Psalm 70 - 10/13/2024 Sunday PM Study

The Tabernacle Today

Psalm 70 Worksheet

“To bring to remembrance” is also in the title, perhaps because this Psalm repeats part of _________________ Psalm.

Where does this fit among the shortest of Psalms?

It is tied for _________________________ in Book 2 of the Psalms with Psalm 43, although that Psalm is an extension of Psalm 42. It is in a 7 way tie for 6th shortest overall Psalm (with 15, 43, 93, 100, 125, and 127). Psalm 117 has just 2 verses, Psalms 131, 133 and 134 have 3 verses, and Psalm 123 has 4 verses.

One of the interesting things about Psalm 70 is that it is almost _________________________ with Psalm 140:13-17.

Do you remember which Psalm in Book 2 is almost identical to Psalm 14 from Book 1?

Psalm ________________

A simple chiastic outline fits the 5 verses of Psalm 70.

Verses1 and 5 have similar statements and ___________________________.

Verses 2-4 have jussive, or __________________-form verbs.

Verses 2-3 are imprecations on the enemy, while verse 4 is a prayer for God’s people.

Verse 1 has the only real difference with Psalm 40 – Verse 13 there opens with “Be pleased” O Lord. Here the song just jumps into asking for ________________________!

It is okay to pray that those who have evil design toward God’s people will be confused and thwarted in their efforts and come to have shame over their behavior. Of course Jesus would also now have us pray that that shame leads to turning to Christ for ____________________________.

Notice the different use of seek in verses 2 and 4. The wicked seek the harm of the righteous but the righteous seek __________________.

Don’t miss this about so many of the prayers in the Psalms – often the Psalmist prays intensely for God to take care of the wicked, not for strength to himself ___________________ out at the wicked.

The Psalm ends where it begins – PLEASE HELP NOW, Lord! The matter is so urgent David closes with O LORD, DO NOT ______________________!

One last interesting thing to point out is that the verb ‘make haste’ occurs in the name for Isaiah’s ________________ MAHAR-shalal-hash-baz (quicken -loot-make haste- plunder.