Parallel Verses
King James Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
save me by Your faithful love.
International Standard Version
May your face shine on your servant; in your gracious love, deliver me.
A Conservative Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant. Save me in thy loving kindness.
American Standard Version
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.
Amplified
Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me in Your lovingkindness.
Bible in Basic English
Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.
Darby Translation
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness.
Julia Smith Translation
Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy mercy.
King James 2000
Make your face to shine upon your servant: save me for your mercies' sake.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Shine your face upon your servant. Save me by your loyal love.
Modern King James verseion
Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me in Your mercy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Show thy servant the light of thy countenance, and save me for thy mercy's sake.
NET Bible
Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!
New Heart English Bible
Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.
The Emphasized Bible
Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant, Save me in thy lovingkindness.
Webster
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
World English Bible
Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.
Youngs Literal Translation
Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 31:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Protection
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. 17 Let 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.
Cross References
Psalm 4:6
There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
Psalm 6:4
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
Psalm 80:3
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Numbers 6:25-26
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
Psalm 30:7
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
Psalm 51:1
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 67:1
{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.} God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Psalm 80:7
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalm 80:19
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalm 106:45
And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
Daniel 9:17-18
Now 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.
Romans 9:15
For 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.
Romans 9:23
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Ephesians 1:6-7
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 2:4-7
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,