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Psalms 70:5 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. "
Psalms 70:5
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Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
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.
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
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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."
Psalms 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."
Psalms 70:3
"Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha."
Psalms 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."
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