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May those who take delight in my trouble be turned back in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/70.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let 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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/70.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/70.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/70.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/70.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May those who seek my life Be put to shame and humiliated; May those who delight in my harm Be turned back and dishonored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/70.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/70.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/70.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in evil <i>against</i> me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/70.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let those be ashamed and humiliated Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and humiliated Who delight in my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/70.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let those who seek to kill me be disgraced and confounded; let those who wish me harm be turned back and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/70.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let those who seek my life be disgraced and confounded; let those who wish me harm be driven back and humiliated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/70.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/70.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Disappoint and confuse all who want to kill me. Turn away and disgrace all who want to hurt me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/70.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward and brought to dishonour that delight in my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/70.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let those who seek my life be confused and put to shame. Let those who want my downfall be turned back and disgraced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/70.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May those who try to kill me be defeated and confused. May those who are happy because of my troubles be turned back and disgraced. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/70.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May those who seek to kill me be publicly humiliated. May those who take pleasure in my harm be turned back in humiliation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/70.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/70.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/70.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let them be put to shame and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/70.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/70.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/70.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and confounded "" Who are seeking my soul, "" Let them be turned backward and blush "" Who are desiring my evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/70.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/70.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They seeking my soul shall be confused and ashamed: they shall be turned away behind; and they desiring my evils, shall be ashamed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/70.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/70.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 69:3>May those who seek my soul be confounded and awed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/70.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let those who seek my life be confused and put to shame. Let those who desire my ruin turn back in disgrace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/70.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let those be put to shame and confusion who seek my life. Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who desire to hurt me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/70.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward and put to confusion that desire my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/70.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Those who seek my soul shall be ashamed and put to shame and they who seek my harm shall turn their behind and shall be put to shame.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/70.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and abashed That seek after my soul; Let them be turned backward and brought to confusion That delight in my hurt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/70.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek my soul: let them be turned backward and put to shame, that wish me evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/70-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8407" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/70.htm">Hurry, O LORD, to Help Me</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>For the choirmaster. Of David. To bring remembrance. Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Hurry, O LORD, to help me! <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: mə·ḇaq·šê (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">May those who seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: yê·ḇō·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">be ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2659.htm" title="2659: wə·yaḥ·pə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root: to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach.">and confounded;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2655.htm" title="2655: ḥă·p̄ê·ṣê (Adj-mpc) -- Delighting in, having pleasure in. From chaphets; pleased with.">may those who wish me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">harm</a> <a href="/hebrew/5472.htm" title="5472: yis·sō·ḡū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To move away, backslide. A primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. to go back, literally or figuratively.">be repelled</a> <a href="/hebrew/268.htm" title="268: ’ā·ḥō·wr (N-ms) -- The hind side, back part. Or achor; from Achiyra'; the hinder part; hence behind, backward; also the West."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: wə·yik·kā·lə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">and humiliated.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14</a></span><br />May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Psalm 71:13</a></span><br />May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Psalm 83:17</a></span><br />May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Psalm 35:26</a></span><br />May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Psalm 109:29</a></span><br />May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Psalm 6:10</a></span><br />All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Psalm 25:3</a></span><br />Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17</a></span><br />O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Isaiah 45:24</a></span><br />Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Jeremiah 17:18</a></span><br />Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/8-22.htm">Job 8:22</a></span><br />Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Luke 1:51-52</a></span><br />He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. / He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.</p><p class="hdg">Let</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Psalm 6:10</a></b></br> Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return <i>and</i> be ashamed suddenly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4,26</a></b></br> Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Psalm 71:13</a></b></br> Let them be confounded <i>and</i> consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered <i>with</i> reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.</p><p class="hdg">my soul.</p><p class="hdg">be turned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-13.htm">Isaiah 28:13</a></b></br> But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, <i>and</i> there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-6.htm">John 18:6</a></b></br> As soon then as he had said unto them, I am <i>he</i>, they went backward, and fell to the ground.