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David wrote this song for the music leader, to ask God to help him.

A prayer for help [ a ]

70 God, please save me!
Lord , come quickly to help me!
2 Stop the people who want to kill me,
so that they become ashamed and confused.
Chase the people who want to hurt me,
so that they run away in shame.
3 When people laugh at me,
make them ashamed for what they have done.
4 God, may those who want to know you be very happy.
Everyone who loves you because you have saved them
should never stop saying, ‘Praise God.’
5 But I am poor and weak, God.
Please hurry to give me help.
You are the one who helps me
and who saves me.
Lord , come quickly to help me!

Footnotes

  1. 70:1 This psalm is the same as Psalms 40:13-17 . Also see Psalms 35:4 , 21 , 26 , 27 .

To the director: A song of David to help people remember.

70 Please, God, rescue me!
Lord , hurry and help me!
2 People are trying to kill me.
Please disappoint them.
Humiliate them!
They want to hurt me.
Make them run away in shame.
3 May those who make fun of me
be too embarrassed to speak.
4 But may those who come to you
be happy and rejoice.
May those who love being saved by you
always be able to say, “Praise God!” [ a ]

5 I am only a poor, helpless man.
God, please hurry to me.
You are my helper, the one who can save me.
Lord , don’t be too late!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:4 Praise God Literally, “God is great” or “May God be magnified.”

70 Make haste, o God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord .

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

5 But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord , make no tarrying.

Prayer for Help against Persecutors.

For the music director. A Psalm of David; for a memorial.

70 ( A ) God, hurry to save me;
Lord , hurry to help me!
2 ( B ) May those who seek my [ a ] life
Be put to shame and humiliated;
May those who delight [ b ] in my harm
Be turned back and dishonored.
3 ( C ) May those who say, “Aha, aha!” be [ c ] turned back
Because of their shame.

4 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And may those who love Your salvation say continually,
“May God be exalted!”
5 But ( D ) I am afflicted and needy;
( E ) Hurry to me, God!
You are my help and my savior;
Lord , do not delay.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:2 Or soul
  2. Psalm 70:2 Or to injure me
  3. Psalm 70:3 Some mss appalled

Psalm 70 [ a ] ( A )

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

1 Hasten, O God, to save me;
come quickly, Lord , to help me. ( B )

2 May those who want to take my life ( C )
be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace. ( D )
3 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” ( E )
turn back because of their shame.
4 But may all who seek you ( F )
rejoice and be glad ( G ) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
“The Lord is great!” ( H )

5 But as for me, I am poor and needy; ( I )
come quickly to me, ( J ) O God.
You are my help ( K ) and my deliverer; ( L )
Lord , do not delay. ( M )

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:1 In Hebrew texts 70:1-5 is numbered 70:2-6.