Psalms 70:1
Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, LORD.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.
Psalms 40:13Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, LORD.
Psalms 69:18Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
Psalms 143:7Hurry to answer me, LORD. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
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 →