Psalms 71:11

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

10 For my enemies speak against me;
And those who lie in wait for my life ^atake counsel together,

11 Saying, “God has forsaken him;
Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.”

12 ^aO God, do not be far from me;
O my God, ^bmake haste to help me!

13 Let them be¹ confounded and consumed
Who are adversaries of my life;
Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor
Who seek my hurt.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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God hath forsaken him - " God, who has been his special help all through life, and who has guarded him so that no hand could be raised successfully against him, has now cast him off; therefore we shall easily prevail against him. His present adversity shows that God is no longer his friend." Thus men judge. "Secular prosperity is a proof of God' s favor: adversity is a proof of his displeasure." But this is not God' s way, except in especial judgments, etc. He never manifests his pleasure or displeasure by secular good or ill.

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