Psalms 70:1

Psalms 70:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord!

Context of Psalms 70:1

God, hurry to rescue me. Lord, hurry to help me! 2Let those who seek to kill me be disgraced and confounded; let those who wish me harm be turned back and humiliated. 3Let those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

Psalms 70:1 word by word

אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me; make hasteחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• to helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833
• me, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 70:1

• 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight.
• Psalms 38:1Lord, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
• Psalms 40:13Lord, be pleased to rescue me; hurry to help me, Lord.
• Psalms 69:18Come near to me and redeem me; ransom me because of my enemies.
• Psalms 71:12God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me.
• Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, or I will be like those going down to the Pit.

Commentaries on Psalms 70:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Make haste to help me - I am in extreme distress, and the most imminent danger. Haste to help me, or I am lost.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Make haste - These words are supplied by our translators. The first word in Psalm 40:13, rendered “be pleased,” is here omitted in the original. The psalm in the Hebrew begins abruptly - “O God, to deliver me,” - leaving the impression that this is a fragment - a fragment commencing without even the care necessary to make the grammatical construction complete. O God - Hebrew, אלהים 'Elohiym In the corresponding place in Psalm 40:13 the word is “Yahweh.”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The speedy destruction of the wicked, and the preservation of the godly. --This psalm is almost the same as the last five verses of Psa 40. While here we behold Jesus Christ set forth in poverty and distress, we also see him denouncing just and fearful punishment on his Jewish, heathen, and antichristian enemies; and pleading for the joy and happiness of his friends, to his Father's honour. Let us apply these things to our own troubled circumstances, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1To bring remembrance: The meaning of this phrase is not known (also found in Psalm 38:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 70:1

• Afflictions and Adversities

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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