Psalms 70:4

Psalms 70:4 in other versions

• 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!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, “God is great!”

Context of Psalms 70:4

2Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 3Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha. 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. 5But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

Psalms 70:4 word by word

יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ בְּךָ֗ כָּֽל־מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ וְיֹאמְר֣וּ תָ֭מִיד יִגְדַּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• 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 those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
• Psalms 35:27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
• Psalms 40:16Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.
• Psalms 97:12Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
• Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
• Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
• John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into 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

Topics related to Psalms 70:4

• Desire
• Joy
• Penitent
• Praise
• Seekers

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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