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Psalms 70:1

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For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder. Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
Psalms 70:1 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV MAKE HASTE, O GOD, TO DELIVER ME; MAKE HASTE TO HELP ME, O LORD.
  • BSB For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
  • NKJV Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord!
  • NASB God, hurry to save me; Lord, hurry to help me!
  • NLT Please, God, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 6

  • Ps 40:13–17Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
  • Ps 143:7Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.
  • Ps 71:12God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
  • Ps 69:18Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.
  • Ps 38:1A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
  • 2 Sam 17:1–21Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.

Resources, by level

Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Psalms 70:1YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 70:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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To the chief MusicianנָצַחA Psalm of Davidדָּוִדto bring to remembranceזָכַרMake haste, O Godאֱלֹהִיםto deliverנָצַלme; make hasteחוּשׁto helpעֶזְרָהme, O LORDיְהֹוָה
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