Psalms 40:17

⁵But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. LORD, don’t delay.

⁶So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

¹⁷The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

⁷casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

⁶This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

¹Hear, LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

⁷Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit. ⁸Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.

⁴Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.

²³When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

⁷For the Lord GOD will help me. Therefore I have not been confounded. Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I won’t be disappointed. ⁸He who justifies me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me. ⁹Behold, the Lord GOD will help me! Who is he who will condemn me? Behold, they will all grow old like a garment. The moths will eat them up.