Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Parallel translations
- WEB Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
- BSB Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
- NKJV Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
- NASB Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
- NLT Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees.
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Quick answer
He asks God to make His face shine on him and to teach him His statutes. He seeks God's favorable presence and instruction together.
Overview
Echoing the priestly blessing, the psalmist prays for the shining of God's face, the sign of favor and blessing, along with instruction in the statutes. He desires God's gracious presence and teaching as one gift. This blessing finds its fullness in Christ, in whose face the glory of God shines upon His people (Num. 6:25; 2 Cor. 4:6).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Num 6:25–26The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
- Ps 4:6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- Ps 80:7Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- Ps 80:19Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- Luke 24:45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
- Ps 80:3Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- Job 36:22Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
- Job 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
- Ps 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
- Job 35:11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
- Ps 119:26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
- Job 34:32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
- Rev 22:4–5And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
- Ps 119:12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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