'Favour' in the Bible
To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments. -- A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Favour me, O Jehovah, for I am weak, Heal me, O Jehovah, For troubled have been my bones,
Favour me, O Jehovah, See mine affliction by those hating me, Thou who liftest me up from the gates of death,
Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted am I.
And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.
Hear, O Jehovah, my voice -- I call, And favour me, and answer me.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.'
Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
I -- I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'
And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
To the Overseer. -- 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,
To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.
And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.
To the Overseer, with stringed instruments. -- A Psalm, a Song. God doth favour us and bless us, Doth cause His face to shine with us. Selah.
Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Lo, as eyes of men-servants Are unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant Are unto the hand of her mistress, So are our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.
Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,
For Jehovah will judge his people, and will repent in favour of his servants.