New King James Version
Psalms 80:3
3Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall 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 Living Translation (NLT)Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.
Context of Psalms 80:3
1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth! 2Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, Stir up Your strength, And come and save us! Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! 4O Lord God of hosts, How long will You be angry Against the prayer of Your people? 5You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in great 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 80:7Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
- Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease.
- 1 Kings 18:37Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”
- Jeremiah 31:18“I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: ‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained bull; Restore me, and I will return, For You are the Lord my God.
- Lamentations 5:21Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old,
- Psalms 80:1Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth!
- Psalms 4:6There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
- Psalms 67:1God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us, Selah
- Psalms 119:135Make Your face shine upon Your servant, And teach me Your statutes.
- Numbers 6:25The Lord make His face 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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