Psalms 70

1 God, please save me! Yahweh, come quickly to help me!

“To the chief musician, by David, to bring to remembrance.” O God, [arise] to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me.

2 Humble those who are happy about my troubles/difficulties, and cause them to be disgraced/ashamed. Chase away those who are trying to kill me.

Let those that seek after my life be made ashamed and put to the blush: let those that desire my unhappiness be turned backward and put to confusion.

3 I hope/desire that you will cause them to become dismayed and ashamed [because you have defeated them].

Let them be turned backward in consequence of their shame, that say, Aha, aha.

4 [But] I hope/desire that all those who go to [worship] you will be very joyful [DOU]. I want those who love you because you saved them to shout repeatedly [HYP], “God is great!”

Let all those that seek thee be glad and rejoice in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, God is great.

5 As for me, I am poor and needy [DOU]; [so] God, come quickly to help me! Yahweh, you are the one who saves and helps me, [so please] come quickly!

But I am poor and needy, O God: come hastily unto me; my help and my deliverer art thou: O Lord, do not delay.