Psalms 119:135
Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
In Context
134Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
136Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
Cross References
Numbers 6:25'Jehovah cause His face to shine upon thee, and favour thee;
Job 34:32Besides [that which] I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done — I do not add?'
Job 36:22Lo, God doth sit on high by His power, Who [is] like Him — a teacher?
Psalms 80:1To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies.' A testimony of Asaph. — A Psalm. Shepherd of Israel, give ear, Leading Joseph as a flock, Inhabiting the cherubs — shine forth,
Psalms 80:7God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
Psalms 119:12Blessed [art] Thou, O Jehovah, 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 →