Psalm 70:3

Translations

Modern

May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

Traditional

Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.

Literal

Let them be turned back over the heel of their shame, those saying, “Aha, aha!”

Latin

Avertantur retrorsum, et erubescant, qui volunt mihi mala; avertantur statim erubescentes qui dicunt mihi: Euge, euge!

Original

Hebrew

English

May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

Notes

Psalms 70:1–5

This psalm is almost exactly the same as Psalm 40:13–17. It has an urgent tone (Psalm 70:1, 5) that matches the nearby psalms (compare 69:17; 71:12).

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

Theme notes and profiles

David The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

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Psalm 40:15
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
Proverbs 24:17–18
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
Acts 1:18
(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
Ezekiel 25:3
Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,
Ezekiel 26:2
“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
Psalm 35:25
Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Psalm 35:21
They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
Ezekiel 36:2
This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’

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