God’s Word Translation
Psalms 70:4
4Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of 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 my life be confused and put to shame. Let those who want my downfall be turned back and disgraced. 3Let those who say, “Aha! Aha!” be turned back because of their own shame. Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “God is great!” 5But I am oppressed and needy. O God, come to me quickly. You are my help and my savior. O 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 sing with joy forever. Protect them, and let those who love your name triumph in you.
- Psalms 35:27Let those who are happy when I am declared innocent joyfully sing and rejoice. Let them continually say, “The Lord is great. He is happy when his servant has peace.”
- Psalms 40:16Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “The Lord is great!”
- Psalms 97:12Find joy in the Lord, you righteous people. Give thanks to him as you remember how holy he is.
- Isaiah 61:10I will find joy in the Lord. I will delight in my God. He has dressed me in the clothes of salvation. He has wrapped me in the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom with a priest’s turban, like a bride with her jewels.
- Isaiah 65:13This is what the Lord God says: My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. My servants will be glad, but you will be ashamed.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to anyone who seeks help from him.
- John 16:20I can guarantee this truth: You will cry because you are sad, but the world will be happy. You will feel pain, but your pain will turn to happiness.
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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