New King James Version
Psalms 70:3
3Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, “Aha, aha!”
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 Living Translation (NLT)Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
Context of Psalms 70:3
1Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord! 2Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt. Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, “Aha, aha!” 4Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!” 5But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O 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 40:15Let them be confounded because of their shame, Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
- Acts 1:18(Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.
- Psalms 35:21They also opened their mouth wide against me, And said, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.”
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
- Ezekiel 25:3Say to the Ammonites, ‘Hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God: “Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity,
- Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, ‘Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples; now she is turned over to me; I shall be filled; she is laid waste.’
- Ezekiel 36:2Thus says the Lord God: “Because the enemy has 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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