Translations
Modern
Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Traditional
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
Literal
Cause Your face to shine upon Your servant; save me in Your loving devotion.
Latin
Illustra faciem tuam super servum tuum; salvum me fac in misericordia tua.
Original
Hebrew
English
Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Notes
Hope does not trust weak and unreliable human beings. It trusts only in the Lord. The suffering person places his life in God’s hands while he waits for the Lord to bring justice.
The psalmist urges the faithful to seek safety in the Lord and wait for his salvation. After experiencing something like death, he shares how the Lord remained faithful. This psalm points ahead to the suffering of Jesus (Luke 23:46).
Theme notes and profiles
David God’s Presence in the Psalms Salvation in the Psalms The Grace of God Wisdom Psalms