Psa 70:5 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. But I am poor and needy ] ani veebyon , I am a poor man, and a beggar-an afflicted beggar ; a sense of my poverty causes me to beg. Thou art my help ] I know thou hast enough, and to spare; and therefore I come to thee . Make no tarrying. ] My wants are many, my danger great, my time short. O God, delay not! ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTIETH PSALM The contents of this Psalm are the following:- I. The prayer of David for himself, that he may be freed from his enemies, , repeated . II. For the speedy overthrow of the wicked . III. For the prosperity of the godly, . IV. The arguments he uses to induce God to answer his prayer. 1. His miserable condition: "I am poor and needy." 2. God's office: "Thou art my Helper and Redeemer." For a farther analysis, see at the end of the fortieth Psalm. .

‏ Psalms 70:5

Verse 5. But I am poor and needy] ani veebyon, I am a poor man, and a beggar-an afflicted beggar; a sense of my poverty causes me to beg.

Thou art my help] I know thou hast enough, and to spare; and therefore I come to thee.

Make no tarrying.] My wants are many, my danger great, my time short. O God, delay not!

ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTIETH PSALM

The contents of this Psalm are the following:-

I. The prayer of David for himself, that he may be freed from his enemies, Ps 70:1, repeated Ps 70:5.

II. For the speedy overthrow of the wicked Ps 70:2, 3.

III. For the prosperity of the godly, Ps 70:4.

IV. The arguments he uses to induce God to answer his prayer.

1. His miserable condition: "I am poor and needy."

2. God's office: "Thou art my Helper and Redeemer."

For a farther analysis, see at the end of the fortieth Psalm. See Clarke on Ps 40:17.