Psalms 70:3

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame,.... In Psa 40:15 it is, "let them be desolate"; which seems to respect their land and houses, here their persons; See Gill on Psa 40:15;

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Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame - The only change which occurs in this verse is the substitution of the milder phrase “Let them be turned back,” for “Let them be desolate.” See the…

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.…

Let them be turned back Let them turn back, retreating after their ignominious repulse (Psa 70:70). Cp. Psa 6:10. The reading of Psa 40:15 is let them be desolate. The difference probably arose out of…