Psalm 71:11

Translations

Modern

…saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

Traditional

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

Literal

…saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue him and seize him, for there is none to deliver him!”

Latin

…dicentes: Deus dereliquit eum: persequimini et comprehendite eum, quia non est qui eripiat.

Original

Hebrew

English

…saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

Notes

Psalms 71:9–18

The 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.

Psalms 71:1–24

This untitled lament by an aging believer is more a confession of confidence and hope than a cry of abandonment by God. The psalmist experienced God's power and protection in his youth (Psalm 71:5–8) and now prays for rescue from enemies who pursue him in his old age (Psalm 71:9–13).

Even in danger, he continues to speak of God's past faithfulness and looks forward with hope to sharing with the next generation that God is faithful and righteous.

Psalms 69:1–72:20

These last four psalms of Book Two contrast with the earlier psalms that describe God’s mighty acts in creation and redemption, ending with God’s march to Zion (Psalms 65–68). Psalms 69–71 describe the king's suffering, and Psalm 72 responds with a prayer for God to bless the king.

Theme notes and profiles

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Psalm 7:2
…or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Psalm 50:22
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Psalm 3:2
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Psalm 37:28
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Matthew 27:49
But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
Psalm 42:10
Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Psalm 41:7–8
All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
Matthew 27:42–43
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
Psalm 37:25
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
2 Chronicles 32:13–14
Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
Daniel 3:15
Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”

Glossary

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Topics

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