Psalms 70:1

Psalms 70:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, Lord, to help me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O Lord, make haste to help me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord!

Context of Psalms 70:1

Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me. 2May those who try to kill me be humiliated and put to shame. May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace. 3Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”

Psalms 70:1 word by word

אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me; make hasteחוּשׁchûsh · to hastenH2363
• to helpעֶזְרָה‛ezrâh ‛ezrâth · helpH5833
• me, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 70:1

• 2 Samuel 17:1Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.
• Psalms 38:1O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!
• Psalms 40:13Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
• Psalms 69:18Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies.
• Psalms 71:12O God, don’t stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.
• Psalms 143:7Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.

Commentaries on Psalms 70:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Make haste to help me - I am in extreme distress, and the most imminent danger. Haste to help me, or I am lost.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Make haste - These words are supplied by our translators. The first word in Psalm 40:13, rendered “be pleased,” is here omitted in the original. The psalm in the Hebrew begins abruptly - “O God, to deliver me,” - leaving the impression that this is a fragment - a fragment commencing without even the care necessary to make the grammatical construction complete. O God - Hebrew, אלהים 'Elohiym In the corresponding place in Psalm 40:13 the word is “Yahweh.”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The speedy destruction of the wicked, and the preservation of the godly. --This psalm is almost the same as the last five verses of Psa 40. While here we behold Jesus Christ set forth in poverty and distress, we also see him denouncing just and fearful punishment on his Jewish, heathen, and antichristian enemies; and pleading for the joy and happiness of his friends, to his Father's honour. Let us apply these things to our own troubled circumstances, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1To bring remembrance: The meaning of this phrase is not known (also found in Psalm 38:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 70:1

• Afflictions and Adversities

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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