Psalm 80:7

Translations

Modern

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Traditional

Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Literal

O God of Hosts, restore us, and cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved!

Latin

Deus virtutum, converte nos, et ostende faciem tuam, et salvi erimus.

Original

Hebrew

English

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Notes

Psalms 80:4–7

The people cry out for rescue from the shame of their recent defeat. The enemy’s victory is less devastating, however, than the knowledge that they themselves are objects of God’s wrath.

Psalms 80:1–19

This psalm of lament may come from the remnant (the small group that survived) of the northern kingdom after it fell in 722 BC. The people call on God as their Shepherd and as the God of Hosts (a title that describes God as the ruler over the armies of heaven). They hope that he will return to them and restore them.

They remember the Exodus and their special relationship with the Lord. The psalm ends with a promise of renewed commitment to him (Psalm 80:18).

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Presence in the Psalms Salvation in the Psalms

Related verses

Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Jeremiah 4:14
Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
Psalm 80:19
Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Isaiah 64:5
You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
Psalm 80:3
Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Isaiah 30:15
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
2 Timothy 2:25–26
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
Mark 4:12
…so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
Luke 1:16
Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Asaph Imprecatory Psalms Music Presence of God Psalms, Book of Shoshannim, Shoshannim-Eduth

Topics

Backsliders: Return of Church: Backslidden Conversion: Pray For Prayer Under Affliction: That we May be Turned to God

Psalm 80:7

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