Psalms
Psalm 70:1–2
1For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
Hurry, O LORD, to help me!
2May those who seek my life
be ashamed and confounded;
may those who wish me harm
be repelled and humiliated.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 70:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For the choirmaster | לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ | lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring |
| Of David | לְדָוִ֥ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| To bring remembrance | לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃ | lə·haz·kîr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H2142 remember |
| O God | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| to deliver me | לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי | lə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| Hurry | חֽוּשָֽׁה׃ | ḥū·šāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2363 haste, make haste |
| O LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to help me | לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי | lə·‘ez·rā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5833 help, succour, assistance |
Psalm 70:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May those who seek | מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י | mə·ḇaq·šê | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1245 seek |
| my life | נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| be ashamed | יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ | yê·ḇō·šū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H954 be ashamed |
| and confounded | וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮ | wə·yaḥ·pə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2659 be abashed, ashamed |
| may those who wish me | חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י | ḥă·p̄ê·ṣê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2655 delighting in, having pleasure in |
| harm | רָעָתִֽי׃ | rā·‘ā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| be repelled | יִסֹּ֣גוּ | yis·sō·ḡū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5472 move away, backslide |
| and humiliated | וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ | wə·yik·kā·lə·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3637 be humiliated |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 70:1 Psalm 40:13–17 · Psalm 143:7 · Psalm 71:12 · Psalm 69:18 · Psalm 38:1
Psalm 70:2 Psalm 35:4 · Psalm 35:26 · Isaiah 41:11 · Psalm 109:29 · John 18:6 · Psalm 71:13 · Psalm 6:10 · Isaiah 28:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.