Psalms 31:16
\31:15\The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
In Context
15\31:14\But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.
17\31:16\Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.
Cross References
Psalms 3:8\3:7\Come to me, Lord; keep me safe, O my God; for you have given all my haters blows on their face-bones; the teeth of the evil-doers have been broken by you.
Psalms 6:4\6:3\My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?
Psalms 51:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.\
Psalms 80:3\80:2\Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, let your strength be awake from sleep, and come as our salvation.
Psalms 80:19\80:18\So will we not be turned back from you; keep us in life, and we will give praise to your name.
Daniel 9:9With the Lord our God are mercies and forgiveness, for we have gone against him;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:10-19
Sorrowful Complaints; Humble and Believing Prayer. 9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord , for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. 11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken… Read the whole commentary →