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Psalms 31:16 - Exposition

Make thy face to shine upon thy servant . This expression is first used in the blessing of Moses ( Numbers 6:25 ). Its intrinsic beauty and poetry recommended it to the psalmists, with whom it recurs frequently (camp. Psalms 4:6 ; Psalms 67:1 ; Psalms 80:5 , Psalms 80:7 , Psalms 80:19 ; Psalms 119:135 ). It may be regarded as equivalent to "Be thou favourable and gracious unto thy servant." Save me for thy mercies' sake; literally, save me in thy mercy.

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

The Pulpit Commentary is a homiletic commentary on the Bible created during the nineteenth century under the direction of Rev. Joseph S. Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. It consists of 23 volumes with 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, and was written over a 30-year period with 100 contributors.... Show more

Psalms 31:16 - Exposition

Psalms 31:16 - Exposition

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