Psalm 31:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Make Your faceפָ֭נֶיךָ
(fa·nei·cha)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
to shineהָאִ֣ירָה
(ha·'i·rah)
215: to be or become lighta prim. root
upon Your servant;עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
(av·de·cha;)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
Saveהֹ֖ושִׁיעֵ֣נִי
(ho·v·shi·'e·ni)
3467: to delivera prim. root
me in Your lovingkindness.בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃
(ve·chas·de·cha.)
2617a: goodness, kindnessfrom chasad


















KJV Lexicon
Make thy face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the 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.)
to shine
'owr  (ore)
to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically) -- break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
upon thy servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
save
yasha`  (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
me for thy mercies'
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
sake
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Make Your face to shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness.

King James Bible
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Show Your favor to Your servant; save me by Your faithful love.

International Standard Version
May your face shine on your servant; in your gracious love, deliver me.

NET Bible
Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Shine your face upon your Servant and save me in your kindness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Smile on me. Save me with your mercy.

King James 2000 Bible
Make your face to shine upon your servant: save me for your mercies' sake.
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