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Psalms 70:5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

But I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

Psalms 70:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 70:5

Theological / Devotional

Make haste unto me, O God. Instead of this clause, Ps. 40:17 has “The Lord thinketh upon me.” Also, instead of the Heb. ’Adonai, “Lord” (Ps. 40:17), Ps. 70:5 has ’Elohim, “God” (see on v. 1). For a discussion of the significance of the various divine names, see Vol. I, pp. 170–173.

O Lord. Heb. Yahweh. Ps. 40:17 has ’Elohim. The profession of confidence in God (vs. 1–4) is here changed to a cry of need, and the tone of the poem closes in a plaintive mood. That this change in names has no special significance is shown by the fact that the change occurs both ways (see on vs. 1, 4).

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