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Psalms 70:3
3May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame.
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.
- 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!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
Context of Psalms 70:3
1Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me. 2May those who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” turn back because of their shame. 4But 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!” 5But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.
Read all of Psalms 70Psalms 70:3 word by word
יָ֭שׁוּבוּ עַל־עֵ֣קֶב בָּשְׁתָּ֑ם הָ֝אֹמְרִ֗ים הֶ֘אָ֥ח׀ הֶאָֽח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 70:3
- Psalms 40:15May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
- Acts 1:18(With the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.
- Psalms 35:21They sneer at me and say, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we have seen it.”
- Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
- Ezekiel 25:3Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you said “Aha!” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile,
- Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will prosper,’
- Ezekiel 36:2This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The enemy said of you, “Aha! The ancient 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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