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

For the music director, of David, for a memorial. 2O God, come quickly to deliver me, Adonai, to help me. 3May they be put to shame and disgrace who seek my life. May they be turned back in humiliation who delight in my hurt.

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 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose 12,000 men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
• Psalms 38:1A psalm of David, for a memorial.
• Psalms 40:13For evils beyond number surround me, my sins have overtaken me —I cannot see— they are more than the hairs of my head —and my heart fails me.
• Psalms 69:18Hide not Your face from Your servant. For I am in distress—answer me quickly.
• Psalms 71:12O God, be not far from me! My God, come quickly to help me.
• Psalms 143:7Answer me speedily, Adonai— my spirit fails. Hide not Your face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the Pit.

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