Psalms 31:16

31:16 Smile ¹  on your servant!

Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

Psalms 44:24

44:24 Why do you look the other way, ² 

and ignore ³  the way we are oppressed and mistreated? ⁴ 

Psalms 119:135

119:135 Smile ⁵  on your servant!

Teach me your statutes!

[31:16]  ¹ tn Heb “cause your face to shine.”

[44:24]  ² tn Heb “Why do you hide your face?” The idiom “hide the face” can mean “ignore” (see Pss 10:11; 13:1; 51:9) or carry the stronger idea of “reject” (see Pss 30:7; 88:14).

[44:24]  ³ tn Or “forget.”

[44:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “our oppression and our affliction.”

[119:135]  ³ tn Heb “cause your face to shine.”