Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 80:3
3Restore us, God; make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.
Psalms 80:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- New International Version (NIV)Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
Context of Psalms 80:3
1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine 2on Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh. Rally your power and come to save us. Restore us, God; make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved. 4Lord God of Armies, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers? 5You fed them the bread of tears and gave them a full measure of tears to drink.
Read all of Psalms 80Psalms 80:3 word by word
אֱלֹהִ֥ים הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּ וְהָאֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 80:3
- Psalms 80:7Restore us, God of Armies; make your face shine on us, so that we may be saved.
- Psalms 85:4Return to us, God of our salvation, and abandon your displeasure with us.
- 1 Kings 18:37Answer me, Lord! Answer me so that this people will know that you, the Lord, are God and that you have turned their hearts back.”
- Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.
- Lamentations 5:21Lord, bring us back to yourself, so we may return; renew our days as in former times,
- Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine
- Psalms 4:6Many are asking, “Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your face shine on us, Lord.
- Psalms 67:1May God be gracious to us and bless us; may he make his face shine upon usSelah
- Psalms 119:135Make your face shine on your servant, and teach me your statutes.
- Numbers 6:25may the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;
Commentaries on Psalms 80:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Turn us again - השיבנו hashibenu, convert or restore us. There are four parts in this Psalm, three of which end with the above words; see the third, seventh, and nineteenth verses; and one with words similar, Psalm 80:14.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Turn us again - This phrase in our translation would seem to mean, “Turn us again from our sins,” or, “Bring us back to our duty, and to thy love;” and this idea is commonly attached to the phrase probably by the readers of the Bible. But this, though in itself an appropriate prayer, is not the idea here. It is simply, Bring us back; cause us to return; restore us. The idea thus suggested would be either (a) restore us to our former state of prosperity…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3This verse is repeated (with a growing intensity) in Psalm 80:7 and 19.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Turn us--that is, from captivity. thy face to shine--(Nu 6:25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 80
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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