King James Version
Psalms 71:2 in the King James Version says “Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 71 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.”
Psalms 71:2 · KJV
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.
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
Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“me in thy righteousness”
H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
“and cause me to escape”
H6403to slip out, i.e., escape; causatively, to deliver
“incline”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“unto me and save”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
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