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Psalms 70:3
3When people laugh at me, make them ashamed for what they have done.
Psalms 70:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
- New International Version (NIV)May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them turn back because of their shame who say, "Aha, Aha!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, “Aha, aha!”
Context of Psalms 70:3
1God, please save me! Lord, come quickly to help me! 2Stop the people who want to kill me, so that they become ashamed and confused. Chase the people who want to hurt me, so that they run away in shame. When people laugh at me, make them ashamed for what they have done. 4God, may those who want to know you be very happy. Everyone who loves you because you have saved them should never stop saying, ‘Praise God.’ 5But I am poor and weak, God. Please hurry to give me help. You are the one who helps me and who saves me. Lord, come quickly to help me!
Read all of Psalms 70Psalms 70:3 word by word
יָ֭שׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָ֝אֹמְרִ֗ים הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀ הֶאָֽח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 70:3
- Psalms 40:15When people laugh at me, make them sorry for what they have done.
- Acts 1:18Judas received some money for the bad thing that he did. He bought a field with that money. But he fell down in that field and he died. His body broke open and the inside parts of his body poured out.
- Psalms 35:21They open their mouths wide to speak against me. They say, ‘Aha! We have seen the bad things that you do!’
- Proverbs 24:1728. Do not shout with joy when your enemy falls down. Do not be happy when his foot slips.
- Ezekiel 25:3Say to them, “Listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what he says: You shouted happily when enemies made my holy place unclean. You were happy when the land of Israel became an empty place. And you were happy when Judah's people went away as prisoners to a foreign country.
- Ezekiel 26:2‘Son of man, Tyre's people have said, “Good! An enemy has destroyed Jerusalem! Traders from that city went out to many nations. Now we will do that instead of them. We will become rich because Jerusalem is no longer a strong city.”
- Ezekiel 36:2This is what the Almighty Lord says: Your enemies have laughed at you. They have said, ‘The old mountains now belong to us!’ ”
Commentaries on Psalms 70:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3That say, Aha, aha - האה האה Heach ! heach ! a note of supreme contempt. See on Psalm 40:15; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame - The only change which occurs in this verse is the substitution of the milder phrase “Let them be turned back,” for “Let them be desolate.” See the notes at Psalm 40:15.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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