Read Psalms 70 in the King James Bible (opens in a new tab)
Psalm 70 is a brief but intense prayer in which David urgently cries out to God for immediate deliverance. The psalm reflects a situation of distress where enemies seek the psalmist’s harm, while the faithful are called to rejoice in God’s salvation. It emphasizes the contrast between those who oppose God’s servant and those who love His salvation. The repeated plea for haste underscores human dependence on God in moments of vulnerability. The chapter ultimately teaches that true help, honor, and rescue come from the Lord alone, not from human strength or delay.
Psalms 70:1 - 70:5
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.
2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.
3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
5 But I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.