5 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal
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Psalms Chapter 70 contains 5 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!
2Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life! Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!
3Let them turn back because of their shame who say, “Aha, Aha!”
4May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!”
5But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay!
Psalms 70 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 5 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).
The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 70 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 70 contains 5 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.