Psalms 70:5

5 But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not tarry!

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 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. Be pleased, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!

2 Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire my hurt!

3 Let them be appalled because of their shame who say, "Aha, Aha!"

4 May all who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee! May those who love thy salvation say evermore, "God is great!"

5 But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! Thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not tarry!