Psalms

Psalm 40:17

¹⁷But I am poor and needy;

may the Lord think of me.

You are my helper and deliverer;

O my God, do not delay.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֤י׀	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
poor	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְיוֹן֮	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
may the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֪י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
think	יַחֲשָׁ֫ב	ya·ḥă·šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
of me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
You	אַ֑תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my helper	עֶזְרָתִ֣י	‘ez·rā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5833 help, succour, assistance
and deliverer	וּמְפַלְטִ֣י	ū·mə·p̄al·ṭî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6403 escape
O my God	אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
delay	תְּאַחַֽר׃	tə·’a·ḥar	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.