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 · 2000

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Give 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 · 1890

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

Context

v.1In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge: Let me never be put to shame.

v.2This passage

v.3Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.

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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