Psalm 70:3

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

Psalm 70:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 70:3

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame
In ( Psalms 40:15 ) it is, "let them be desolate"; which seems to respect their land and houses, here their persons; (See Gill on Psalms 40:15);

that say;
in ( Psalms 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 Psalms 40:15), and compare with this ( Ezekiel 25:3 ) .

Psalm 70:3 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.