Psalms 71:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 71:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 71:2 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 71:2 — KJV
“Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.”
— Psalms 71:2 (KJV)
Psalms 71:2 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 71:2
“O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. which...: Heb. whereupon thy name is called present: Heb. cause to fall”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:2: righteousness, cause, incline
“That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:2: cause, escape, thine
“Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. my...: Heb. to me for a rock of strength”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:2: deliver, thine, ear
“And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. to preserve...: Heb. to put for you a remnant”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:2: deliver, ear, save
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:2: righteousness, thine, ear
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