Psalms 70:5

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

Psalms 70:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 70:5

But I [am] poor and needy
In ( Psalms 40:17 ) it follows, yet "the Lord thinketh on me"; instead of which it is here, (See Gill on Psalms 40:17);

make haste unto me, O God;
which repeats for sense the same petition as in ( Psalms 71:1 ) ;

thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying;
in ( Psalms 40:17 ) it is, "O my God".

Psalms 70:5 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.