Psalm 70:3

3 Let them that say to me, Aha, aha, be turned back and put to shame immediately.

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 Draw nigh, O God, to my help.

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek my soul: let them be turned backward and put to shame, that wish me evil.

3 Let them that say to me, Aha, aha, be turned back and put to shame immediately.

4 Let all that seek thee exult and be glad in thee: and let those that love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

5 But I am poor and needy; O God, help me: thou art my helper and deliverer, O Lord, delay not.