FEBRUARY 22, 2024
“Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.” (Psalm 70:4-5)
Today’s Psalm (another of David) corresponds heavily with Psalm 40. This one appears to be a copy of that with some variations; David appears to have written an entire Psalm and then taken this excerpt from it to suit the occasion. It is a fit aftertaste to Psalm 69 and a suitable intro for Psalm 71.
This is the poor man’s memorial. David pleads with God that he may not be forgotten, but David’s Lord may also be heard here. Even if the Lord seems to forget us, we must not forget him. This memorial Psalm acts as a connecting link between the two surrounding Psalms and forms a precious trio.
He seems to have intended this short prayer to be not for himself alone, but for all believers. Therefore, it should always be on our minds. In reading and singing, we may apply it to our particular troubles – whatever they may be.
Verse 4 opens by saying, “Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee…” All true worshippers approach with humility and have the exact cause for joy. Even though the seeking happens in darkness, light will be brought with it. Those who love the salvation He provides can say continually, “Let God be magnified.” Those who have tasted divine grace will feel joy and constantly spread the word of their happiness.
“But I am poor and needy,” seems to be a favorite argument of the saints, as that’s the plea in the previous psalm. But our poverty is our wealth, just as our weakness is our strength. We need to hold onto this riddle, seeming contradiction and all. We can always turn to God and His provision when we are at our lowest. David then pleads with the Lord to “make haste unto me O, God.” He asks the Lord to rush to his aid and not delay in coming to his rescue. God is his help in trouble and his deliverer out of it.
I will close with words from a hymn called, “Make Haste:”
“Make haste, O God, my soul to bless! My help and my deliverer thou; Make haste, for I am in deep distress, My case is urgent; help me now.
Make haste, O God! make haste to save! For time is short, and death is nigh; Make haste ere yet I am in my grave, And with the lost forever lie.
Make haste, for I am poor and low; And Satan mocks my prayers and tears; O God, in mercy be not slow, But snatch me from my horrid fears.
Make haste, O God, and hear my cries; Then with the souls who seek Thy face, And those who Thy salvation prize, I will magnify thy matchless grace.”
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