Psalm 70 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Prayer for Relief from Adversaries

(Ps. 40:13–17 )

Psa 70:1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O LORD!

Psa 70:2

Psa 70:2Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back[fn] and confused
Who desire my hurt.

Psa 70:3

Psa 70:3Let them be turned back because of their shame,
Who say, “Aha, aha!”

Psa 70:4

Psa 70:4Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

Psa 70:5

Psa 70:5But I am poor and needy;
Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, do not delay.

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NKJV Footnotes

(70:2)

Following Masoretic Text, Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac read be appalled (compare 40:15).

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