Psalms 70:2

2 Let them be ashamed and abashed who seek my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated [who] desire my harm.

Psalms 70:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 70:2

Let them be ashamed and confounded
In ( Psalms 40:14 ) it is added, "together"; (See Gill on Psalms 40:14);

that seek after my soul;
or "life"; in ( Psalms 40:14 ) it is added, "to destroy it"; for that was the end of their seeking after it;

let them be turned backward (See Gill on Psalms 40:14).

Psalms 70:2 In-Context

1 O God, [make haste] to deliver me. O Yahweh, make haste to help me.

2 Let them be ashamed and abashed who seek my life. Let them be repulsed and humiliated [who] desire my harm.

3 let them turn back because of their shame, those who say, "Aha! Aha!"

4 Let them rejoice and be glad in you, all those who seek you. Let them say continually, "God is great!" [those] who love your salvation.

5 But I [am] poor and needy; O God hasten to me. You [are] my help and my deliverer. O Yahweh, do not delay.