Psalms

Psalm 70:4–5

⁴May all who seek You

rejoice and be glad in You;

may those who love Your salvation always say,

“Let God be magnified!”

⁵But I am poor and needy;

hurry to me, O God.

You are my help and my deliverer;

O LORD, do not delay.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May all	כָּֽל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who seek You	מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥יךָ	mə·ḇaq·še·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1245 seek
rejoice	יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ	yā·śî·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7797 exult, rejoice
and be glad	וְיִשְׂמְח֨וּ׀	wə·yiś·mə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in You	בְּךָ֗	bə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
may those who love	אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י	’ō·hă·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H157 love
Your salvation	יְשׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃	yə·šū·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3444 salvation
always	תָ֭מִיד	ṯā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
say	וְיֹאמְר֣וּ	wə·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Let God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
be magnified	יִגְדַּ֣ל	yiḡ·dal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֤י׀	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
poor	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
and needy	וְאֶבְיוֹן֮	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H34 in want, needy, poor
hurry	חֽוּשָׁ֫ה־	ḥū·šāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2363 haste, make haste
to me	לִּ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
O God	אֱלֹהִ֪ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
You	אַ֑תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my help	עֶזְרִ֣י	‘ez·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5828 help, succour
and my deliverer	וּמְפַלְטִ֣י	ū·mə·p̄al·ṭî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6403 escape
O LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
delay	תְּאַחַֽר׃	tə·’a·ḥar	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 70:4 Psalm 40:16 · Lamentations 3:25 · Psalm 35:27 · Isaiah 65:13–14 · Isaiah 61:10 · Psalm 97:12 · John 16:20 · Psalm 5:11

Psalm 70:5 Psalm 40:17 · Psalm 141:1 · Revelation 22:20 · Psalm 69:29 · Hebrews 10:37 · Psalm 13:1–2 · Psalm 109:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.