New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 71:11
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 cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. 10For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together, Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to deliver.” 12O God, do not be far from me; O my God, hasten to my help! 13Let those who are adversaries of my soul be ashamed and consumed; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor, who seek to injure me.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:11 word by word
לֵ֭אמֹר אֱלֹהִ֣ים עֲזָב֑וֹ רִֽדְפ֥וּ וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּ כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 71:11
- Psalms 3:2Many are saying of my soul, “There is no deliverance for him in God.” Selah.
- Psalms 37:25I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging bread.
- Psalms 41:7All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
- Psalms 42:10As a shattering of my bones, my adversaries revile me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Matthew 27:42“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- Psalms 7:2Or he will tear my soul like a lion, Dragging me away, while there is none to deliver.
- Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
- 2 Chronicles 32:13Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands able at all to deliver their land from my hand?
- Daniel 3:15Now if you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, very well. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can deliver you out of my hands?”
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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