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Psalm 70:5

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

3Let them be turned because of their shame who say, “Aha! Aha!”
4Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”
5But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. LORD, don’t delay.
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Notice

The closing plea for God to hurry leaves the speaker’s need unresolved, even as he names God with confidence as his help and deliverer.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 40:17But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.Both prayers name poverty and need, confess God as help and deliverer, and end by asking him not to delay.
Psalm 141:1A Psalm by David. LORD, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.Both prayers ask God to come quickly, directing their urgency toward him.
Revelation 22:20He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus!Both passages contain a plea for the Lord to come; Revelation addresses Jesus in response to his promise.
Psalm 69:29But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.Both speakers name their distress before God and seek his saving help.
Hebrews 10:37“In a very little while, he who comes will come and will not wait.Both texts speak of coming and delay: the psalm asks God to hurry, while Hebrews says the coming one will not wait.
Psalm 13:1–2For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?Both prayers bring the strain of waiting to God, one asking him not to delay, the other asking how long.
Where this verse fits

Waiting. anxiety or panic. feeling distant from God.

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Encouragement

Naming God as your help does not require a calm voice. This prayer ends with urgency still intact, addressed to the God the speaker trusts to deliver.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).