He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Parallel translations
- WEB “He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights 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
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- Matt 27:42–43He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
- Mark 15:30–32Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
- Ps 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- Ps 18:19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- Ps 71:11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
- Ps 55:22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
- Matt 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Prov 16:3Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
- Ps 37:5Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- Isa 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- Matt 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Luke 23:35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
- Matt 12:18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
- Ps 42:10As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
- Ps 3:1–2Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
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