Psalms 31:16
Let thy face shine upon thy servant, And save me through thy mercy!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
In Context
15My destiny is in thy hand; Deliver me from the power of my enemies and persecutors!
Cross References
Psalms 3:8Deliverance cometh from the LORD: May thy blessing be with thy people! [[Pause.]]
Psalms 6:4Return, O LORD! and deliver me; Oh, save me according to thy mercy!
Psalms 51:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after his intercourse with Bathsheba.” Be gracious unto me, O God! according to thy loving kindness; According to the greatness of thy mercy, blot out my transgressions!
Psalms 80:3Bring us back, O God! And cause thy face to shine, that we may be saved!
Psalms 80:19Bring us back, O LORD, God of hosts! And cause thy face to shine, that we may he saved!
Daniel 9:9Yet with the Lord our God is mercy and forgiveness. 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 →