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Psalms 71:11
11They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one 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.
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”
Context of Psalms 71:11
9Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. 10For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together. They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.” 12Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me. 13May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.
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 3:2Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”
- Psalms 37:25I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
- Psalms 41:7All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
- Psalms 42:10My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Matthew 27:42“He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.
- Psalms 7:2or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
- Psalms 50:22“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- 2 Chronicles 32:13“Do you not know what I and my predecessors have done to all the peoples of the other lands? Were the gods of those nations ever able to deliver their land from my hand?
- Daniel 3:15Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
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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