Psalms 71:2
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Deliuer mee in thy righteousnesse, and cause me to escape: incline thine eare vnto me, and saue me.
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- Psalms 31:1Rank 1 from verse 2
- Psalms 17:6Rank 2 from verse 2
- Psalms 116:1–2Rank 3 from verse 2
1I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
1¶ I loue the LORD: because hee hath heard my voice, & my supplications.
2†Because hee hath inclined his eare vnto mee: therefore will I call vpon him as long as I liue.
- Psalms 143:11Rank 4 from verse 2
- 1 Corinthians 10:13Rank 5 from verse 2
13There 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.
13There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is ‖common to man: but God is faithfull, who wil not suffer you to bee tempted aboue that you are able: but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may bee able to beare it.
- Psalms 10:17–18Rank 6 from verse 2
17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
17‖ LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine eare to heare,
18‖To iudge the fatherlesse and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppresse.
- Psalms 143:1Rank 7 from verse 2
- Psalms 17:2Rank 8 from verse 2
- Psalms 34:15Rank 9 from verse 2
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- Daniel 9:16Rank 11 from verse 2
16¶ O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
16¶ O LORD, according to all thy righteousnes, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy furie bee turned away from thy citie Ierusalem, thy holy Mountaine: because for our sinnes, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Ierusalem and thy people are become a reproch to all that are about vs.
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Psalms 71:2
Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.
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To bend, bow, turn, tend, or direct toward; to direct one's attention or desire.
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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.
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71:1IN thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
71:1¶ In *thee, O LORD, doe I put my trust, let me neuer be put to confusion.
71:2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
71:2Deliuer mee in thy righteousnesse, and cause me to escape: incline thine eare vnto me, and saue me.
Selected passage71:3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
71:3†Bee thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast giuen commandement to saue mee, for thou art my rocke, and my fortresse.
71:4Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
71:4Deliuer me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the vnrighteous, and cruel man.
71:5For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.
71:5For thou art my hope, O LORD God: thou art my trust from my youth.
71:6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
71:6By thee haue I bene holden vp from the wombe: thou art hee that tooke mee out of my mothers vowels, my praise shalbe continually of thee.
71:7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
71:7I am as a wonder vnto many, but thou art my strong refuge.
71:8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
71:8Let my mouth bee filled with thy praise, and with thy honour all the day.
71:9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
71:9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
71:10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
71:10†For mine enemies speake against mee: and they that lay waite for my soule, take counsell together,
71:11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
71:11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.
71:12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
71:12O God, be not farre from mee: O my God, make haste for my helpe.
71:13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
71:13Let them be confounded and consumed, that are aduersaries to my soule: let them bee couered with reproch and dishonour, that seeke my hurt.
71:14But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
71:14But I wil hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
71:15My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
71:15My mouth shall shew foorth thy righteousnesse, and thy saluation all the day: for I know not the numbers thereof.
71:16I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
71:16I will goe in the strength of the LORD God: I will make mention of thy righteousnesse, euen of thine onely.
71:17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
71:17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto haue I declared thy wonderous workes.
71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
71:18††Now also when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not: vntill I haue shewed thy strength vnto this generation, and thy power to euery one that is to come.
71:19Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
71:19Thy righteousnes also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like vnto thee?
71:20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
71:20 Thou which hast shewed mee great, and sore troubles, shalt quicken mee againe, and shalt bring mee vp againe from the depthes of the earth.
71:21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
71:21Thou shalt increase my greatnesse, and comfort me on euery side.
71:22I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
71:22†I will also praise thee with the psalterie, euen thy trueth, O my God: vnto thee will I sing with the harpe, O thou Holy one of Israel.
71:23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
71:23My lippes shall greatly reioyce when I sing vnto thee: and my soule, which thou hast redeemed.
71:24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
71:24My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnesse all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought vnto shame, that seeke my hurt.