Psalms 70

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. For a memorial. God, save me! Hurry, Lord, help me!

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.

2 Please defeat and humiliate the people who are trying to kill me; turn back in disgrace those who want to hurt me.

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 May they be shocked at their defeat, those who taunted me.

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

4 But may everyone who comes to you be happy and glad; may those who love your salvation always say, “God is great!”

Let all those that seek you rejoice and be glad in you: and let such as love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

5 As for me, I am poor and needy. Hurry, God, help me! Save me! Lord, don't wait!

But I am poor and needy: make haste to me, O God: you are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.