Focused Passage

Psalms 70:1-3

Make Haste to Help the Poor and Needy

Psalm 70 moves from urgent petition for rescue, through judicial reversal against malicious enemies, toward communal joy among seekers of God, and concludes with a final poor-and-needy plea for the LORD not to delay.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance.

1Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!

2May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

3May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Psalms 40BSB references Psalms 141BSB references Psalms 40:13Classic cross-references Psalms 143:7Classic cross-references Psalms 71:12Classic cross-references Psalms 69:18Classic cross-references Psalms 102:2Classic cross-references

Original words

[Make haste], O Godאֱלֹהִ֥יםH430Noun - masculine pluralto deliver meלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיH5337Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singularHurryחֽוּשָֽׁה׃H2363Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularO LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularto help meלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיH5833Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Psalms 25:3Classic cross-references Psalms 35:4Classic cross-references John 18:6Classic cross-references Psalms 35:26Classic cross-references Isaiah 41:11Classic cross-references

Original words

May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יH1245Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural constructmy lifeנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularbe ashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּH954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland confoundedוְיַחְפְּרוּ֮H2659Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralmay those who wish meחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יH2655Adjective - masculine plural constructharmרָעָתִֽי׃H7451Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularbe repelledיִסֹּ֣גוּH5472Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .אָ֭חוֹרH268Noun - masculine singularand humiliatedוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּH3637Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 40:15Classic cross-references Proverbs 24:17Classic cross-references Acts 1:18Classic cross-references Psalms 35:21Classic cross-references Ezekiel 25:3Classic cross-references

Original words

May those who sayהָ֝אֹמְרִ֗יםH559Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralAhaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀H1889Interjectionahaהֶאָֽח׃H1889Interjectionretreatיָ֭שׁוּבוּH7725Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbecause ofעַל־H5921Preposition. . .עֵ֣קֶבH6118Conjunctiontheir shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םH1322Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

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