Psalms 70:2

Psalms 70:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
• New International Version (NIV)May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt.

Context of Psalms 70:2

1Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me! May 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. 4May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”

Psalms 70:2 word by word

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• May those who seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• my lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and confoundedחָפֵרchâphêr · be ashamedH2659
• may those who wish meחָפֵץchâphêts · delightingH2655
• harmרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• be repelledסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• be repelledאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• and humiliatedכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637

Cross-references for Psalms 70:2

• Psalms 6:10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
• Psalms 35:4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
• Psalms 71:13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
• Psalms 102:19For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth
• Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
• Isaiah 28:13Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.
• John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

Commentaries on Psalms 70:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Let them be turned backward - They are coming in a body against me. Lord, stop their progress!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul - The only change here from Psalm 40:14, is the omission of the word “together” which occurs there, and the omission of the words “to destroy it.” Let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt - This corresponds in the Hebrew entirely with Psalm 40:14.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5This psalm is almost exactly the same as Psalm 40:13–17. It has an urgent tone (Psalm 70:1, 5) that matches the nearby psalms (compare 69:17; 71:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 70:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Malice
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Psalms 70

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary