Psalms 119:135
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
In Context
134Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe thy precepts.
136Streams of water run down my eyes, because they do not observe thy law.
Cross References
Numbers 6:25LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee.
Job 34:32Teach thou me that which I do not see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
Job 36:22Behold, God does loftily in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who lead Joseph like a flock. Thou who sit [above] the cherubim, shine forth.
Psalms 80:7Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Psalms 119:12Blessed are thou, O LORD. Teach me thy statutes.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:135
134 Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. Here, 1. David prays that he might live a quiet and peaceable life, and might not be harassed and discomposed by those that studied to be vexatious: " Deliver me from the oppression of man —man, whom God can control, and whose power is limited. Let them know themselves to be but men ( Ps. ix. 20 ), and let me be delivered out of the hands of my enemies, that I may serve God without fear; so will I keep thy precepts. " Not but that he would… Read the whole commentary →