My help and my deliverer `art' Thou, O my God, tarry Thou not.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 70:5 : 5 But I am poor and needy; make haste unto me, O God; You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
• Isa 41:17 : 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
• Heb 13:6 : 6 So that we may boldly say, 'The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'
• 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 Casting all your care upon Him; for He cares for you.
• Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
• Ps 40:5 : 5 Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts which are toward us: they cannot be counted in order to You: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
• Ps 54:4 : 4 Behold, God is my helper: the Lord is with those who uphold my soul.
• Ps 69:33 : 33 For the LORD hears the poor and does not despise his prisoners.
• Ps 86:1 : 1 Incline Your ear, O LORD, hear me, for I am poor and needy.
• Ps 109:22 : 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
• Ps 143:7-8 : 7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails: do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in You: cause me to know the way I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You.
• Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifies to these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
• 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
• Isa 50:7-9 : 7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 8 He is near that justifies me; who will contend with me? Let us stand together: who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. 9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? Lo, they all shall wear out like a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
• Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.
• 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich.