King James Version

Psalms 71:2

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

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בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗betsidqatekhain justiceצְדָקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in justice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).תַּצִּילֵ֥נִיtatsilenidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, an unfinished actionH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).וּֽתְפַלְּטֵ֑נִיutefalteniand deliverפָּלַטconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and deliver”, an unfinished actionH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.הַטֵּֽהhatehspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אֵלַ֥יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אָ֝זְנְךָ֗azenekhaearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִיvehoshieniand be safeיָשַׁעconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and be safe”, a commandH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

Darby Translation

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

Douay-Rheims

Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Deliver me in Thy righteousness, and rescue me; incline Thine ear unto me, and save me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: incline thine ear to me, and save me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ῥῦσαί με καὶ ἐξελοῦ με, κλῖνον πρὸς μὲ τὸ οὖς σου καὶ σῶσόν με.