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Psalms 70

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 70 of 150

1 To the chief musician. A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O God, deliver me! Hurry, O Jehovah, to help me!

2 Let those who seek after my soul be ashamed and turned pale; let them be turned backward and shamed, those who desire my evil.

3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame, those who say, Aha, aha!

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Chapter Summary

David entreats Jehovah for the speedy destruction of the wicked, and preservation of the godly. To the chief musician. A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

Key Hebrew Words

נָצַל deliver, rescue H5337 · TWOT 1404
חוּשׁ hasten, hurry H2363 · TWOT 631
עֶזְרָה help H5833 · TWOT 1598b
יְשׁוּעָה salvation H3444 · TWOT 929b
בּוֹשׁ be ashamed H954 · TWOT 222
פָּלַט deliverer H6403 · TWOT 1774

People & Context

David

The psalmist; urgently entreats Jehovah to hurry and deliver him, and to shame those seeking his life.

Timeline

Turned Back with Aha

David prays that those seeking his soul and saying 'Aha, aha!' will be turned back as a reward for their shame.

Psalms 70:2-3

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