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
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
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
This psalm is substantially a repetition of the last five verses of Psalms 40:1-17 (which see). It was most likely detached and altered for a special occasion.—S. read more
Make haste - These words are supplied by our translators. The first word in Psalms 40:13, rendered “be pleased,” is here omitted in the original. The psalm in the Hebrew begins abruptly - “O God, to deliver me,” - leaving the impression that this is a fragment - a fragment commencing without even the care necessary to make the grammatical construction complete.O God - Hebrew, אלהים 'Elohiym. In the corresponding place in Psalms 40:13 the word is “Yahweh.” Why the change was made is unknown. The... read more
A.M. 2981. B.C. 1023. This Psalm is copied almost word for word from the 40th, from Psa 40:13 to the end; and, perhaps, it is for this reason entitled, A Psalm to bring to remembrance. For it may sometimes be of use to pray over again the prayers which we have formerly made to God on like occasions. David here prays that God would send help to him, shame to his enemies, and joy to his friends. The reader will find in the notes on Psalms 40:0 th all that is necessary for the elucidation of... read more
Psalms 70-71 A lifetime of faithful servicePsalms 70:0 is the same as Psalms 40:13-17 (see notes). It appears in the collection as a separate psalm probably because it was short and suitable for use in temple services on certain occasions.In Psalms 71:0 the believer is pictured looking back on a long life and recalling how the wicked always have opposed him. But just as God has protected him since childhood, so he will continue to do so now (71:1-6). The psalmist’s life has been a constant... 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