Footnotes

1. Psalm 71:1 sn Psalm 71. The psalmist prays for divine intervention and expresses his confidence that God will protect and vindicate him. The first three verses are very similar to Ps 31:1-3a.
2. Psalm 71:2 tn Heb “in your vindication rescue me and deliver me.” Ps 31:1 omits “and deliver me.”
3. Psalm 71:2 tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”
4. Psalm 71:2 tn Ps 31:2 adds “quickly” before “deliver.”