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Psalms 70:5

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 70:6.

וַאֲנִ֤יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.עָנִ֣יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.וְאֶבְיוֹן֮veevyonand beggarאֶבְיוֹןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and beggar”, the ordinary formH34destitutebeggar, needy, poor (man).אֱלֹהִ֪יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.חֽוּשָׁ֫הchushahhasteחוּשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “haste”, a commandH2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment(make) haste(-n), ready.לִּ֥יlitoלִּ֥יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toעֶזְרִ֣יezrihelpעֵזֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “help”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5828aidhelp.וּמְפַלְטִ֣יumefaltiand deliverפָּלַטconjunction, verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.אַ֑תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּאַחַֽרteacharbe lateאָחַרverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be late”, a wish or indirect commandH309to loiter (i.e. be behind); by implication to procrastinatecontinue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

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!

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.

Darby 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.

Douay-Rheims

For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;

Jewish Publication Society (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’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ δὲ πτωχὸς καὶ πένης, ὁ Θεὸς βοήθησόν μοι· βοηθός μου, καὶ ῥύστης μου εἶ σὺ, Κύριε μὴ χρονίσῃς.