Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 70:4
4Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation continually say, “God is great!”
Psalms 70:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
- New International Version (NIV)But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, "God is great!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!”
Context of Psalms 70:4
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. Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation continually say, “God is great!” 5I am oppressed and needy; hurry to me, God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.
Read all of Psalms 70Psalms 70:4 word by word
יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Let all those that seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
- thee rejoiceשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797
- and be gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
- in thee: and let such as loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- thy salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
- sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
- Let Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- be magnifiedגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
Cross-references for Psalms 70:4
- Psalms 5:11But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them shout for joy forever. May you shelter them, and may those who love your name boast about you.
- Psalms 35:27Let those who want my vindication shout for joy and be glad; let them continually say, “The Lord be exalted. He takes pleasure in his servant’s well-being.”
- Psalms 40:16Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation continually say, “The Lord is great!”
- Psalms 97:12Be glad in the Lord, you righteous ones, and give thanks to his holy name.
- Isaiah 61:10I rejoice greatly in the Lord, I exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a groom wears a turban and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Look! My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Look! My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Look! My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
- John 16:20Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
Commentaries on Psalms 70:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Let God be magnified - Let his glory, mercy, and kindness, continually appear in the increase of his own work in the souls of his followers!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Let all those that seek thee - The only change in this verse from Psalm 40:16, is in the insertion of the word “and” in the beginning of the second clause - “and let such as love,” etc.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
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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
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