Psalms 70

David urgently pleads with **YHWH** to hasten deliverance from enemies seeking his life, invoking shame and confusion upon those who mock him with 'Aha, Aha!' (הֵאָח הֵאָח). He contrasts this by praying for joy among those seeking God, humbly acknowledging himself as poor (עָנִי) and needy (אֶבְיוֹן), affirming YHWH as his help and deliverer without delay.[1][2]

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Interlinear Text

For the conductor of David to make mention

1 לַ֝/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha For the conductor HRd/Vprmsa לְ/דָוִ֥ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David HR/Np לְ/הַזְכִּֽיר 𐤋/𐤄𐤆𐤊𐤉𐤓 lehazekir to make mention HR/Vhc

O God to deliver me O YHWH to my assistance hasten

2 אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) O God HNcmpa לְ/הַצִּילֵ֑/נִי 𐤋/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 lehatsileni to deliver me HR/Vhc/Sp1cs יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O YHWH HNp לְ/עֶזְרָ֥תִ/י 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤕/𐤉 leezerati to my assistance HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs חֽוּשָֽׁ/ה 𐤇𐤅𐤔/𐤄 chushah hasten HVqv2ms/Sh

let them be ashamed and let them be confounded those seeking my life let them be turned back backward and let them be confounded those delighting in my hurt

3 יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 yevoshu let them be ashamed HVqi3mp וְ/יַחְפְּרוּ֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤓𐤅 veyacheperu and let them be confounded HC/Vqi3mp מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉 mevaqeshey those seeking HVprmpc נַ֫פְשִׁ֥/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs יִסֹּ֣גוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤂𐤅 yisogu let them be turned back HVNi3mp אָ֭חוֹר 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤓 achor backward HNcmsa וְ/יִכָּלְמ֑וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤅 veyikalemu and let them be confounded HC/VNi3mp חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤉 chafetsey those delighting in HAampc רָעָתִֽ/י 𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤉 raati my hurt HNcfsc/Sp1cs

let them return because of heel/step their shame who say Aha! aha!

4 יָ֭שׁוּבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 yashuvu let them return HVqi3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al because of HR עֵ֣קֶב 𐤏𐤒𐤁 eqev heel/step HNcmsc בָּשְׁתָּ֑/ם 𐤁𐤔𐤕/𐤌 bashetam their shame HNcfsc/Sp3mp הָ֝/אֹמְרִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 haomerim who say HTd/Vqrmpa הֶ֘אָ֥ח 𐤄𐤀𐤇 heach Aha! HTj הֶאָֽח 𐤄𐤀𐤇 heach-2 aha! HTj

exult and rejoice in you all who seek you and say continually be magnified God lovers of your salvation

5 יָ֘שִׂ֤ישׂוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤔𐤅 yasisu exult HVqi3mp וְ/יִשְׂמְח֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 veyisemechu and rejoice HC/Vqi3mp בְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤁/𐤊 bekha in you HR/Sp2ms כָּֽל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc מְבַ֫קְשֶׁ֥י/ךָ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉/𐤊 mevaqesheykha who seek you HVprmpc/Sp2ms וְ/יֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veyomeru and say HC/Vqi3mp תָ֭מִיד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid continually HNcmsa יִגְדַּ֣ל 𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 yigedal be magnified HVqi3ms אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa אֹ֝הֲבֵ֗י 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉 ohavey lovers of HVqrmpc יְשׁוּעָתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤊 yeshuatekha your salvation HNcfsc/Sp2ms

But I poor and needy O God hasten to me my help and my deliverer You are YHWH not delay

6 וַ/אֲנִ֤י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani But I HC/Pp1cs עָנִ֣י 𐤏𐤍𐤉 ani poor HAamsa וְ/אֶבְיוֹן֮ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍 veeveyon and needy HC/Aamsa אֱלֹהִ֪ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) O God HNcmpa חֽוּשָׁ֫/ה 𐤇𐤅𐤔/𐤄 chushah hasten HVqv2ms/Sh לִּ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs עֶזְרִ֣/י 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤉 ezeri my help HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/מְפַלְטִ֣/י 𐤅/𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤈/𐤉 umefaleti and my deliverer HC/Vprmsc/Sp1cs אַ֑תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah You are HPp2ms יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תְּאַחַֽר 𐤕𐤀𐤇𐤓 teachar delay HVpj2ms

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