Psalm 70
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter X, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- V.9, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- From Augustine's Exposition on the Psalms.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Pleading, Psalm 70:5," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1871.
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Psalm 70, Kelly J Murphy, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2017.
- "In a letter dated May 15, 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to his parents from prison: “I read the Psalms every day, as I have done for years; I know them and love them more than any other book.”"
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2017.
- Commentary,
Psalm 70, W.H. Bellinger, Jr., Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2014.
- "Psalm 70 is a prayer from an individual, almost a kind of sigh from this person of faith who seeks divine protection, perhaps manifested in the sanctuary."
- Commentary,
Psalm 70, Nancy deClaissé-Walford, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2011.
- "Some suggest the word 'confusion' means literally 'to turn red, to blush.' The word translated 'turn back' suggests the act of physically turning the face away. And, finally, the word translated in the New Revised Standard Version as 'brought to dishonor' literally means 'to be humiliated, both within the self and in the community.'"
- "Responsive Fasting," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) Lent, focus of "Christian Reflection," Baylor University Center of Christian Ethics, 2013. Focus article, "Lent as a Season of Responsive Fasting," Scot McKnight.
- Commentary,
Psalm 70, Kelly J Murphy, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org,
2017.
- Articles & Background:
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Creach, Jerome F.D.,
"Between Text and Sermon, Psalm 70," Interpretation, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lessing, Reed, "Broken Teeth, Bloody Baths, And Baby
Bashing: Is There Any Place in the Church for Imprecatory Psalms?"
Concordia Journal, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Creach, Jerome F.D.,
"Between Text and Sermon, Psalm 70," Interpretation, 2006.
- Reviews:
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- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- The Seedbed Psalter, with selected tunes for singing.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 70. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- "Hasten, O God, to Save Me," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
- Psalm 70 set to The Solid Rock (88 88 888) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
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- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Psalms
