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.
• New International Version (NIV)Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 31:16

14But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!” 15My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly. Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me. 17Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave. 18Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

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 people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.
• Psalms 30:7Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
• Psalms 67:1May God be merciful and bless us. May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude
• Psalms 80:3Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.
• Numbers 6:25May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.
• Daniel 9:17“O our God, hear your servant’s prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.
• Psalms 6:4Return, O Lord, and rescue me. Save me because of your unfailing love.
• Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
• Psalms 106:45He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.
• Daniel 9:9But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
• Romans 9:15For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”
• Ephesians 1:6So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
• Ephesians 2:4But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,

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