Psalms 119 · Verse 135

Psalms 119:135

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Psalms 119:135, King James Version

Psalms 119:135 in other translations

BSBMake Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
WEBMake your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
ASVMake thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes.
YLTThy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
DARBYMake thy face to shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
BBELet your servant see the shining of your face; give me knowledge of your rules.
WebsterMake thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:135 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:131-135

131-135. An ardent desire (compare Psa 56:1, 2) for spiritual enlightening, establishment in a right course, deliverance from the wicked, and evidence of God's favor is expressed I opened my mouth, and panted--as a traveller in a hot desert pants for the cooling breeze (Psa 63:1; 84:2).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 135 Make thy face to shine - Give me a sense of thy approbation. Let me know, by the testimony of thy Spirit in my conscience, that thou art reconciled to me. The godly in all ages derived their happiness from a consciousness of the Divine favor. The witness of God's spirit in the souls of believers was an essential principle in religion from the foundation of the world.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:129-136

The wonders of redeeming love will fix the heart in adoration of them. The Scriptures show us what we were, what we are, and what we shall be. They show us the mercy and the justice of the Lord, the joys of heaven, and the pains of hell. Thus they give to the simple, in a few days, understanding of those matters, which philosophers for ages sought in vain. The believer, wearied with the cares of life and his…

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Psalms 119:135 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

פָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaface yourH6440
הָאֵ֣רha.'Ermake shineH215
בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָbe.'av.De.khaon servant yourH5650
וְ֝לַמְּדֵ֗נִיve.la.me.De.niand teach meH3925
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חֻקֶּֽיךָ\׃chu.Kei.chadecrees yourH2706

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 119:135

  • Numbers 6:25-26

    The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

  • Psalms 4:6

    There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

  • Psalms 80:7

    Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

  • Luke 24:45

    Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  • Psalms 80:19

    Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

  • Psalms 80:3

    Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

  • Job 33:26

    He 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.

  • Job 36:22

    Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

  • Job 34:32

    That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

  • Revelation 22:4-5

    And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Job 35:11

    Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

  • Psalms 80:1

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Make.
4:6; 80:1,3,7,19; Nu 6:25,26; Job 33:26; Re 22:4,5
and teach.
12,26; Job 34:32; 35:11; 36:22; Lu 24:45

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Context

  • Psalms 119:134

    Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

  • Psalms 119:135

    Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

  • Psalms 119:136

    Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

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Psalms 119:135 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Haz que tu rostro resplandezca sobre tu siervo; y enséñame tus estatutos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Fais luire ta face sur ton serviteur, et enseigne-moi tes statuts.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laß dein Angesicht leuchten über deinen Knecht, und lehre mich deine Satzungen!