Psalms 31:16

(31-17) Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.

In Context

15(31-16) My times are in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

17(31-18) O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, let them be put to silence in the nether-world.

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Cross References

Psalms 3:8(3-9) Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; Thy blessing be upon Thy people. Selah

Psalms 6:4(6-5) Return, O LORD, deliver my soul; save me for Thy mercy's sake.

Psalms 51:1(51-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David; (51-2) When Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. (51-3) Be gracious unto me, O God, according to Thy mercy; according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 80:3(80-4) O God, restore us; and cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Psalms 80:19(80-20) O LORD God of hosts, restore us; cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong compassions and forgivenesses; for we have rebelled 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 →

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