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Psalms 70:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. to help: Heb. to my help

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For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder. Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.

70:2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

What does Psalms 70:1 mean?

Psalms 70:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָצַח (nâtsach), דָּוִד (Dâvid), זָכַר (zâkar).

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To
the
chief
Musician,נָצַחnâtsach/naw-tsakh'/H5329properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); to be permanent
A
Psalm
of
David,דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse
to
bring
to
remembrance.זָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Make
haste,
O
God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
to
deliverנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
me;
make
hasteחוּשׁchûwsh/koosh/H2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment
to
helpעֶזְרָהʻezrâh/ez-raw'/H5833aid
me,
O
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
to
help:
Heb.
to
my
help

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And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

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What does Psalms 70:1 say?

Psalms 70:1 (King James Version) reads: "To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. to help: Heb. to my help"

Is Psalms 70:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 70:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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