Psalms 31:16
My lots are in thy hands. Deliver me out of the hands of my enemies; and from them that persecute me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
In Context
15But I have put my trust in thee, O Lord: I said: Thou art my God.
17Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy mercy.
Cross References
Psalms 3:8For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.
Psalms 6:4And my soul is troubled exceedingly: but thou, O Lord, how long?
Psalms 51:1Unto the end, a psalm of David,
Psalms 80:3before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasses. Stir up thy might, and come to save us.
Psalms 80:19And we depart not from thee, thou shalt quicken us: and we will call upon thy name.
Daniel 9:9But to thee, the Lord our God, mercy and forgiveness, for we have departed from thee:
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 →