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Be My Rock of Refuge

Psalms 71:11

In 11 translations

BSB
saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
KJV
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
WEB
saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
ASV
Saying, God hath forsaken him: Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.
LSV
Saying, “God has forsaken him, || Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.”
YLT
Saying, 'God hath forsaken him, Pursue and catch him, for there is no deliverer.'
DBY
Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver.Elohim
DRC70:11
Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
GNV
Saying, God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.
JPS
Saying: 'God hath forsaken him; pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.'
LXXE70:11
saying, God has forsaken him: persecute ye and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
לֵ֭אמֹר אֱלֹהִ֣ים עֲזָב֑וֹ רִֽדְפ֥וּ וְ֝תִפְשׂ֗וּהוּ כִּי־אֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃
LXX-Br70:11
λέγοντες, ὁ Θεὸς ἐγκατέλιπεν αὐτὸν, καταδιώξατε καὶ καταλάβετε αὐτὸν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ῥυόμενος.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
  • Psalms 3:2Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.” Selah
  • Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
  • Matthew 27:46About 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?”
  • Matthew 27:49But the others said, “Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
  • 2 Chronicles 32:13–14Do 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? Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers…
  • Psalms 41:7–8All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
  • Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
  • Daniel 3:15Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will…
  • Psalms 37:25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
  • 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. He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am…
  • Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

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