King James Version
What Does Psalms 70:5 Mean?
“But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.”
Context
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.
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But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **Make haste unto me, O God.**—In Psalm 40:17, “The Lord (*Adonai*) thinketh on me.”
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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