25The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
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Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-27)Here, I. The priests, among other good offices which they were to do, are appointed solemnly to bless the people in the name of the Lord , Luke 6:23. It was part of their work, Deut. 21:5. Hereby God put an honour upon the priests, for the less is blessed of the better ; and hereby he gave great comfort and satisfaction to the people, who looked upon the priest as God’s mouth to them. Though the p…
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