Psalms 119:135
Let thy face shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
In Context
134Deliver me from the oppression of man, and I will observe thy precepts.
136Streams of water have run down my eyes; because they had not observed thy law.
Cross References
Numbers 6:25The Lord make his face shine unto thee, and be gracious to thee;
Job 34:32What I cannot see myself, do thou truly teach me; if I have done what is unjust, I will do so no more.”
Job 36:22Behold, God is exalted by his power: who is an instructer like him?
Psalms 80:1“To the chief musician upon Shoshannim; an 'Eduth by Assaph; a psalm.” (80:2) O Shepherd of Israel, give ear, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
Psalms 80:7(80:8) O God of hosts, cause us to return, and let thy countenance shine, that we may 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 →