Psalms 71:11

11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”

Psalms 71:11 in Other Translations

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

11 and say, "God has forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver him."

11 They say, “God has abandoned him. Let’s go and get him, for no one will help him now.”

11 The gossip is: "God has abandoned him. Pounce on him now; no one will help him."

11 saying, "God has abandoned him; chase him and catch him, for there is no one to rescue [him]."

Psalms 71:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 71:11

Saying, God hath forsaken him
Good men may seem to others to be forsaken of God; and they themselves may sometimes think they are; and they may be forsaken for a small moment, when God withdraws his gracious presence, or does not afford immediate help; but never finally and totally. This David's enemies concluded, from the distressed condition he was in, being obliged to leave his family and court, and flee from his son, and wander up and down with a small retinue; and this they said to one another, to encourage themselves to lay violent hands upon him, which they thought they might do with ease and impunity; wherefore it follows,

persecute and take him;
pursue after him eagerly and diligently; lose no time; and, when come up to him, seize upon him, without any fear of God or man;

for [there is] none to deliver [him];
out of our hands. God will not, for he has forsaken him; and men cannot, for he has not an army sufficient to defend him or recover him.

Psalms 71:11 In-Context

9 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.

10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.

11 They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.”

12 Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.

13 May my accusers perish in shame; may those who want to harm me be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 9:10; Isaiah 40:27; Isaiah 54:7; Lamentations 5:20; Matthew 27:46
• 2. S Psalms 7:2