70:1-5When others disappoint and threaten us, we feel empty, as though a vital part of ourselves has been stolen. When others break the trust we have placed in them, they also break our spirits. At those empty, broken moments, we must join the writer in begging God to rush to our aid. He alone can fill our lives with his joy (70:4). With the psalm writer we should cry out, “O LORD, do not delay.”
Life Application Study BiblePsalmsChapter 70
Psalm 70
New Living Translation · Life Application Study Bible · Original pages: 916, 917
70Psalm 70
1Come quickly, Lor, and help me.
2May those who try to kill mebe humiliated and put to shame.May those who take delight in my troublebe turned back in disgrace.
3Let them be horrified by their shame,for they said, “Aha! We've got him now!”
4But may all who search for yoube filled with joy and gladness in you.May those who love your salvationrepeatedly shout, “God is great!”
5But as for me, I am poor and needy;please hurry to my aid, O God.You are my helper and my savior;O Lor», do not delay.Theme: God’s constant help—from childhood to old age.of what God has done for us.Author: Anonymous7 1 1Q LORD, I have come to you for protection;
Life Application Notes 2 notes
70:4This short psalm (similar in content to 40:13-17) was David's plea for God to come quickly with his help. Yet even in his moment of panic, he did not forget praise. Praise is important because it helps us remember who God is. Often our prayers are filled with requests for ourselves and others, and we forget to thank God for what he has done and to worship him for who he is. Don’t take God for granted and treat him as a vending machine. Even when David was afraid, he praised God.
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