Psalms 71:11
“God has left him,” they say: “pursue and seize him, for he is helpless.”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
In Context
10For my foes whisper against me, they who watch me take counsel together;
12O God, be not far from me, haste, O my God, to my help.
Cross References
Psalms 3:2Many are those who say of me, “There is no help for him in his God.” Selah
Psalms 37:25Never, from youth to age, have I seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread.
Psalms 41:7In secret they whisper together against me, all those who hate me plot evil against me.
Psalms 50:22“Now you who forget God, mark this, lest I rend you, past hope of deliverance.
Matthew 27:42“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the ‘king of Israel’! Why doesn’t he come down from the cross now, then we will believe in him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:2-14
David Professes His Confidence in God; Believing Prayers. 1 In thee, O Lord , do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God :… Read the whole commentary →