¹⁷ But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(A)
    may the Lord think^(B) of me.
You are my help^(C) and my deliverer;^(D)
    you are my God, do not delay.^(E)

⁵ But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(A)
    come quickly to me,^(B) O God.
You are my help^(C) and my deliverer;^(D)
    Lord, do not delay.^(E)

¹⁷ “The poor and needy search for water,^(A)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.^(B)
But I the Lord will answer^(C) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake^(D) them.

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?”^[a](A)

⁶ This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.^(A)

⁴ Surely God is my help;^(A)
    the Lord is the one who sustains me.^(B)

⁵ Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders^(A) you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare^(B) with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many^(C) to declare.