Passage Research
Psalm 70 — Sermon Preparation
A brief, urgent cry for help — make haste, O God — asking that all who seek the LORD rejoice and say 'God is great!' while the enemy is put to shame. Below is a research summary for Psalm 70, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 70 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חוּשׁ | chûwsh | H2363 | 2 | hurry, be eager with excitement |
| בָּקַשׁ | bâqash | H1245 | 2 | search, strive after |
| עֵקֶב | ʻêqeb | H6118 | 1 | heel, last |
| סוּג | çûwg | H5472 | 1 | flinch, go back |
| אָחַר | ʼâchar | H309 | 1 | loiter, procrastinate |
| חָפֵר | châphêr | H2659 | 1 | blush, be ashamed |
| עֵזֶר | ʻêzer | H5828 | 1 | aid |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 70, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This psalm is adapted to a state of affliction; it is copied almost word for word from the fortieth, and, some think for that reason, is entitled, "a psalm to bring to remembrance;" for it may be of use sometimes to pray over the prayers we have formerly made to God upon similar occasions, which may be done with new affections. David here prays that God would send, I. Help to himself, ver. 1, 5. II. Shame to his enemies, ver. 2, 3. III. Joy to his friends, ver. 4. These five verses were the last five verses of Ps. xl. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 70:1–30 (Public Domain)
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