Psalms 70:2
May those who are seeking my life, be ashamed and confounded.
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In Context
1Quickly, God, deliver me, hasten to help me, Lord.
3May those who delight in my hurt be defeated and brought to dishonor.
Cross References
Psalms 22:12I am circled by many bulls, beset by the mighty of Bashan,
Psalms 35:4Dishonor and shame be on those who are seeking my life! Defeat and confusion on those who are planning my hurt!
Psalms 40:14May those who are seeking my life be ashamed and confounded together; may those who delight in my hurt be defeated and brought to dishonor.
Psalms 71:13Put my foes to shame and dishonor, with insult and shame be they covered.
Psalms 141:1Lord, I call to you: hasten, to me, attend to my voice, when I call to you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 70:2-5
Urgent Petitions. 1 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… Read the whole commentary →