Psalms70

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¹ Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

² Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

³ Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

⁴ Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

⁵ But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

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Psalms 70

Public-domain commentary and original-language notes for Psalms 70. The full AI study guide (summary, themes, context) has its own page.

Chapter Summary

In this chapter: The speedy destruction of the wicked, and the preservation of the godly. (1-5).

vv1-5

This psalm is almost the same as the last five verses of Ps 40. While here we behold Jesus Christ set forth in poverty and distress, we also see him denouncing just and fearful punishment on his Jewish, heathen, and antichristian enemies; and pleading for the joy and happiness of his friends, to his Father's honour. Let us apply these things to our own troubled circumstances, and in a believing manner bring them, and the sinful causes thereof, to our remembrance. Urgent trials should always awake fervent prayers.

Key Words

choirmasterH5329Hebrew

נָצַח: properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent

DavidH1732Hebrew

דָּוִד: David, the youngest son of Jesse

memorial offeringH2142Hebrew

זָכַר: properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

GodH430Hebrew

אֱלֹהִים: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

deliverH5337Hebrew

נָצַל: to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

make hasteH2363Hebrew

חוּשׁ: to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment

helpH5833Hebrew

עֶזְרָה: aid

put to shameH954Hebrew

בּוּשׁ: properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

confusionH2659Hebrew

חָפֵר: to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach

seekH1245Hebrew

בָּקַשׁ: to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after