Psalms 21:6

21:6 For you grant him lasting blessings;

you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence. ¹ 

Psalms 31:16

31:16 Smile ²  on your servant!

Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

Psalms 67:1

Psalm 67 ³ 

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.

67:1 May God show us his favor ⁴  and bless us! ⁵ 

May he smile on us! ⁶  (Selah)

Psalms 80:1-3

Psalm 80 ⁷ 

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; ⁸  a psalm of Asaph.

80:1 O shepherd of Israel, pay attention,

you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep!

You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, ⁹  reveal your splendor! ¹⁰ 

80:2 In the sight of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh reveal ¹¹  your power!

Come and deliver us! ¹² 

80:3 O God, restore us!

Smile on us! ¹³  Then we will be delivered! ¹⁴ 

Psalms 80:7

80:7 O God, invincible warrior, ¹⁵  restore us!

Smile on us! ¹⁶  Then we will be delivered! ¹⁷ 

Psalms 80:19

80:19 O Lord God, invincible warrior, ¹⁸  restore us!

Smile on us! ¹⁹  Then we will be delivered! ²⁰ 

Psalms 119:135

119:135 Smile ²¹  on your servant!

Teach me your statutes!

Daniel 9:17

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ²²  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ²³  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ²⁴ 

[21:6]  ¹ tn Heb “you make him happy with joy with [i.e., “close by” or “in”] your face.” On the idiom “with your face” (i.e., “in your presence”) see Ps 16:11 and BDB 816 s.v. פָּנֻה II.2.a.

[31:16]  ² tn Heb “cause your face to shine.”

[67:1]  ³ sn Psalm 67. The psalmist prays for God’s blessing upon his people and urges the nations to praise him for he is the just ruler of the world.

[67:1]  ⁴ tn Or “have mercy on us.”

[67:1]  ⁵ tn The prefixed verbal forms are understood as jussives expressing the psalmist’s prayer. Note the jussive form יָאֵר (ya’er) in the next line.

[67:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “may he cause his face to shine with us.”

[80:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 80. The psalmist laments Israel’s demise and asks the Lord to show favor toward his people, as he did in earlier times.

[80:1]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew expression shushan-eduth means “lily of the testimony.” It may refer to a particular music style or to a tune title. See the superscription to Ps 60.

[80:1]  ⁹ sn Winged angels (Heb “cherubs”). Cherubs, as depicted in the OT, possess both human and animal (lion, ox, and eagle) characteristics (see Ezek 1:10; 10:14, 21; 41:18). They are pictured as winged creatures (Exod 25:20; 37:9; 1 Kgs 6:24-27; Ezek 10:8, 19) and serve as the very throne of God when the ark of the covenant is in view (Ps 99:1; see Num 7:89; 1 Sam 4:4; 2 Sam 6:2; 2 Kgs 19:15). The picture of the Lord seated on the cherubs suggests they might be used by him as a vehicle, a function they carry out in Ezek 1:22-28 (the “living creatures” mentioned here are identified as cherubs in Ezek 10:20). In Ps 18:10 the image of a cherub serves to personify the wind.

[80:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “shine forth.”

[80:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “stir up”; “arouse.”

[80:2]  ¹² tn Heb “come for our deliverance.”

[80:3]  ¹³ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[80:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose/result.

[80:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “O God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9), but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 59:5 and 84:8 as well. See also v. 4 for a similar construction.

[80:7]  ¹⁶ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[80:7]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose/result.

[80:19]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “O Lord, God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9), but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 59:5 and 84:8 as well. See also vv. 4, 7, 14 for a similar construction.

[80:19]  ¹⁹ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[80:19]  ²⁰ tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose/result.

[119:135]  ²¹ tn Heb “cause your face to shine.”

[9:17]  ²² tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

[9:17]  ²³ tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.

[9:17]  ²⁴ tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.