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Abashed</a> <a href="/psalms/60-11.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/56-9.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/63-9.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Dishonored</a> <a href="/psalms/69-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/psalms/69-28.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/69-13.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/64-8.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/psalms/69-32.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/psalms/69-19.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/69-17.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Abashed</a> <a href="/psalms/94-13.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Confounded</a> <a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/111-2.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Dishonor</a> <a href="/psalms/74-21.htm">Dishonored</a> <a href="/psalms/71-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Hurt</a> <a href="/psalms/71-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/psalms/70-4.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/70-4.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/psalms/70-3.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/70-3.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 70</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/70-1.htm">David solicits God to the speedy destruction of the wicked, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/70-4.htm">and preservation of the godly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the historical context, David often faced threats from enemies, including King Saul and foreign nations. The request for enemies to be "ashamed and confounded" is a call for God to thwart their plans and expose their intentions. Biblically, shame and confusion are often associated with divine judgment (<a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11</a>). Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who also faced opposition and betrayal, yet triumphed over His enemies through His resurrection, bringing ultimate shame and confusion to the forces of evil (<a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>).<p><b>may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.</b><br>This part of the verse continues the theme of seeking God's protection and justice. The desire for enemies to be "repelled and humiliated" suggests a reversal of fortunes, where those who plot evil are instead defeated and disgraced. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, honor and shame were significant social values, and public humiliation was a severe consequence. This plea aligns with the broader biblical narrative of God as a defender of the righteous (<a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, where His resurrection repels and humiliates the powers of darkness (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this Psalm, David often found himself in situations where he was pursued by enemies, seeking God's deliverance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>These are the individuals or groups who sought to harm David, representing broader spiritual adversaries in the life of a believer.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate deliverer and protector whom David calls upon for help and vindication.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_for_deliverance.htm">Dependence on God for Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as David relied on God to protect him from his enemies, believers today are called to trust in God's power and sovereignty in the face of adversity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>David's plea for his enemies to be confounded and turned back reflects the spiritual battles Christians face. We must be vigilant and prayerful, recognizing that our struggle is not against flesh and blood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_in_times_of_trouble.htm">The Power of Prayer in Times of Trouble</a></b><br>David's example teaches us the importance of turning to God in prayer when we are in distress. Prayer is a powerful tool for seeking God's intervention and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_justice.htm">The Assurance of God's Justice</a></b><br>The request for enemies to be ashamed and humiliated underscores the belief in God's ultimate justice. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God will right wrongs in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_70.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 70</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_70_2-3_align_with_loving_enemies.htm">How does Psalm 70:2–3’s call for enemies to be put to shame align with New Testament teachings on loving one’s enemies? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_70_align_with_david's_era.htm">Does the historical context implied in Psalm 70 align with any known archaeological evidence for David’s reign? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_84_with_temple's_fall.htm">How do we reconcile the psalm's praise of God's dwelling place (Psalm 84:1, 4) with later events that saw the Temple destroyed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_70_1's_urgency_conflict_with_god's_constancy.htm">Does the urgency implied in Psalm 70:1 conflict with the concept of an eternal, unchanging God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/70.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) There are two omissions here from <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm" title="Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.">Psalm 40:14</a>, "together<span class= "ital">" </span>and "to destroy it."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/70.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let them be ashamed and confounded.</span> <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14</a> adds, "together." <span class="cmt_word">That seek after my soul.</span> <a href="/psalms/40.htm">Psalm 40</a> adds, "to destroy it." <span class="cmt_word">Let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.</span> Identical with <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14</a>, and translated more literally. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/70-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May those who seek</span><br /><span class="heb">מְבַקְשֵׁ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḇaq·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my life</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">be ashamed</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḇō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and confounded;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַחְפְּרוּ֮</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yaḥ·pə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2659.htm">Strong's 2659: </a> </span><span class="str2">To blush, to be ashamed, disappointed, to shame, reproach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may those who wish</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·p̄ê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2655.htm">Strong's 2655: </a> </span><span class="str2">Delighting in, having pleasure in</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me harm</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be repelled</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסֹּ֣גוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yis·sō·ḡū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5472.htm">Strong's 5472: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move away, backslide</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and humiliated.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yik·kā·lə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 70:2 Let them be disappointed and confounded who (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/70-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 70:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 70:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/70-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 70:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 70:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>