PSALM LXX _The psalmist prays for speedy deliverance_, 1; _prays against those who sought his life_, 2, 3; _and for the blessedness of those who sought God_, 4; _urges his speedy deliverance_, 5. NOTES ON PSALM LXX The _title_ in the Hebrew is, _To the chief Musician_, A Psalm _of_ _David, to... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 70:2. _LET THEM BE TURNED BACKWARD_] They are coming in a _body_ against me. Lord, stop their progress!... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 70:3. _THAT SAY, AHA, AHA._] האה האה _heach! heach_! a note of supreme contempt. See on Psalms 40:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 70:4. _LET GOD BE MAGNIFIED._] Let his glory, mercy, and kindness, continually appear in the _increase_ of his own work in the souls of his followers!... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 70:5. _BUT I_ AM _POOR AND NEEDY_] עני ואביון _ani veebyon_, I am a poor man, and a beggar - an _afflicted beggar_; a sense of my poverty causes me to beg. _THOU_ ART _MY HELP_] I know thou hast enough, and to spare; and therefore I come to _thee_. _MAKE NO TARRYING._] My wants are ma... [ Continue Reading ]