English Standard Version
Psalms 71:2
2In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!
Psalms 71:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
- New International Version (NIV)In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free.
Context of Psalms 71:2
1In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame! In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! 3Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. 4Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:2 word by word
בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗ תַּצִּילֵ֥נִי וּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִי הַטֵּֽה־אֵלַ֥י אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:2
- Psalms 17:2From your presence let my vindication come! Let your eyes behold the right!
- Psalms 31:1In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!
- Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!
- Psalms 143:1Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
- Daniel 9:16"O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Psalms 10:17O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
- Psalms 17:6I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
Commentaries on Psalms 71:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Deliver me in thy righteousness - See the notes at Psalm 31:1. The first three verses of this psalm seem in fact to have been taken, with slight variations, from the first three verses of Psalm 31:2, this is, “Bow down thine ear to me.” The idea is the same. See the notes at that place. Compare the notes at Psalm 17:6. And save me - In Psalm 31:2, this is, “Deliver me speedily.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The poet recognizes God as a dependable protector who will act justly towards him and his oppressors. See also Psalm 31:1–3.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241-3. (Compare Psa 30:1-3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 71
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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