Psalms 31:16
Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
In Context
15In thy hand, are my times, Rescue me from the hand of my foes and from my pursuers!
Cross References
Psalms 3:8To Yahweh, belongeth Salvation! Upon thy people, be thy blessing. [Selah.]
Psalms 6:4Return, O Yahweh, deliver my soul, Save me, for the sake of thy lovingkindness;
Psalms 51:1Be favorable unto me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness, And, in the multitude of thy compassions, blot out my transgressions;
Psalms 80:3O God, bring us back, And light up thy face, That we may be saved.
Psalms 80:19O Yahweh, God of hosts! bring us back, Light up thy face, That we may 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 →