1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David; to bring to remembrance. [Make haste], O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah. 2 Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt. 3 Let them be turned back by reason 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 Jehovah, make no tarrying.
Psalms · American Standard Version (1901)
Psalm 70 American Standard Version (1901)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (5)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 40:13–17; Psalm 143:7; Psalm 71:12; Psalm 69:18; Psalm 38:1
- 2 Psalm 35:4; Psalm 35:26; Isaiah 41:11; John 18:6; Psalm 71:13
- 3 Psalm 40:15; Proverbs 24:17–18; Acts 1:18; Ezekiel 25:3; Psalm 35:21
- 4 Psalm 40:16; Lamentations 3:25; Isaiah 61:10; Psalm 35:27; Isaiah 65:13–14
- 5 Psalm 40:17; Psalm 141:1; Revelation 22:20; Psalm 69:29; Hebrews 10:37
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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