New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 70

Prayer for Help against Persecutors.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial.

1O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, hastento deliverלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me;O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,hastenחֽוּשָֽׁה׃Chu.ShahH2363to my helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833!

2Let those be ashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and humiliatedוְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ve.yach.pe.RuH2659Who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245mylifeנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315;Let those be turnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268and dishonoredוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637Who delightחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655in my hurtH7463.

3Let those beturnedיָ֭שׁוּבוּYa.shu.vuH7725backH7725becauseעַל־ עֵ֣קֶב'al- 'E.kevH5921 H6118of their shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322Who sayהָ֝אֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889!”

4Let allכָּֽל־kal-H3605who seekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245You rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in You;And let those who loveאֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157Your salvationיְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ye.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548, “Let Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431.”

5ButI am afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34;Hastenחֽוּשָׁ֫ה־chu.Shah-H2363to me, O GodH430!You are my helpעֶזְרִ֣י'ez.RiH5828and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403;O Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,do not delayתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309.

Prayer for Help against Persecutors.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial.

Commentaries on Psalms 70