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Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/80.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/80.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/80.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/80.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine <i>upon us,</i> and we will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, restore us; Cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, restore us; Cause Thy face to shine <i>upon us</i>, and we will be saved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/80.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh God of hosts, restore us; Cause Your face to shine <i>upon us</i>, that we might be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/80.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine on us [in favor and approval], and we shall be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/80.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, LORD, God of Armies; make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/80.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, Yahweh, the God of Hosts; look on us with favor, and we will be saved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/80.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Turn us again, O Jehovah God of hosts; Cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/80.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />LORD God All-Powerful, make us strong again! Smile on us and save us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/80.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts; cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/80.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD God, commander of armies, restore us, and smile on us so that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/80.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Bring us back, LORD God Almighty. Show us your mercy, and we will be saved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/80.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God of hosts, restore to us the light of your favor. Then we'll be delivered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/80.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/80.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/80.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Restore us, LORD God of hosts. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/80.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/80.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/80.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH, God of Hosts, turn us back, "" Cause Your face to shine, and we are saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/80.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us back, Cause Thy face to shine, and we are saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/80.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, God of armies turn us back; cause thy face to shine, and We shall be saved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/80.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord God of hosts, convert us: and shew thy face, and we shall be saved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/80.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 79:20>O Lord, God of hosts, convert us. And reveal your face, and we will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/80.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD God of hosts, restore us; light up your face and we shall be saved. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/80.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/80.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Guide us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/80.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, God of Hosts, restore us and shine your face and we shall be saved! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/80.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, restore us; Cause Thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/80.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and make thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/80-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10198" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hă·šî·ḇê·nū (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">Restore us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">cause Your face</a> <a href="/hebrew/215.htm" title="215: hā·’êr (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be or become light. A primitive root; to be luminous.">to shine upon us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: wə·niw·wā·šê·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">that we may be saved.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-25.htm">Numbers 6:25-26</a></span><br />may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; / may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-21.htm">Lamentations 5:21</a></span><br />Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18</a></span><br />I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8-9</a></span><br />But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. / Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17</a></span><br />So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Isaiah 63:15-16</a></span><br />Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained. / Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-3.htm">Zechariah 1:3</a></span><br />So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to Me, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-16.htm">2 Corinthians 3:16</a></span><br />But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">1 Peter 2:25</a></span><br />For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Luke 1:78-79</a></span><br />because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, / to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.</p><p class="hdg">turn us</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-3.htm">Psalm 80:3,7</a></b></br> Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/3-22.htm">Jeremiah 3:22,23</a></b></br> Return, ye backsliding children, <i>and</i> I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou <i>art</i> the LORD our God… </p><p class="hdg">cause</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest <i>between</i> the cherubims, shine forth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4,9</a></b></br> One <i>thing</i> have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-16.htm">Psalm 31:16</a></b></br> Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Asaph</a> <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/8-1.htm">Gittith</a> <a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/80-7.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/psalms/80-7.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/psalms/80-7.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/psalms/80-18.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Asaph</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Gittith</a> <a href="/psalms/84-1.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/85-1.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/psalms/106-8.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/psalms/94-1.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 80</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">The psalmist in his prayer complains of the miseries of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">God's former favors are turned into judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/80.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/80.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts;</b><br>The plea for restoration is a recurring theme in the Psalms, reflecting Israel's desire for renewal and divine intervention. The title "LORD God of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over the heavenly armies, underscoring His ability to bring about restoration. This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of Israel's cyclical pattern of sin, judgment, repentance, and restoration, as seen in the books of Judges and Kings. The call for restoration also foreshadows the ultimate restoration through Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.<p><b>cause Your face to shine upon us,</b><br>This phrase is reminiscent of the Aaronic blessing in <a href="/numbers/6-24.htm">Numbers 6:24-26</a>, where the shining of God's face symbolizes His favor and presence. In ancient Near Eastern culture, a king's face shining upon someone indicated approval and blessing. The request for God's face to shine is a plea for His gracious attention and favor, which brings life and peace. This imagery is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus, who is described as the light of the world (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), bringing God's presence and favor to humanity.<p><b>that we may be saved.</b><br>The desire for salvation is central to the psalmist's plea, reflecting a need for deliverance from distress or enemies. In the Old Testament context, salvation often referred to physical deliverance, but it also carried spiritual implications. This phrase points forward to the New Testament understanding of salvation through Jesus Christ, who provides ultimate deliverance from sin and death. The connection to salvation history is evident in the prophetic writings, where the Messiah is depicted as the one who brings salvation to God's people (Isaiah 53).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Psalm 80</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite musician appointed by King David to lead worship in the tabernacle. His psalms often reflect a deep yearning for God's intervention and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is the primary subject of this psalm, representing God's chosen people who are seeking restoration and salvation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord_god_of_hosts.htm">LORD God of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over the heavenly armies, highlighting His ability to protect and restore His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/face_of_god.htm">Face of God</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's favor and presence. In Hebrew culture, the shining of God's face signifies His blessing and approval.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The central theme of the psalm, reflecting Israel's desire for spiritual renewal and deliverance from their current distress.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_restoration.htm">The Need for Restoration</a></b><br>Recognize our need for spiritual renewal and restoration in our personal lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_favor.htm">Seeking God's Favor</a></b><br>Understand the importance of seeking God's face, which symbolizes His presence and favor, in our daily walk with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>Trust in the LORD God of Hosts, acknowledging His supreme authority and ability to save and restore us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>Embrace a posture of repentance and humility, acknowledging our dependence on God for salvation and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_salvation.htm">Hope in God's Salvation</a></b><br>Hold onto the hope of salvation, knowing that God's desire is to restore and save His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_80.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 80</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_remove_his_protection.htm">In Psalm 80:12–13, why would an omnipotent God remove His protection, allowing enemies to ravage His chosen people? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_80_4-5_show_a_kind_god.htm">How does Psalm 80:4-5 align with the image of a benevolent God when He supposedly 'feeds' and 'drinks' His people with sorrow and tears?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_require_a_sin_offering_for_unintentional_acts.htm">In Leviticus 4:2, why would God require a sin offering for an unintentional act if it was done unknowingly?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_stress_about_tomorrow_now.htm">Why did God's vineyard produce only wild grapes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/80.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Turn us.</span>--By a fine gradation in the style of the address to God, the refrain has at last reached its full tone, expressive of the completest trust--<p>"God's ways seem dark, but soon or late<p>They touch the shining hills of day.<p>The evil cannot brook delay;<p>The good can well afford to wait."<p>WHITTIER.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/80.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall</span> <span class="cmt_word">he saved.</span> The psalm is closed by the refrain in its third and most perfect form. First we had, "Turn us again, O God" (ver. 3); then, "Turn us again, O God of hosts" (ver. 7); now, "Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts" - the appeal to God continually increasing in intensity. Having made his third appeal by the covenant Name, the psalmist seems to feel that he has done all that he can, and desists. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/80-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Restore us,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·šî·ḇê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְה֘וָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts;</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cause Your face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to shine upon us,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_215.htm">Strong's 215: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that we may be saved.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niw·wā·šê·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/80-19.htm">Psalm 80:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/80-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 80:19 Turn us again Yahweh God of Armies (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/80-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 80:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/81-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 81:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 81:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>