Psalm 119:135
WEB
Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
BSB
Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.
KJV
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H6440
n-m — face, before
Derivation: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from 6437);
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.)
KJV: accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.
n.m — face
[פָּנֶה], pl. פָּנִים 2123 n.m. face, also faces
I.
1. face, faces
2.
a. presence, person
b. technically, see one's face, i.e. appear before one, in one's presence
3. face of seraphim
4. face of animals
5. face (= surface) of ground
6. as adv.loc. before
7. for other phrases
II. with prepositions
H215
v — be, make, luminous
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
KJV: × break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.
vb — be light
[אוֹר] 43 vb. be or become light
Qal;—become light, shine of sun (esp. in early morn.)
Niph.—become lighted up of day-break
Hiph.—
1. give light, of sun, moon & stars
2. light up, cause to shine, shine
3. light a lamp
4. lighten, of the eyes
5. make shine, of face of God
H5650
n-m — servant
Derivation: from 5647;
a servant
KJV: × bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
n.m — slave
עֶ֫בֶד 799 n.m. slave, servant
1. slave, servant of household
2. Subjects, of chief
3. Servants, worshippers of God
4. Servant of י׳, in a special sense
5. Israel as a people is servant of י׳
6. In polite address of equals or superiors the Hebrews used עַבְדְּךָ thy servant = 1 pers. sing., I
7. Phrases
H3925
v — goad, teach, incentive
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
KJV: (un-) accustomed, × diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).
vb — exercise in
לָמַד vb. exercise in, learn
Qal learn something
Piel teach
Pual trained; taught
H853
prt — self, even, namely
Derivation: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity;
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
KJV: [as such unrepresented in English].
mark of the accusative
אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite
H2706
n-m — enactment, appointment
Derivation: from 2710;
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
KJV: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, × necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
n.m — something prescribed
חֹק 127 n.m. something prescribed, a statute or due
1. prescribed task
2. prescribed-portion or allowance of food
3. action prescribed for oneself, resolve
4. prescribed due of the priest from offerings
5. prescribed limit, boundary
6. enactment, decree, ordinance of either God or man
7. pl. חֻקִּים enactments, statutes of a law
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Verse 135
Psalms 119:135
David here, as often as elsewhere, writes himself God's servant, a title he gloried in, though he was a king; now here, as became a good servant, 1. He is very ambitious of his Master's favour, accounting that his happiness and chief good. He asks not for corn and wine, for silver and gold, but, "Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; let me be accepted of thee, and let me know that I am so. Comfort me with the light of thy countenance in every cloudy and dark day. If the world frown upon me, yet do thou smile." 2. He is very solicitous about his Master's work, accounting that his business and chief concern. This he would be instructed in, that he might do it, and do it well, so as to be accepted in the doing of it: Teach me thy statutes. Note, We must pray as earnestly for grace as for comfort. If God hides his face from us, it is because we have been careless in keeping his statutes; and therefore, that we may be qualified for the returns of his favour, we must pray for wisdom to do our duty.