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Selected Verse: Psalms 31:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 31:16 |
King James |
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Make . . . shine--(Compare Num 6:25; Psa 4:6). Deprecating from himself, he imprecates on the wicked God's displeasure, and prays that their virulent persecution of him may be stopped. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant - That is, show me thy favor, or be kind and merciful to me. See the notes at Psa 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 more pure or exalted than this. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Make 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. |
6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.