Psalms 71:2

71:1 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.

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

KJV

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

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

Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear to me, and save me.

71:3 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. Be: Heb. Be thou to me for a rock of habitation

What does Psalms 71:2 mean?

Psalms 71:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָצַל (nâtsal), צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh), פָּלַט (pâlaṭ).

Hebrew interlinear

Deliverנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

thy

righteousness,צְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

and

cause

escape:פָּלַטpâlaṭ/paw-lat'/H6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver

inclineנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

thine

earאֹזֶןʼôzen/o'-zen/H241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)

unto

me,

and

saveיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

me.

Topics

Righteousness of God, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:2.

Exodus 6:6

Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

Psalms 31:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:2 say?

Psalms 71:2 (King James Version) reads: "Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me."

Is Psalms 71:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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