The Meaning of Psalms 70:1 Explained

Psalms 70:1

KJV: {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD.

YLT: To the Overseer, by David. -- 'To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

Darby: {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: to bring to remembrance.} Make haste, O God, to deliver me; Jehovah, hasten to my help.

ASV: Make haste , O God, to deliver me; Make haste to help me, O Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

{{To the chief Musician,  [A Psalm] of David,  to bring to remembrance.  }} [Make haste], O God,  to deliver  me; make haste  to help  me, O LORD. 

What does Psalms 70:1 Mean?

Verse Meaning

David needed and cried out for God"s immediate help (cf. Psalm 31:2).

Context Summary

Psalms 70:1-5 - "my Help And My Deliverer"
This psalm repeats the closing verses of Psalms 40:1-17. It is a song of remembrance to remind Jehovah of His suffering ones. See Isaiah 43:26; Isaiah 62:6-7.
Psalms 70:1
God's help is often delayed till the morning-watch, but it is never too late. He is hastening on the wings of the wind and walking across the waves to the tossing boat. Psalms 70:2-3. Wicked spirits, as well as evil men, seek after our soul to destroy it. But our shame would be God's dishonor. We may therefore plead for His Name's sake.
Psalms 70:4
Before we actually find God, we are blessed in the act of seeking Him. If you are only a seeker, you may rejoice. If only we had Mary's heart of love, we could join in her "Magnificat," Luke 1:46-55, and add similar songs of our own. Psalms 70:5. Happy are they who have learned to glory in their infirmities and to use them as arguments with God. Are you poor and needy? Turn to Psalms 72:4, and learn that a Helper and Deliverer is provided. The more helpless you are, the better your suit with God in prayer. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 70

1  David solicits God to the speedy destruction of the wicked,
4  and preservation of the godly

What do the individual words in Psalms 70:1 mean?

To the Chief Musician Of David to bring to remembrance Make [haste] God to deliver me Yahweh to help me Make haste
לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָוִ֥ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר אֱלֹהִ֥ים לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי יְ֝הוָ֗ה לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי חֽוּשָֽׁה

לַ֝מְנַצֵּ֗חַ  To  the  Chief  Musician 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָצַח  
Sense: to excel, be bright, be preeminent, be perpetual, be overseer, be enduring.
לְדָוִ֥ד  Of  David 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
לְהַזְכִּֽיר  to  bring  to  remembrance 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
אֱלֹהִ֥ים  Make  [haste]  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
לְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי  to  deliver  me 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct, first person common singular
Root: נָצַל  
Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
יְ֝הוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לְעֶזְרָ֥תִי  to  help  me 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עֶזְרָה  
Sense: help, succour, assistance.
חֽוּשָֽׁה  Make  haste 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: חוּשׁ 
Sense: to haste, make haste, hurry.