Psalms 80:3
O God, cause us to turn back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
In Context
2Before Ephraim, and Benjamin, and Manasseh, Wake up Thy might, and come for our salvation.
4Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.
Cross References
Numbers 6:25'Jehovah cause His face to shine upon thee, and favour thee;
Psalms 4:6Many are saying, 'Who doth show us good?' Lift on us the light of Thy face, O Jehovah,
Psalms 67:1To 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.
Psalms 80:7God of Hosts, turn us back, And cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved.
Psalms 85:4Turn back [to] us, O God of our salvation, And make void Thine anger with us.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, 'Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou [art] Jehovah my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 80:2-8
Mournful Complaints. 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. 3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife… Read the whole commentary →