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Psalm 70
New King James Version

### Prayer for Relief from Adversaries(A)

#### To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. (B)To bring to remembrance.

70 Make haste, (C)O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O Lord!

2 (D)Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be [a]turned back and confused
Who desire my hurt.
3 (E)Let them be turned back because of their shame,
Who say, [b]“Aha, aha!”

4 Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”

5 (F)But I am poor and needy;
(G)Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 70:2 So with MT, LXX, Tg., Vg.; some Heb. mss., Syr. appalled (cf. 40:15)
2. Psalm 70:3 An expression of scorn

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 70:1 : Ps. 40:13–17
2. Psalm 70:1 : Ps. 38:title
3. Psalm 70:1 : Ps. 40:13–17
4. Psalm 70:2 : Ps. 35:4, 26
5. Psalm 70:3 : Ps. 40:15
6. Psalm 70:5 : Ps. 72:12, 13
7. Psalm 70:5 : Ps. 141:1

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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