Psalm 71:11
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11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.”(A)
Psalm 7:2
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2 or like a lion they will tear me apart;
they will drag me away, with no one to rescue.(A)
Matthew 27:46
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46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”(A)
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Psalm 3:2
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2 many are saying to me,
“There is no help for you[a] in God.” Selah
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- 3.2 Syr: Heb him
Matthew 27:49
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49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”[a]
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- 27.49 Other ancient authorities add And another took a spear and pierced his side, and out came water and blood
Matthew 27:42-43
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42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself.[a] He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.(A) 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to, for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ ”(B)
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- 27.42 Or is he unable to save himself?
Daniel 3:15
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15 Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, drum, and entire musical ensemble, you should fall down and worship the statue that I have made. But if you do not worship, you shall immediately be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire, and who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?”(A)
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Psalm 50:22
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22 Mark this, then, you who forget God,
or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to deliver.(A)
Psalm 42:10
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10 As with a deadly wound in my body,
my adversaries taunt me,
while they say to me continually,
“Where is your God?”(A)
Psalm 41:7-8
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7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.(A)
8 They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me,
that I will not rise again from where I lie.(B)
Psalm 37:28
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28 For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his faithful ones.
The righteous shall be kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.(A)
Psalm 37:25
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25 I have been young and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.(A)
2 Chronicles 32:13-14
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13 Do you not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to save their lands out of my hand?(A) 14 Who among all the gods of those nations that my ancestors utterly destroyed was able to save his people from my hand, that your God should be able to save you from my hand?(B)
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