Psalms 70:2

“Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.”

"Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt." - Psalms 70:2
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What does Psalms 70:2 mean?

"Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt." The book of Psalms is a collection of poetic hymns and prayers that were used in the worship of ancient Israel. Written by various authors…

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Turning Back the Pursuers: A Devotional on Psalm 70:2

In the fast-paced society we live in today, experiencing feelings of being pursued, attacked, or criticized is not uncommon. Psalm 70:2 resonates with many of us as it expresses the heartfelt cry of David who, in a time of distress, longs for divine intervention against those…

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A Prayer for Protection and Deliverance

O Heavenly Father, Creator of the universe and the Shepherd of our souls, I come before You with a heart filled with both reverence and longing. Your presence is my solace, and in You, I find my strength and refuge. Today, I reflect upon the words of Psalm 70:2, where the…

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Psalms 70:2 - "Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt."
Psalms 119:70 - "Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law."
Psalms 70:3 - "Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha."
Psalms 78:70 - "He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:"
Psalms 70:1 - "Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD."
"Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD." - Psalms 70:1
Psalms 70:4 (KJV) 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
"Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law." - Psalms 119:70
Psalms 70:4 - "Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified."
Psalms 70:5 - "But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying."
"Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha." - Psalms 70:3
"He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:" - Psalms 78:70
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
"But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying." - Psalms 70:5
"Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified." - Psalms 70:4
Ezra 2:70 - "So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities."
Psalms 115:2 - "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"
Psalms 64:2 - "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery." - Psalms 81:2
Psalms 54:2 - "Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth."
Psalms 149:2 - "Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King."
Psalms 5:2 - "Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray."
Psalms 17:2 - "Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal."
"Both low and high, rich and poor, together." - Psalms 49:2
Psalms 133:2 - "It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;"
"Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore." - Psalms 113:2
Psalms 125:2 - "As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever."
Psalm 95:1-2 - "O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."
Psalms 95:2 - "Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms."