Psalms 70:3

Verse Psalms 70:3. _THAT SAY, AHA, AHA._] האה האה _heach! heach_! a note of supreme contempt. See on Psalms 40:15....

LET THEM BE TURNED BACK FOR A REWARD OF THEIR SHAME - The only change which occurs in this verse is the substitution of the milder phrase “Let them be turned back,” for “Let them be desolate.” See the notes at Psalms 40:15....

EXPOSITION This psalm is a detached fragment of Psalms 40:1, separated off, probably, for liturgical purposes. Except in the last clause, the name "Elohim" is substituted for "Jehovah." A few omissions are made, and one alteration which affects the sense. PSALMS 70:1 MAKE HASTE, O GOD, TO DELIVER ME. In Psalms 40:13 we find, "_Be pleased, _O Lord, to deliver me;" and this would seem to be the right way of supplying the ellipse here. MAKE HASTE TO HELP ME, O LORD. PSALMS 70:2 LET THEM BE ASHAMED AND CONFOUNDED....

LET THEM BE TURNED BACK FOR A REWARD OF THEIR SHAME,.... In Psalms 40:15 it is, "let them be desolate"; which seems to respect their land and houses, here their persons; Psalms 40:15; THAT SAY; in Psalms 40:15 it is added, "to me"; not to his people, but himself, AHA, AHA: rejoicing at his calamity and distress. The Targum is, "we are glad, we are glad;'' Psalms 40:15, and compare with this Ezekiel 25:3....

Psalms 70 This Psalm is “to bring to remembrance.” It is the repetition of the last five verses of the Fortieth Psalm. The cross is again made known and the attitude of men towards that cross, those who reject Him and those that love His salvation....

LXX. See Psalms 40:14....

THAT SAY. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "Who are saying to me". Compare Psalms 40:15. AHA, AHA. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6....

_Let them be turned back_ Let them turn back, retreating after their ignominious repulse (Psalms 70:2). Cp. Psalms 6:10. The reading of Psalms 40:15 is _let them be desolate_. The difference probably arose out of a confusion between the letters m and b (ישמו ישבו), but may be due to intentional alteration. _for a reward of their shame_ Better as R.V., by reason of their shame, being foiled in their malicious plans. _Aha, aha_ An exclamation of malicious pleasure at another's misfortune. Cp. Psalms 35:21; Psalms 35:25. The text of...

Psalms 70, 71 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Prayer Not to be Forsaken in Old Age. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 70:1-3 (70), Prayer against Enemies. Stanza II., Psalms 70:4-5 (70), Prayer in behalf of Friends. Stanza III., Psalms 71:1-3 (71), Prayer for Rescue and Deliverance, with Appeals to Divine Righteousness and Protection. Stanza IV., Psalms 71:4-6 (71), For Deliverance from One who is Lawless, Perverse and Ruthless, sought by Reference to Youthful Days. Stanza V., Psalms 71:7-9 (71), The Wonders of a Lifetime are pleade

70:3 of (b-6) Or 'for a reward of.'...