Psalms 70:5
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But I am poor and needy,.... In Psa 40:17 it follows, yet "the Lord thinketh on me"; instead of which it is here; see…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But I am poor and needy - This is the same as in Psa 40:17. Make haste unto me, O God - Hebrew, אלהים 'Elohiym. In the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 70:1-5
The title tells us that this psalm was designed to bring to remembrance; that is, to put God in remembrance of his mercy…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
But I&c. But as for me, who am afflicted and needy. Cp. Psa 69:29; Psa 69:33; Psa 9:18; Psa 35:10; Psa 37:14; Psa 86:1;…
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