Psalms 70:4

May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience ¹  your deliverance say continually, ²  “May God ³  be praised!” ⁴ 

Ps 5:11; Ps 35:27; Ps 40:16; Ps 97:12; Isa 61:10; Isa 65:13,14; La 3:25; Joh 16:20

¹ tn Heb “those who love,” which stands metonymically for its cause, the experience of being delivered by God.

² tn The three prefixed verbal forms prior to the quotation are understood as jussives. The psalmist balances out his imprecation against his enemies with a prayer of blessing on the godly.

³ tn Ps 40:16 uses the divine name “Lord” here instead of “God.”

⁴ tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive, “may the Lord be magnified [in praise].” Another option is to take the verb as an imperfect, “the Lord is great.” See Ps 35:27.