Psalms 71:2
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
Revised Version 1895
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 LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be ashamed.
Cross References
Psalms 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Psalms 17:6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: be thou to me a strong rock, an house of defence to save me.
Psalms 43:1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Psalms 143:1Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
Daniel 9:16O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy fury, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that 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 →