Psalm 40:17

17 En cuanto a mí, pobre y necesitado,
que el Señor me tenga en sus pensamientos.
Tú eres mi ayudador y mi salvador;
oh Dios mío, no te demores.

Psalm 40:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 40:17

But I [am] poor and needy
As Christ was literally, ( 2 Corinthians 8:9 ) ; and in a spiritual sense, when deserted by his Father, forsaken by his disciples, and surrounded by his enemies; and had the sins of his people, the curse of the law, and the wrath of God upon him;

[yet] the Lord thinketh upon me;
thinketh good for me, as the Targum; or thinks highly of me; has me in great esteem though despised of men, and in such a suffering state;

thou [art] my help and my deliverer;
he believed he should have what he prayed for, ( Psalms 40:13 ) ; see ( Isaiah 50:7-9 ) ;

make no tarrying, O my God;
which is a repetition of the request in ( Psalms 40:13 ) .

Psalm 40:17 In-Context

15 que su vergüenza los horrorice,
porque dijeron: «¡Ajá! ¡Ahora sí lo atrapamos!».

16 Pero que todos los que te buscan
se alegren y se gocen en ti;
que los que aman tu salvación
griten una y otra vez: «¡El Señor
es grande!».

17 En cuanto a mí, pobre y necesitado,
que el Señor me tenga en sus pensamientos.
Tú eres mi ayudador y mi salvador;
oh Dios mío, no te demores.