Psalms 71:2
Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
In Context
1In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed.
3Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.
Cross References
Psalms 10:17Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
Psalms 17:6My cry has gone up to you, for you will give me an answer, O God: let your ear be turned to me, and give attention to my words.
Psalms 31:2\31:1\In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed; keep me safe in your righteousness.
Psalms 43:1Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.
Psalms 143:1A Psalm. Of David. Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;
Daniel 9:16O Lord, because of your righteousness, let your wrath and your passion be turned away from your town Jerusalem, your holy mountain: because, through our sins and the evil-doing of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a cause of shame to all who are round about us.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 71:2-14
David Professes His Confidence in God; Believing Prayers. 1 In thee, O Lord , do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 5 For thou art my hope, O Lord God :… Read the whole commentary →