Psalms 71:2
Give your judgment, O God, to the king, and your justice to the king’s son, to judge your people with justice and your poor with judgment.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
1A Psalm according to Solomon.
3Let the mountains take up peace for the people, and the hills, justice.
Cross References
Psalms 17:6The sorrows of Hell encompassed me, and the snares of death intercepted me.
Psalms 31:2Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Psalms 43:1Unto the end. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding.
Psalms 143:1A Psalm of David versus Goliath. Blessed is the Lord, my God, who trains my hands for the battle and my fingers for the war.
Daniel 9:16O Lord, for all your righteousness, turn away, I beg you, your anger and your fury from your city, Jerusalem, and from your holy mountain. For, because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people are a reproach to all who surround 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 →