Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 70

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

1Make haste,O Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,to deliverלְהַצִּילֵ֑נִיle.ha.tzi.Le.niH5337me; make hasteחֽוּשָֽׁה׃Chu.ShahH2363to helpלְעֶזְרָ֥תִיle.'ez.Ra.tiH5833me, O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.

2Let them be ashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954and confoundedוְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ve.yach.pe.RuH2659that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֪יme.vak.SheiH1245after my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.ShiH5315:let them be turnedיִסֹּ֣גוּyi.So.guH5472backwardאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268,and put to confusionוְיִכָּלְמ֑וּve.yi.kal.MuH3637,that desireחֲ֝פֵצֵ֗יcha.fe.TzeiH2655my hurtרָעָתִֽי׃ra.'a.TiH7451.

3Let them be turned backיָ֭שׁוּבוּYa.shu.vuH7725for a rewardעֵ֣קֶב'E.kevH6118of their shameבָּשְׁתָּ֑םba.she.TamH1322that sayהָ֝אֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559,Ahaהֶ֘אָ֥ח׀he.'AchH1889,ahaהֶאָֽח׃he.'AchH1889.

4Let all those that seekמְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָme.Vak.Shei.chaH1245thee rejoiceיָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797and be gladוְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀ve.yis.me.ChuH8055in thee: and let such as loveאֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י'o.ha.VeiH157thy salvationיְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃ye.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444sayH559continuallyתָ֭מִידTa.midH8548,Let Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430be magnifiedיִגְדַּ֣לyig.DalH1431.

5But I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְיוֹן֮ve.'ev.yOnH34:make hasteחֽוּשָׁ֫ה־chu.Shah-H2363unto me, O GodH430: thou artmy helpעֶזְרִ֣י'ez.RiH5828and my delivererוּמְפַלְטִ֣יu.me.fal.TiH6403;O Yhwhיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,make no tarryingתְּאַחַֽר׃te.'a.CharH309.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

Commentaries on Psalms 70