New International Version (NIV)
17But as for me, I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
you are my God, do not delay.
Psalm 40:17
Psalm 40:17 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
17But I am afflicted and needy;
May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17Even though I am afflicted and needy,
Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.
You are my help and my rescuer.
O my God, do not delay. [Ps 70:1-5; 1 Pet 5:7]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
17But I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my helper and deliverer;
O my God, do not delay.
American Standard Version (ASV)
17But I am poor and needy;
Yet the Lord thinketh upon me:
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
Make no tarrying, O my God.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
17Though I be poore and needie, the Lord thinketh on mee: thou art mine helper and my deliuerer: my God, make no tarying.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
17But I am poor and needy.
May the Lord think about me.
You are my help and my deliverer.
Don’t delay, my God.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
17But I am poor and needy.
May the Lord be concerned about me.
You are the God who helps me and saves me.
You are my God, so don’t wait any longer.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
17But I am poor and weak, my Lord.
Please continue to think about me.
You are the one who helps me and who saves me.
My God, come quickly to help me!
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
17And I [am] poor and needy, || The Lord devises for me. You [are] my help and my deliverer, O my God, do not linger.