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Psalms 70:1

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Make haste, O God, to deliver me,.... The phrase, "make haste", is supplied from the following clause in Psa 40:13; it is, "be pleased, O Lord", or "Jehovah". The Targum renders it, "to deliver us";…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Make haste - These words are supplied by our translators. The first word in Psa 40:13, rendered “be pleased,” is here omitted in the original. The psalm in the Hebrew begins abruptly - “O God, to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 70:1-5

The title tells us that this psalm was designed to bring to remembrance; that is, to put God in remembrance of his mercy and promises (for so we are said to do when we pray to him and plead with him.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Make haste The words, as the italics indicate, are not in the Hebrew; and as the text stands, we must either supply make hastefrom the next line, or render according to the Heb. idiom found in Isa…

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