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Psalms 31:16

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 31:17.

הָאִ֣ירָהhairahgloriousאוֹרverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “glorious”, a commandH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.פָ֭נֶיךָfaneykhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עַבְדֶּ֑ךָavdekhaservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיhoshienibe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be safe”, a commandH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.בְחַסְדֶּֽךָvechasdekhain kindnessחֵסֵדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(31-17) Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.

World English Bible

Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.

Darby Translation

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(31-17) Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy mercy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπίφανον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου, σῶσόν με ἐν τῷ ἐλέει σου.