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Psalms 71:11
11They say, ‘God has turned away from him. Run after him and catch him, for nobody will rescue him.’
Psalms 71:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
- New International Version (NIV)They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”
Context of Psalms 71:11
9Do not chase me away when I am old. When I am no longer strong, do not turn away from me. 10For my enemies say things against me. They think of ways that they can kill me. They say, ‘God has turned away from him. Run after him and catch him, for nobody will rescue him.’ 12God, do not stay far away from me. My God, come quickly to help me! 13Make my enemies become completely ashamed. They speak against me and they want to hurt me. So let them fall with great shame!
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:11 word by word
לֵ֭אמֹר אֱלֹהִ֣ים עֲזָב֑וֹ רִֽדְפ֥וּ וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּ כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:11
- Psalms 3:2They say about me, ‘God will not save him.’ Selah.
- Psalms 37:25I was young once and now I am old. But in all my life, I have never seen any good man that God has left alone. I have not seen his children so hungry that they ask people for food.
- Psalms 41:7All the people who hate me insult me to other people. My enemies make plans to hurt me.
- Psalms 42:10My enemies laugh at me all the time. It is like they are breaking all my bones. They are always saying, ‘Where is your God?’
- Matthew 27:42They said, ‘This man saved other people, did he? But he cannot save his own life! He says that he is the king of Israel. So he should come down from the cross now. Then we will believe in him.
- Psalms 7:2If you do not keep me safe, my enemies will tear me into pieces. They will attack me like lions do, and nobody will be able to save me.
- Psalms 50:22So think carefully about this, all you people who have turned away from me. If not, I will tear you into pieces, and nobody will be able to save you.
- 2 Chronicles 32:13You surely know what my ancestors and I have done to all the other nations. The gods of the nations around you could not save their people from my power.
- Daniel 3:15Next time you hear the sound of the special music, you must obey my rule. You must bend down and you must worship the statue that I have built. If you do not worship the statue, my servants will throw you immediately into the middle of a very hot fire. There is no god who can save you from my power.’
Commentaries on Psalms 71:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11God hath forsaken him - "God, who has been his special help all through life, and who has guarded him so that no hand could be raised successfully against him, has now cast him off; therefore we shall easily prevail against him. His present adversity shows that God is no longer his friend." Thus men judge. "Secular prosperity is a proof of God's favor: adversity is a proof of his displeasure." But this is not God's way, except in especial judgments, etc…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Saying, God hath forsaken him - That is, God has given him over; he no longer protects him; he regards him as a wicked man, and we shall therefore, not only be “safe” in our attempts upon his life, but we shall be “justified” in those attempts. Persecute and take him - It can be done safely now; it can be done with propriety. For there is none to deliver him - He has no one now to whom to look; no one on whom he can rely. Abandoned by God and by man, he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-18The aging believer turns to the Lord for hope. As questions from his adversaries get under his skin and his own strength fails, he asks God to answer his prayers. He does not seek answers to prayer for himself but so that he can tell the story to the next generation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. The craft and malicious taunts of his enemies now led him to call for aid (compare the terms used, 2Sa 17:12; Psa 3:2; 7:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 71
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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