New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 70:3
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, hurry to save me; Lord, hurry to help me! 2May those who seek my life Be put to shame and humiliated; May those who delight in my harm Be turned back and dishonored. May those who say, “Aha, aha!” be turned back Because of their shame. 4May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And may those who love Your salvation say continually, “May God be exalted!” 5But I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; Lord, do not delay.
Read all of Psalms 70Psalms 70:3 word by word
יָ֭שׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָ֝אֹמְרִ֗ים הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀ הֶאָֽח׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 70:3
- Psalms 40:15May those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
- Acts 1:18(Now this man acquired a field with the price of his wickedness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.
- Psalms 35:21They opened their mouth wide against me; They said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it!”
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Ezekiel 25:3and say to the sons of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God! This is what the Lord God says: “Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile,
- Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said in regard to Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gateway of the peoples is broken; it has opened to me. I shall be filled, now that she is laid waste,’
- Ezekiel 36:2This is what the Lord God says: “Since the enemy has spoken against you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The everlasting heights have become our possession,’
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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