Psalms 70:1
To the chief music-maker. Of David. To keep in memory.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
In Context
2\70:1\Let your salvation come quickly, O God; come quickly to my help, O Lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:1Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:
Psalms 40:13\40:12\For unnumbered evils are round about me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I am bent down with their weight; they are more than the hairs of my head, my strength is gone because of them.
Psalms 69:18\69:17\Let not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.
Psalms 143:7Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 70:1
This psalm is adapted to a state of affliction; it is copied almost word for word from the fortieth, and, some think for that reason, is entitled, "a psalm to bring to remembrance;" for it may be of use sometimes to pray over the prayers we have formerly made to God upon similar occasions, which may be done with new affections. David here prays that God would send, I. Help to himself, ver. 1 , 5 . II. Shame to his enemies, ver. 2, 3 . III. Joy to his friends, ver. 4 . These five verses were the last five verses of… Read the whole commentary →