Psalms 70:1-5
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.
1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O LORD!
2 Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and confused
Who desire my hurt.
3 Let them be turned back because of their shame,
Who say, "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 But I am poor and needy;
Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, do not delay.
Similar to (Psalm 40:13–17), this psalm of king David was written as a song of remembrance, to remind him of God’s working to deliver or save him from his adversaries. He prayed for a quick end to their attacks by the intervention of the LORD. He needed help, and knew his own devices would not be effective; he required divine intervention to help. Therefore the psalmist prayed against those set against him, that God would shame and confuse them and their efforts. This he did so they would turn away in confusion instead of continuing their pursuit to destroy him. He prayed their shame at their failure would be enough to confuse and stop them. This is an imprecatory prayer. Of course, just praying imprecatorily was not enough; David then praised God and all who pursued Him, for they are glad in Him alone, not the circumstances. This is real joy, to love God’s salvation, His deliverance, so much in remembrance that they (and we) constantly utter praises of “Let God be magnified!” This is rooted in humility as the final verse of the psalm sings out loudly, for trust in ourselves is vain, but complete trust of faith in our Lord brings His help to the needy, not to the proud. He is our help and Deliverer, our Savior. Do not delay to answer us in our time of desperate need, O Lord!
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