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 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)

²⁹ But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
    may your salvation, God, protect me.^(A)

“In just a little while,
    he who is coming^(A) will come
    and will not delay.”^[a](B)

²² For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is wounded within me.