Psalm - 71:2



2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

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Explanation and meaning of Psalm 71:2.

Differing Translations

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Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.
Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Deliver me in thy righteousness - See the notes at Psalm 31:1. The first three verses of this psalm seem in fact to have been taken, with slight variations, from the first three verses of Ps. 31.
And cause me to escape - That is, from impending dangers; from the power of my enemies.
Incline thine ear unto me - In Psalm 31:2, this is, "Bow down thine ear to me." The idea is the same. See the notes at that place. Compare the notes at Psalm 17:6.
And save me - In Psalm 31:2, this is, "Deliver me speedily."

Deliver me in thy (b) righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
(b) By declaring yourself true to your promises.

Deliver me in thy righteousness,.... By it, or "for the sake of it" (q); See Gill on Psalm 31:1;
and cause me to escape; present danger, and out of the hands of enemies, as well as wrath to come, and eternal death; which nothing but the righteousness of God can deliver from, or cause to escape;
incline thine ear unto me; or "bow it"; See Gill on Psalm 31:2;
and save me; out of all troubles and afflictions, and from wicked and unreasonable men.
(q) "propter justitiam tuam", Pagninus, Piscator; so Schmidt.

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