Psalms 119:135
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.
American Standard 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 will I observe thy precepts.
136Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. TSADHE.
Cross References
Numbers 6:25Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
Job 34:32That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
Job 36:22Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?
Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest [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 art thou, O Jehovah: 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 →