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Psalms Chapter 70 (YLT)

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Psalms 70 – Make Haste to Help Me, O LORD
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1 To the Overseer, by David. -- `To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

3 Let them turn back because of their shame, Who are saying, `Aha, aha.'

4 Let all those seeking Thee joy and be glad in Thee, And let those loving Thy salvation Say continually, `God is magnified.'

5 And I `am' poor and needy, O God, haste to me, My help and my deliverer `art' Thou, O Jehovah, tarry Thou not!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Psalm 70 about?
It's a short, urgent prayer for God to hurry and deliver the psalmist, opening "Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD" (v.1).
What does Psalm 70 ask for the psalmist's enemies?
Verses 2-3 ask that those who seek his soul and mock him be turned back in shame and confusion.
How does Psalm 70 end?
It closes with the psalmist calling himself "poor and needy" and asking God, his help and deliverer, to "make no tarrying" (v.5), following Psalms 69.

Today's Verse

And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

Exodus 7:24 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

Nearly identical to the closing verses of Psalms 40:13-17, this psalm contrasts the shame coming to David's enemies with the joy of those who love God's salvation. Psalms 71 picks up the same trust from the perspective of old age.