Psalms 38:22

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38:22 Hurry and help me,¹ O Lord, my deliverer!

Psalms 22:19

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22:19 But you, O Lord, do not remain far away!

You are my source of strength!² Hurry and help me!³

Psalms 40:13

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40:13 Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me!

O Lord, hurry and help me!⁴

Psalms 70:1

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Psalm 70⁵

For the music director; by David; written to get God’s attention.⁶

70:1 O God, please be willing to rescue me!⁷

O Lord, hurry and help me!⁸

Psalms 71:12

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71:12 O God, do not remain far away from me!

My God, hurry and help me!⁹

[38:22] ¹tn Heb “hurry to my help.” See Ps 22:19.

[22:19] ²tn Heb “O my strength.”

[22:19] ³tn Heb “hurry to my help.”

[40:13] ³tn Heb “hurry to my help.” See Pss 22:19; 38:22.

[70:1] ⁴sn Psalm 70. This psalm is almost identical to Ps 40:13-17. The psalmist asks for God’s help and for divine retribution against his enemies.

[70:1] ⁵tn Heb “to cause to remember.” The same form, a Hiphil infinitive of זָכַר (zakhar, “remember”), also appears in the superscription of Ps 38. Some understand this in the sense of “for the memorial offering,” but it may carry the idea of bringing one’s plight to God’s attention (see P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 [WBC], 303).

[70:1] ⁶tn Heb “O God, to rescue me.” A main verb is obviously missing. The verb רָצָה (ratsah, “be willing”) should be supplied (see Ps 40:13). Ps 40:13 uses the divine name “Lord” rather than “God.”

[70:1] ⁷tn Heb “hurry to my help.” See Pss 22:19; 38:22.

[71:12] ⁵tn Heb “hurry to my help.”