Psalms 71:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 71:2 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
  2. Psalms 17:2May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
  3. Psalms 17:6I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
  4. Psalms 31:1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
  5. Psalms 31:2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
  6. Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
  7. Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
  8. Psalms 116:1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
  9. Psalms 143:1O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
  10. Psalms 143:11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
  11. Daniel 9:16O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

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