Psalms 71:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 71:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Saying, God hath forsaken him - That is, God has given him over; he no longer protects him; he regards him as a wicked man, and we shall therefore, not only be “safe” in our attempts upon his lif...
Psalms 71:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Saying, (h) God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for [there is] none to deliver [him]. (h) Thus the wicked both blaspheme God and triumph against his saints, as though he had forsaken them...
Psalms 71:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXI. A Psalm of Gratitude for God's Constant Care of His Servant from Youth to Old Age. The Psalmist expresses himself in language borrowed from older sources. Psalms 71:1-3 . Quoted from Psa...
Psalms 71:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him . God hath forsaken him - "God, who has been his special help all through life, and who has guarded him so t...
Psalms 71:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, For mine enemies speak against me ... God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him. The ungodly p...
Psalms 71:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. of prayer ( Psalms 71:1-13 ) and praise ( Psalms 71:14-24 ) was apparently written by an old man ( Psalms 71:9 ; Psalms 71:18 ) and in the time of the exile. Some parts of it are undoubtedl...
Psalms 71:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(9-11) This piece may be compared with Psalms 41:6-8 . The formal “saying” ( Psalms 71:11 ), introducing a quotation, is an indication of a late date, the early literature employing no signs of quot...
Psalms 71:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 71:1-24 ECHOES of former psalms make the staple of this one, and even those parts of it which are not quotations have little individuality. The themes are familiar, and the expression of th...
Psalms 71:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“My Trust from My Youth&rdquo Psalms 71:1-12 Some commentators ascribe this psalm to Jeremiah. His pensive, plaintive tone is certainly present in it. But whoever the author, he must have w...
Psalms 71:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is pre-eminently a song of the aged, and, like old age, it is reminiscent. The singer passes from memory to hope, and from experience to praise. No very definite division is possible. Generally...
Psalms 71:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I think it would be wrong to break the thread of this most beautiful address, and therefore I have preserved it entire. In any, and in every sense, whether we behold it as the words of Christ, or of...
Psalms 71:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 withdra...
Psalms 71:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for [there is] none to deliver [him]. Ver. 11. God hath forsaken him ] For his late sin against Uriah; and as may appear by his present distr...
Psalms 71:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise Give me occasion to multiply praises to thee for delivering me out of my present distress. Cast me not off in my old age When I am most feeble, and most nee...
Psalms 71:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Professes His Confidence in God; Believing Prayers. 1 In thee, O L ORD , do I put my trust: let me never be put t...
Psalms 71:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God hath forsaken him, for his adultery, and murder, and other wickednesses, and therefore we shall certainly prevail against him.
Psalms 71:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Barnes, “is without a title. It is impossible to determine on what occasion it was composed. There is some plausibility in the supposition that Psalms 70 might have...
Psalms 71:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:1 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. There is his trust, and there is his fear; his trust he dares to avow, his fear he turns into a prayer. Psalm...
Psalms 71:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm, though destitute of title, has passed down to us as composed by David, during the rebellion of Absalom. He uses the same words in his present troubles, as when Saul pursued him. Psalms...
Psalms 71:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. A picture of a pious old man I. The entreaties of a pious old man. 1. Against evil. (1) Moral failure ( Psalms 70:1 )...
Psalms 71:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Psalms 71:1-19 is, like so many others, a psalm divided between complaint and praise. It is comparatively wanting in originality, being, to a very great extent, an echo of other psa...
Psalms 71:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer of an Aged Believer for God's Assistance. Prayer for Deliverance
Psalms 71:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 32:13 ; 2 Chronicles 32:14 ; Daniel 3:15 ; Matthew 27:42 ; Matthew 27:43 ; Matthew 27:46 ; Matthew 27:49 ; Psalms 3:2 ; Psalms 37:25 ; Psalms 37:28 ; Psalms 41:7 ; Psalms 41:...

Psalms 71:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 71:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 71:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 71:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 71:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 71:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 71:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 71:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 71:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 71:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 71:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 71:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 71:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge