Psalms 70:1
Unto the end, a psalm for David, to bring to remembrance that the Lord saved him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
In Context
2O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:1And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night.
Psalms 40:13For evils without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I was not able to see. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head : and my heart hath forsaken me.
Psalms 69:18And turn not away thy face from thy servant: for I am in trouble, hear me speedily.
Psalms 143:7Attend to my supplication: for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
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 →