Psalms 71:2 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 71:2

In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Cassiodorus

EXPOSITIONS OF THE PSALMS 70:2 (585)

"Deliver me in your righteousness and rescue me; incline your ear to me and deliver me." When he says "in your righteousness," he seeks divine mercy. In other words it pertains to his righteousness to spare a suppliant. For thus it pleased his righteousness to …

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Deliver me in thy righteousness,.... By it, or "for the sake of it" (q); See Gill on Psa 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 Psa 31:2; and save me; out of all troubles and afflictions, and from wicked and unreasonable men. (q) בצדקתך "propter justitiam tuam", Pagninus, Piscator; so Schmidt.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗	be.tzid.ka.te.Cha	in righteousness your	H6666 →
תַּצִּילֵ֥נִי	ta.tzi.Le.ni	you will rescue me	H5337 →
וּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִי	u.te.fa.le.Te.ni	and you will deliver me	H6403 →
הַטֵּֽה־	ha.teh-	incline	H5186 →
אֵלַ֥י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
אָ֝זְנְךָ֗	'a.ze.ne.kha	ear your	H241 →
וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃	ve.ho.shi.'E.ni	and save me	H3467 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 31:1
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
leads to
- Romans 10:11
  It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Psalms 25:2
  in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Psalms 71:1–3
  In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
- Psalms 22:4–5
  In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
- Isaiah 49:23
  Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
Through
Psalms 17:6
I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
leads to
- Psalms 116:2
  Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
- Psalms 86:7
  In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
Through
Psalms 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
leads to
- Psalms 35:1
  Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms