Psalms 71:2

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

Ver. 2. Deliver me in thy righteousness] Let my deliverance be the fruit of thy promise and of my prayer; and so it will be much the sweeter.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 71:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deliver me in thy righteousness - See the notes at Psalms 31:1 . The first three verses of this psalm seem in fact to have been taken, with slig...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Deliver me in thy (b) righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. (b) By declaring yourself true to your promises...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXI. A Psalm of Gratitude for God's Constant Care of His Servant from Youth to Old Age. The Psalmist expresses himself in language borrowed from o...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

ear. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Deliver me, &c.— Of thy clemency rescue me, and deliver me: Incline, &c.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. of prayer ( Psalms 71:1-13 ) and praise ( Psalms 71:14-24 ) was apparently written by an old man ( Psalms 71:9 ; Psalms 71:18 ) and in the...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-3) These verses are borrowed, with some verbal alterations, from Psalms 31:1-3 , where see Note.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 71:1-24 ECHOES of former psalms make the staple of this one, and even those parts of it which are not quotations have little individuality....
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“My Trust from My Youth&rdquo Psalms 71:1-12 Some commentators ascribe this psalm to Jeremiah. His pensive, plaintive tone is certainly pre...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is pre-eminently a song of the aged, and, like old age, it is reminiscent. The singer passes from memory to hope, and from experience to praise....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

If we are on the look-out for Christ while reading this precious Psalm, we shall not be long before we find him, if we are brought under the divine t...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Deliver me in thy righteousness ,.... By it, or "for the sake of [it]" q; Psalms 31:1 ; and cause me to escape ; present danger, and out of the h...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In thee, O Lord , &c. See notes on Psalms 31:1 . Thou hast given commandment to save me By which he understands God's purpose and promise, an...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Professes His Confidence in God; Believing Prayers. 1 In thee,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Barnes, “is without a title. It is impossible to determine on what occasion it was composed. There is some plausibil...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:1 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. There is his trust, and there is his fear; his trust he dares...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This Psalm, written by an old man, is specially suitable for an old man. It is numbered seventy-one, and it may suit those who have reached that age;...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:1-8 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteous, and cause me to escape: incline...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm, though destitute of title, has passed down to us as composed by David, during the rebellion of Absalom. He uses the same words in his pre...
The Biblical Illustrator

In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. A picture of a pious old man I. The entreaties of a pious old man. 1....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Psalms 71:1-19 is, like so many others, a psalm divided between complaint and praise. It is comparatively wanting in originality, b...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer of an Aged Believer for God's Assistance. Prayer for Deliverance
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Deliver me in Thy righteousness, by which Jehovah keeps the gracious promise made to those who believe in Him, and cause me to escape, granting him...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:13 ; Daniel 9:16 ; Psalms 10:17 ; Psalms 10:18 ; Psalms 116:1 ; Psalms 116:2 ; Psalms 143:1 ; Psalms 143:11 ; Psalms 17:2 ;...

² Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 71:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 71:2