Psalms 70

1 God, please save me! Yahweh, come quickly to help me!

For the chief musician. A psalm of David; to bring to remembrance. Save me, God! Yahweh, come quickly and help me.

2 Humble those who are happy about my troubles/difficulties, and cause them to be disgraced/ashamed. Chase away those who are trying to kill me.

Let those who try to take my life be ashamed and humiliated; let them be turned back and brought to dishonor, those who take pleasure in my pain.

3 I hope/desire that you will cause them to become dismayed and ashamed [because you have defeated them].

Let them be turned back because of their shame, those who say, “Aha, aha.”

4 [But] I hope/desire that all those who go to [worship] you will be very joyful [DOU]. I want those who love you because you saved them to shout repeatedly [HYP], “God is great!”

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; let those who love your salvation always say, “May God be praised.”

5 As for me, I am poor and needy [DOU]; [so] God, come quickly to help me! Yahweh, you are the one who saves and helps me, [so please] come quickly!

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, God; you are my help and you rescue me. Yahweh, do not delay.