New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 70

Prayer for Help against Persecutors.

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

1Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430, hurryto saveלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me;Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,hurryחֽוּשָֽׁה׃Chu.ShahH2363to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me!

2May those who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245mylifeנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315Be putH954toH954shameH954and humiliatedוְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ve.yach.pe.RuH2659;May those who delightחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655in my harmH7463Be turnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268and dishonoredוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637.

3May those who sayהָ֝אֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889!” beturnedיָ֭שׁוּבוּYa.shu.vuH7725backH7725Becauseעַל־ עֵ֣קֶב'al- 'E.kevH5921 H6118of their shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322.

4May allכָּֽל־kal-H3605who seekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245You rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and beH8055gladH8055in You;And may those who loveאֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157Your salvationיְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ye.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548, “May Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430be exaltedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431!”

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

Prayer for Help against Persecutors.

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

Commentaries on Psalms 70