Psalm 71:11

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

Cross-references

Psalm 50:22 Parallel

In Psalm 50:22, God warns the wicked that He will tear them with 'none to deliver'—reversing the taunt onto the enemies.

Psalm 42:10 Parallel

Psalm 42:10 has adversaries taunting 'Where is your God?' — the same question underlying the claim that God has forsaken him.

Psalm 3:2 Parallel

In Psalm 3:2, enemies similarly say there is no salvation from God — the same accusation of divine abandonment.

Psalm 7:2 Parallel

In Psalm 7:2, the same phrase 'none to deliver' appears as the psalmist's plea, mirroring the enemies' taunt here.

Psalm 37:25 Contrast

Psalm 37:25 asserts God never forsakes the righteous — directly contradicting the enemies' claim in the main verse.

Psalm 37:28 Contrast

Psalm 37:28 promises God will not forsake his saints — opposing the taunt that God has abandoned the psalmist.

Psalm 41:8 Parallel

Psalm 41:8 records enemies saying he will never rise — a similar malicious pronouncement of doom, reinforcing the hostile context.

Psalm 22:1 Parallel

In Psalm 22:1, the psalmist cries 'why have you forsaken me?'—confirming the enemies' taunt that God has abandoned him.

Psalm 22:8 Parallel

Psalm 22:8 contains a similar taunt: enemies mock the sufferer's trust in God, saying 'let him deliver him' — echoing the accusation that God has forsaken him.

Daniel 3:15 Parallel

In Daniel 3:15, Nebuchadnezzar asks 'who is the god who will deliver you?'—a direct parallel to the enemies' 'no one to deliver'.

Matthew 27:42 shows mockers at the cross saying Jesus cannot save himself — echoing the enemies' taunt that God has abandoned the sufferer.

Matthew 27:43 has mockers say 'Let God deliver him' — directly mirroring the enemies' claim that there is no deliverer.

In 2 Chronicles 32:14, Sennacherib continues his taunt, questioning any god's ability to deliver—identical to the enemies' boast.

In 2 Chronicles 32:13, Sennacherib taunts that no god could deliver—same arrogant claim as the enemies here.

Mark 15:34 Typology

Mark 15:34 records Jesus' cry of forsakenness — the ultimate fulfillment of the taunt that God has abandoned the righteous sufferer.

In 1 Samuel 23:7, Saul says 'God has given him into my hand'—matching the enemies' belief that God has forsaken the psalmist.

Luke 23:35 Parallel

Luke 23:35 shows rulers mocking Jesus to save himself — a direct parallel to the enemies' taunt that God should deliver the psalmist.

Jeremiah 33:24 quotes people saying 'The LORD has rejected' his chosen — directly parallel to the accusation 'God has forsaken him' in Psalm 71:11.

In 2 Chronicles 32:11, Sennacherib accuses Hezekiah of misleading the people about deliverance—same taunt as here.

In 2 Kings 18:30, Sennacherib warns against trusting God for deliverance—echoing the enemies' denial of any deliverer.

Matthew 27:46 records Jesus crying 'Why have you forsaken me?' — the same forsakenness the enemies taunt about, now voiced by the sufferer himself.

Isaiah 36:4 Parallel

Isaiah 36:4 records the Assyrian taunt mocking Hezekiah's trust in God — a historical parallel to the enemies' claim that God has abandoned his servant.