Make haste , O God, to deliver me ,.... The phrase, "make haste", is supplied from the following clause in Psalm 40:13 ; it is, "be pleased, O Lord", or "Jehovah". The Targum renders it, "to deliver us"; very wrongly; make haste to help me, O Lord ; See Gill on Psalm 22:19 . read more
Let them be ashamed and confounded ,.... In Psalm 40:14 it is added, "together"; See Gill on Psalm 40:14 ; that seek after my soul ; or "life"; in Psalm 40:14 it is added, "to destroy it"; for that was the end of their seeking after it; let them be turned backward , &c.; See Gill on Psalm 40:14 . read more
Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame ,.... In Psalm 40:15 it is, "let them be desolate"; which seems to respect their land and houses, here their persons; See Gill on Psalm 40:15 ; that say ; in Psalm 40:15 it is added, "to me"; not to his people, but himself, aha, aha : rejoicing at his calamity and distress. The Targum is, "we are glad, we are glad;' See Gill on Psalm 40:15 , and compare with this Ezekiel 25:3 . read more
Make haste to help me - I am in extreme distress, and the most imminent danger. Haste to help me, or I am lost. read more
Let them be turned backward - They are coming in a body against me. Lord, stop their progress! read more
That say, Aha, aha - האה האה Heach ! heach ! a note of supreme contempt. See on Psalm 40:15 ; (note). read more
Make haste, O God, to deliver me. In Psalms 40:13 we find, " Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;" and this would seem to be the right way of supplying the ellipse here. Make haste to help me, O Lord. read more
Help! This is the cry of many. By sea and land, in times of peril, this call is made. That gun "booming loud" is the signal of a ship in distress. That flag held up from the boat is a silent appeal. That cry, rising loud and shrill, above the turmoil of storm, tells of "some strong swimmer in his agony," who still hopes for succour. And as brother cries to brother, so the soul cries to God. There are cases when we can help ourselves. There are other cases where friends and brethren can... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 70:1-5
The title tells us that this psalm was designed to bring to remembrance; that is, to put God in remembrance of his mercy and promises (for so we are said to do when we pray to him and plead with him. Isa. 43:26; Put me in remembrance)--not that the Eternal Mind needs a remembrancer, but this honour he is pleased to put upon the prayer of faith. Or, rather, to put himself and others in remembrance of former afflictions, that we may never be secure, but always in expectation of troubles, and of... read more