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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 31) Psalms 31:16 KJV
"Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake."
Psalms Chapter 31, Verse 16
Psalms 31:16 in Context (Verses 13–19 KJV)
13
For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14
But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
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.*
18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.*
19
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!