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In your unfailing love, rescue me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast love!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Make Your face to shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; Save me in Thy lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Make Your face to shine upon Your slave; Save me in Your lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me in Your lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make your face shine on your servant; save me by your faithful love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Show Your favor to Your servant; save me by Your faithful love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: Save me in thy lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Smile on me, your servant. Have pity and rescue me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Smile on me. Save me with your mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Look on your servant with kindness; save me in your constant love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May your face shine on your servant; in your gracious love, deliver me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Smile on your servant! Deliver me because of your faithfulness! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Cause Your face to shine on Your servant, "" Save me in Your kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy mercy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:17>Shine your face upon your servant. Save me in your mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me through thy mercies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Shine your face upon your Servant and save me in your kindness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; Save me in Thy lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3302" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Make Your face</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215: hā·’î·rāh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To be or become light. A primitive root; to be luminous.">shine</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">save me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḇə·ḥas·de·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">by Your loving devotion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-25.htm">Numbers 6:25</a></span><br />may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Psalm 4:6</a></span><br />Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/67-1.htm">Psalm 67:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song. May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-3.htm">Psalm 80:3</a></span><br />Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-7.htm">Psalm 80:7</a></span><br />Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19</a></span><br />Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-135.htm">Psalm 119:135</a></span><br />Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17</a></span><br />So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19</a></span><br />No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-46.htm">John 12:46</a></span><br />I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Matthew 17:2</a></span><br />There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a></span><br />He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Make your face to shine on your servant: save me for your mercies' sake.</p><p class="hdg">Make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Psalm 4:6</a></b></br> <i>There be</i> many that say, Who will shew us <i>any</i> good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Psalm 30:7</a></b></br> LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, <i>and</i> I was troubled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/67-1.htm">Psalm 67:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm <i>or</i> Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; <i>and</i> cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.</p><p class="hdg">save</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-4.htm">Psalm 6:4</a></b></br> Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45</a></b></br> And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/31-3.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/27-9.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/18-28.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/21-7.htm">Unfailing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/psalms/33-17.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/35-27.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Unfailing</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">He rejoices in his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">He prays in his calamity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">He praises God for his goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Make Your face shine on Your servant;</b><br>This phrase is a plea for God's favor and presence, echoing the priestly blessing in <a href="/numbers/6-24.htm">Numbers 6:24-26</a>, where the Lord's face shining upon someone signifies divine approval and blessing. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the face of a king or deity shining upon a subject was a metaphor for favor and protection. The psalmist, likely David, seeks this divine favor, understanding that God's presence is the source of life and blessing. This request also reflects a deep personal relationship with God, where the psalmist identifies as God's servant, indicating humility and submission to God's will.<p><b>save me by Your loving devotion.</b><br>The plea for salvation is grounded in God's "loving devotion," a translation of the Hebrew word "chesed," which encompasses steadfast love, mercy, and covenant faithfulness. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God's commitment to His promises is unwavering. The psalmist appeals to God's character, knowing that salvation is not earned but given out of God's faithful love. This concept is echoed throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, where God describes Himself as abounding in steadfast love. In the New Testament, this loving devotion is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, whose sacrificial love provides salvation for all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a>, David is expressing his trust in God amidst distress.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom David is praying, seeking His favor and salvation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a></b><br>Refers to David himself, who positions himself humbly before God, acknowledging his dependence on divine grace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_favor.htm">Seeking God's Favor</a></b><br>David's plea for God's face to shine upon him is a request for divine favor and presence. In our lives, we should continually seek God's favor through prayer and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_loving_devotion.htm">Understanding God's Loving Devotion</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "loving devotion" is "chesed," which encompasses God's steadfast love and mercy. Recognizing this attribute of God can deepen our trust in His salvation and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_for_salvation.htm">Dependence on God for Salvation</a></b><br>David's cry for salvation underscores the belief that true deliverance comes from God alone. We are encouraged to rely on God for both spiritual and physical salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_presence.htm">The Power of God's Presence</a></b><br>The shining of God's face symbolizes His presence and blessing. As believers, we should strive to live in the light of God's presence, which brings peace and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_prayer.htm">Humility in Prayer</a></b><br>David's identification as a servant reflects humility. Our prayers should be marked by a humble acknowledgment of our need for God's grace and intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_seek_god.htm">What does it mean to seek God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_thyatira_church_important.htm">What is the significance of the Church in Thyatira?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'hashem'_mean.htm">Will any weapon formed against you prosper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_41_11_with_defeat.htm">If Psalm 41:11 suggests triumph over enemies is evidence of God's favor, how can it be reconciled with godly individuals who appear to be defeated?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Make thy face to shine.</span>--As in <a href="/psalms/4-6.htm" title="There be many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift you up the light of your countenance on us.">Psalm 4:6</a>, an echo of the priestly blessing. (<a href="/context/numbers/6-24.htm" title="The LORD bless you, and keep you:">Numbers 6:24-26</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Make thy face to shine upon thy servant</span>. This expression is first used in the blessing of Moses (<a href="/numbers/6-25.htm">Numbers 6:25</a>). Its intrinsic beauty and poetry recommended it to the psalmists, with whom it recurs frequently (camp. <a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Psalm 4:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/67-1.htm">Psalm 67:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5, 7, 19</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-135.htm">Psalm 119:135</a>). It may be regarded as equivalent to "Be thou favourable and gracious unto thy servant." Save me for thy mercies' sake; literally, <span class="accented">save me in thy mercy.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Make Your face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָ֭נֶיךָ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shine</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֣ירָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’î·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_215.htm">Strong's 215: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">save me</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by Your loving devotion.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḥas·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:16 Make your face to shine on your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/31-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>