“He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
Parallel translations
- KJV He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
- BSB “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- NKJV “Hetrusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”
- NASB “Turn him over to the Lord; let Him save him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.”
- NLT “Is this the one who relies on the Lord? Then let the Lord save him! If the Lord loves him so much, let the Lord rescue him!”
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Quick answer
The mockers taunt, 'He trusts in the Lord; let God rescue him, since he delights in him.' They sneer at his faith in God's care.
Overview
The crowd twists the sufferer's faith into an occasion for ridicule, daring God to deliver him. Strikingly, the chief priests said nearly the same words at the cross (Matt 27:43), unwittingly fulfilling this Scripture. The taunt highlights both the sufferer's genuine trust and the cruelty of those who mock the faithful.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Matt 27:42–43“He saved others, but he can’t save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
- Mark 15:30–32save yourself, and come down from the cross!”
- Ps 91:14“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
- Ps 18:19He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- Ps 71:11saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
- Ps 55:22Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
- Matt 3:17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- Prov 16:3Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.
- Ps 37:5Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
- Isa 42:1“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights — I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matt 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
- Luke 23:35The people stood watching. The rulers with them also scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen one!”
- Matt 12:18“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Ps 42:10As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
- Ps 3:1–2A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son. Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.
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