To the chief musician. A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance
70:Title This psalm is almost identical to Ps 40:13-17. It was probably taken out of that psalm, a few changes made, and used for some special occasion about which we know nothing.⚜
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📚Come quickly, O God, to rescue me;
come quickly to help me,
O LORD.
70:1 Sometimes in great danger and distress God’s help is speedily required. At such times a prayer like this is not forbidden.⚜
2 📚Let those who seek my life
be ashamed and disgraced.
Let those who desire my harm
be turned
back and put to confusion.
3 📚Let those who say “Aha, aha!”
be turned back because
of their shame.
70:2-3 God can turn back those who pursue His people to injure them – sometimes He does, but not always.⚜
4 📚Let all those who seek you rejoice
and be glad in you,
and let those who love
your salvation say continually,
“May God be exalted”.
70:4 See Ps 69:32. See the contrast in the words of David’s enemies – “aha, aha”, and the words of those who love God’s salvation – “May God be exalted”. Here are two streams of humanity. The one type opposes, the other praises.⚜
5 📚But I am poor and needy.
Come quickly to me, O God;
you are my help and my deliverer.
O LORD, do not delay.