Psalms 70:1
To 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.
Webster Bible
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 out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night;
Psalms 40:13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
Psalms 69:18Draw nigh to my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies.
Psalms 143:7Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like them that 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 →