Psalms 70:3

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.

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

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Let them be turned because of their shame Who say, “Aha! Aha!”

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

70:4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

What does Psalms 70:3 mean?

Psalms 70:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוּב (shûwb), עֵקֶב (ʻêqeb), בֹּשֶׁת (bôsheth).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

them

turned

backשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

for

rewardעֵקֶבʻêqeb/ay'-keb/H6118a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of

their

shameבֹּשֶׁתbôsheth/bo'-sheth/H1322shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol

that

say,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Aha,הֶאָחheʼâch/heh-awkh'/H1889aha!

aha.הֶאָחheʼâch/heh-awkh'/H1889aha!

Topics

Malice

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Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 70:3 say?

Psalms 70:3 (King James Version) reads: "Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha."

Is Psalms 70:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 70:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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