Psalm 40:17

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.

Cross-reference

Psalm 40:5 Parallel

Psalm 40:5 celebrates God's multiplied thoughts toward us, directly connecting to the Lord's care for the poor and needy in Psalm 40:17.

Psalm 143:7 Parallel

Psalm 143:7 also pleads for God to hear speedily, matching the psalmist's cry 'make no tarrying' in distress.

Psalm 34:6 Parallel

Psalm 34:6 describes a poor man crying and being saved, paralleling the psalmist's own poor and needy state and the Lord's care in Psalm 40:17.

Psalm 54:4 Parallel

Psalm 54:4 declares 'God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life,' closely paralleling the psalmist's confession of God as his help and deliverer.

Psalm 69:33 Parallel

Psalm 69:33 echoes that God hears the needy and does not despise prisoners, reinforcing the theme of divine attention to the poor.

Psalm 70:5 Parallel

Psalm 70:5 repeats this exact plea almost verbatim, showing the same cry for help and deliverance.

Psalm 22:19 Parallel

Psalm 22:19 cries 'haste thee to help me', directly paralleling the plea for speedy deliverance in the psalm.

Psalm 31:2 Parallel

Psalm 31:2 asks for speedy deliverance and calls God a rock, matching the psalmist's request for help without delay.

Psalm 38:22 Parallel

Psalm 38:22 pleads 'Make haste to help me', identical in urgency to the psalmist's 'make no tarrying'.

Psalm 69:29 Parallel

Psalm 69:29 begins 'I am poor and sorrowful', echoing the psalmist's self-description as poor and needy.

Psalm 86:1 Parallel

Psalm 86:1 repeats the same plea 'I am poor and needy', reinforcing the psalmist's humble cry.

Psalm 109:22 also says 'I am poor and needy' and adds 'heart wounded', deepening the lament.

Psalm 18:27 Parallel

Psalm 18:27 affirms that God saves the afflicted, reinforcing the psalmist's confidence as one who is poor and needy.

Psalm 119:141 expresses lowliness ('lowly and despised'), similar to the psalmist's poverty here.

Isaiah 41:17 uses the same 'poor and needy' phrase, promising God will answer and not forsake them when they seek water.

Isaiah 50:7–9 Related theme

Isaiah 50:7-9 repeatedly states 'the Lord God helps me,' reinforcing the theme of divine help and vindication found in the psalm.

James 2:5 Related theme

James 2:5 affirms that God has chosen the poor to be rich in faith, directly connecting to the psalmist's confidence that God takes thought for the needy.

1 Peter 5:7 Parallel

1 Peter 5:7 encourages casting anxieties on God because He cares for you, directly echoing the psalmist's assurance that the Lord takes thought for him.

Nehemiah 5:19 uses the same phrase 'think upon me' as the psalm, asking God to remember him for good.

Hebrews 13:6 echoes the confidence that God is our helper, similar to the psalmist's trust in God as help and deliverer.

Revelation 22:20 echoes the urgent plea for the Lord to come quickly, similar to 'make no tarrying' in the psalm.