Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!
This psalm is simply the fortieth psalm cut down to five verses and fitted for some particular occasion. I will not repeat myself here; look to my commentary on Psalm 40 for the full interpretation.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 70:1-5
This is the second Psalm which is a repetition of another, the former being Psalm 53, which was a rehearsal of Psalm 14. The present differs from the Fortieth Psalm at the outset, for that begins with, "Be pleased, "and this, in our version, more urgently with, Make haste; or, as in the Hebrew, with an abrupt and broken cry, O God, to deliver me...
David prays God to make haste, speaking from poverty and need. Poverty is a strong plea before a God of mercy who fills the hungry with good things. He asks God to deliver him from trouble, sustain him under it, and do both quickly, for God sometimes delays to stir up earnest desire in His people.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 70:1-5