Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me. New Living Translation Save me and rescue me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me, and set me free. English Standard Version In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me! Berean Standard Bible In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me. King James Bible Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. New King James Version Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear to me, and save me. New American Standard Bible In Your righteousness rescue me and save me; Extend Your ear to me and help me. NASB 1995 In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me. NASB 1977 In Thy righteousness deliver me, and rescue me; Incline Thine ear to me, and save me. Legacy Standard Bible In Your righteousness deliver me and protect me; Incline Your ear to me and save me. Amplified Bible In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; Incline Your ear to me and save me. Christian Standard Bible In your justice, rescue and deliver me; listen closely to me and save me. Holman Christian Standard Bible In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; listen closely to me and save me. American Standard Version Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me. Contemporary English Version You do what is right, so come to my rescue. Listen to my prayer and keep me safe. English Revised Version Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: bow down thine ear unto me, and save me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Rescue me and free me because of your righteousness. Turn your ear toward me, and save me. Good News Translation Because you are righteous, help me and rescue me. Listen to me and save me! International Standard Version Rescue and deliver me, because you are righteous. Turn your ear to me and save me. Majority Standard Bible In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me. NET Bible Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me! New Heart English Bible Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me. Webster's Bible Translation Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thy ear to me, and save me. World English Bible Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou deliver me in Your righteousness, "" And cause me to escape, "" Incline Your ear to me, and save me. Young's Literal Translation In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me. Smith's Literal Translation In thy justice thou wilt deliver me, and let me escape: incline to me thine ear and save me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bibledeliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible In your justice rescue and deliver me; listen to me and save me! New Revised Standard Version In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me and save me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleDeliver me in thy righteousness and rescue me; incline thine ear to me and save me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Save me by your righteousness; incline your ear to me and save me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; Incline Thine ear unto me, and save me. Brenton Septuagint Translation In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline thine ear to me, and save me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context In You, O LORD, I Have Taken Refuge1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. 2In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me. 3Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.… Cross References Psalm 31:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness. / Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. Psalm 22:4-5 In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them. / They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed. Isaiah 45:17 But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting. Psalm 40:13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me. Psalm 25:20 Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 143:1 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 119:170 May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise. Psalm 86:1 A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Isaiah 46:13 I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor. Romans 10:13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 1:5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. Treasury of Scripture Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear to me, and save me. in thy Psalm 17:2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Psalm 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. Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. cause 1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. incline Psalm 10:17,18 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: … Psalm 17:6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. Psalm 116:1,2 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications… Jump to Previous Bow Cause Deliver Ear Escape Help Incline Rescue Righteousness Safe Save Saviour Turn VoiceJump to Next Bow Cause Deliver Ear Escape Help Incline Rescue Righteousness Safe Save Saviour Turn VoicePsalm 71 1. David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favor, prays both for himself, 10. and against the enemies of his soul 14. He promises constancy 17. He prays for perseverance 19. He praises God, and promises to do it cheerfully In Your justice The word "justice" here is derived from the Hebrew word "צֶדֶק" (tzedek), which conveys a sense of righteousness, fairness, and moral integrity. In the context of the psalm, the psalmist appeals to God's inherent righteousness as the basis for his plea. This reflects a deep trust in God's character, acknowledging that divine justice is perfect and unerring. Historically, the concept of justice in ancient Israel was not merely legalistic but was deeply intertwined with covenantal faithfulness. The psalmist's appeal is thus rooted in the assurance that God, as the righteous judge, will act in accordance with His covenant promises. rescue and deliver me incline Your ear and save me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew In Your justice,בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗ (bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively rescue תַּצִּילֵ֥נִי (taṣ·ṣî·lê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver and deliver me; וּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִי (ū·ṯə·p̄al·lə·ṭê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6403: To slip out, escape, to deliver incline הַטֵּֽה־ (haṭ·ṭêh-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Your ear אָ֝זְנְךָ֗ (’ā·zə·nə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear and save me. וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ (wə·hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor Links Psalm 71:2 NIVPsalm 71:2 NLT Psalm 71:2 ESV Psalm 71:2 NASB Psalm 71:2 KJV Psalm 71:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 71:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 71:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 71:2 French Bible Psalm 71:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 71:2 Deliver me in your righteousness and rescue (Psalm Ps Psa.) |