Psalms 31:16

Psalms 31:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast love!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me.

Context of Psalms 31:16

14But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.” 15My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. 17Let me not be put to shame, Lord, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead. 18Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

Psalms 31:16 word by word

הָאִ֣ירָה פָ֭נֶיךָ עַל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Make thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• to shineאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• upon thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• me for thy mercies’חֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617

Cross-references for Psalms 31:16

• Psalms 4:6Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?” Let the light of your face shine on us.
• Psalms 30:7Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.
• Psalms 67:1May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us—
• Psalms 80:3Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
• Numbers 6:25the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
• Daniel 9:17“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
• Psalms 6:4Turn, Lord, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
• Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
• Psalms 106:45for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
• Daniel 9:9The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;
• Romans 9:15For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
• Ephesians 2:4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

Commentaries on Psalms 31:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant - Only let me know that thou art reconciled to and pleased with me, and then, come what will, all must be well. Save me for thy mercies' sake - Literally, Save me in thy mercy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant - That is, show me thy favor, or be kind and merciful to me. See the notes at Psalm 4:6. Save me for thy mercies‘ sake - On account of thy mercy; or that thy mercy may be manifested. This is always a just ground of appeal to God by a sinner or a sufferer, that God would make our sins and trials an “occasion” for displaying his own character. There are, indeed, other grounds of appeal; but there is no one that is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffered for ours. David's friends durst not give him any assistance. Let us not think it strange if thus deserted, but make sure of a Friend in heaven who will not fail. God will be sure to order and dispose all for the best, to all those who commit their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18Hope does not trust weak and unreliable human beings. It trusts only in the Lord. The suffering person places his life in God’s hands while he waits for the Lord to bring justice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:16

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• David
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings