Psalms70

Psalm 70 is a fervent prayer of David, urgently appealing to God for swift deliverance from his adversaries. He asks that his enemies be shamed and confounded, while those who seek God rejoice and magnify Him. David concludes by stressing his own needy state and God's role as his immediate helper and deliverer.

An Urgent Prayer for Deliverance

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To him excelleth. A Psalme of David to put in remembrance. O God, haste thee to deliuer mee: make haste to helpe me, O Lord.

A Prayer Against the Adversaries

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Let them be confounded and put to shame, that seeke my soule: let them bee turned backewarde and put to rebuke, that desire mine hurt.
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Let them be turned backe for a rewarde of their shame, which said, Aha, aha.

The Joy of God's People

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But let all those that seeke thee, be ioyfull and glad in thee, and let all that loue thy saluation, say alwaies, God be praised.
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Nowe I am poore and needie: O God, make haste to me: thou art mine helper, and my deliuerer: O Lord, make no tarying.
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