Psalm 71:11
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
Key Terms in This Verse
רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well:...
The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
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