Psalms 119:135
Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; and teach me Thy statutes.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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, and I will observe Thy precepts.
136Mine eyes run down with rivers of water, because they observe not Thy law.
Cross References
Numbers 6:25The LORD 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 Him?
Psalms 80:1(80-1) For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A testimony. A Psalm of Asaph. (80-2) Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Psalms 80:7(80-8) O God of hosts, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.
Psalms 119:12Blessed art 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 →