New English Translation
Psalms 80:3
3O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!
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
1O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor! 2In the sight of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh reveal your power! Come and deliver us! O God, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered! 4O Lord God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you? 5You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure.
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 80:7O God, invincible warrior, restore us! Smile on us! Then we will be delivered!
- Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!
- 1 Kings 18:37Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are the true God and that you are winning back their allegiance.”
- Jeremiah 31:18I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, ‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
- Lamentations 5:21Bring us back to yourself, O Lord, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before,
- Psalms 80:1O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!
- Psalms 4:6Many say, “Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, Lord!
- Psalms 67:1May God show us his favor and bless us! May he smile on us! (Selah)
- Psalms 119:135Smile on your servant! Teach me your statutes!
- Numbers 6:25The Lord make his face to shine upon 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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