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70 Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord!

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and put to confusion that desire my hurt.

Let them be turned back as a reward for their shame that say, “Aha, aha!”

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Psalm 70[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A petition.

Hasten, O God, to save me;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(B)

May those who want to take my life(C)
    be put to shame and confusion;
may all who desire my ruin
    be turned back in disgrace.(D)
May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(E)
    turn back because of their shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:1 In Hebrew texts 70:1-5 is numbered 70:2-6.