Terrence L Pounds Study Edition · Developing edition · October 20, 2026

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Psalms 70

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.

1 Make haste, O Elohim, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Yahweh.

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Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

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.

3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let Elohim be magnified.

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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.

5 But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O Elohim: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Yahweh, make no tarrying.

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But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.