Psalms 70 YLT

Summary: A short, urgent plea for immediate help, Psalm 70 repeats, with only minor changes, the closing verses of Psalm 40 (40:13-17) as a freestanding psalm headed "to bring to remembrance." Its opening cry sets the tone for the whole piece, "O God, make haste to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!" (v. 1), a refrain repeated at its close (v. 5). It contrasts a wish for enemies to be "turned back and brought to dishonor" with a wish that those who seek God rejoice and continually say, "God is great!" (v. 2-4).

1To the Overseer, by David. --`To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

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

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

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

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

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