Psalms 71:2
What does Psalms 71:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 71:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Give to the king thy judgment, O God, and to the king's son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 34:15
The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
- Psalms 116:1
I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
- Psalms 17:2
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; Let thine eyes look upon equity.
- Daniel 9:16
O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, 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.
- Psalms 10:17
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
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