Psalms 71:2

Deliver me&c. In thy righteousness wilt thou deliver me and rescue me: an expansion of the simpler rescue mein Psalms 31:1. In thy righteousnessstands emphatically at the beginning of the sentence in the Heb. The righteousness of God is a thought upon which this Psalmist loves to dwell (Psalms 71:2; Psalms 71:15; Psalms 71:19; Psalms 71:24). In virtue of that unchanging rectitude which is an inalienable attribute of Deity, He cannot desert His servant. He must be true to His promise. Cp. 2 Timothy 2:13.

incline Or, bow down, as in Psalms 31:2: i.e. -bend a listening ear."

save me In Psalms 31:2, deliver me speedily.