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

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But I am poor and needy - This is the same as in Psalms 40:17.

Make haste to me, O God - Hebrew, אלהים

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Make haste unto me, O God. —In Psalm 40:17, The Lord (Adonai) thinketh on me.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But I [am] poor and needy
In (Psalms 40:17) it follows, yet "the Lord thinketh on me"; instead of which …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This psalm is almost the same as the last five verses of Psalm 40. While here we behold Jesus Christ presented in poverty and distress, we also see…

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