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 trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. 15My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake. 17Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. 18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Psalms 31:16 word by word

הָאִ֣ירָה פָ֭נֶיךָ עַל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• shineאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• merciesחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617

Cross-references for Psalms 31:16

• Psalms 4:6There aremany that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.
• Psalms 30:7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
• Psalms 67:1God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
• Psalms 80:3Restore us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
• Numbers 6:25The LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee:
• Daniel 9:17Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
• Psalms 6:4Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercies’ sake.
• Psalms 51:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
• Psalms 106:45And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
• Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
• Romans 9:15For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
• Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

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