But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
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Gill's Exposition
But I am poor and needy,.... As Christ was literally, Co2 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…
Barnes' Notes
But I am poor and needy - More literally, “I am afflicted and poor.” The language would describe the condition of one who was afflicted and was at the same time poor; of one who had no resource but in…
The psalmist, having meditated upon the work of redemption, and spoken of it in the person of the Messiah, now comes to make improvement of the doctrine of his mediation between us and God, and…
Cambridge Bible
The Psalmist reverts to his own need, but in calm assurance that he is not forgotten.
But I, who am afflicted and needy:
The Lord will take thought for me.
For afflicted and needy, see Psa 9:18;…
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