Psalms 71:2
In thy righteousness, wilt thou rescue me, and deliver me, Incline unto me thine ear, and save me:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 thee, O Yahweh, have I sought refuge, May I not be ashamed unto times age-abiding:
Cross References
Psalms 10:17The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:
Psalms 17:6I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD,—Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:
Psalms 31:2Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me,—Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me.
Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause, Against a nation, without lovingkindness, From the man of deceit and perversity, wilt thou deliver me?
Psalms 143:1O Yahweh, hear my prayer, Give ear to my supplications, In thy faithfulness, answer me, in thy righteousness.
Daniel 9:16O Lord! according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thine indignation turn away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain,—for, by reason of our sins, and by reason of the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people, have become a reproach, 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 →