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Prayer for help against persecutors.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; [a]to bring to remembrance.

70 Make haste, O God, to deliver me;
Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.
Let them be put to shame and confounded
That seek after my soul:
Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor
That delight in my hurt.
Let them be turned back [b]by reason of their shame
That say, Aha, aha.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 70:1 Or, to make memorial
  2. Psalm 70:3 Or, for a reward of

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.