“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
Parallel translations
- WEB “He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
- KJV He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted 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 cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- Mark 15:30–32come down from the cross and save Yourself!”
- Ps 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
- Ps 18:19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
- Ps 71:11saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”
- Ps 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- Matt 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- Prov 16:3Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
- Ps 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
- Isa 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matt 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- Luke 23:35The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
- Matt 12:18“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Ps 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Ps 3:1–2A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
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