69:3. Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul: 69:4. Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame that desire evils to me: Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me: 'Tis well, 'tis well. 'T is well, 't is well. . .Euge, euge. St. Jerome renders it, vah, vah! which is the voice of one insulting and deriding. Some understand it as a detestation of deceitful flatterers. 69:5. Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; and let such as love thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified. 69:6. But I am needy and poor; O God, help me. Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O lord, make no delay. Psalms Chapter 70 In te, Domine. A prayer for perseverance. 70:1. A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion: Of the sons of Jonadab. . .The Rechabites, of whom see Jer. 35. By this addition of the seventy-two interpreters, we gather that this psalm was usually sung in the synagogue, in the person of the Rechabites, and of those who were first carried away into captivity. 70:2. Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me. 70:3. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge. 70:4. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust. 70:5. For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth. 70:6. By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother's womb thou art my protector. Of thee I shall continually sing: 70:7. I am become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper. 70:8. Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long. 70:9. Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me. 70:10. For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together, 70:11. Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him. 70:12. O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help. 70:13. Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and blame that seek my hurt. 70:14. But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise. 70:15. My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning, Learning. . .As much as to say, I build not upon human learning, but only on the power and justice of God. 70:16. I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone. 70:17. Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.