Then we will not turn away from You; revive us, and we will call on Your name.
Parallel translations
- WEB So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.
- KJV So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.
- NKJV Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
- NASB Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
- NLT Then we will never abandon you again. Revive us so we can call on your name once more.
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Quick answer
If God revives them, the people vow they will not turn away but will call on His name. Restoration and renewed faithfulness are joined together.
Overview
The people pledge covenant loyalty contingent on God's reviving grace, recognizing they cannot turn back to Him in their own strength. True revival is God's work that produces renewed worship and faithfulness. This anticipates the gospel pattern, where God first gives life and the redeemed respond by calling on His name (cf. Eph. 2:4-5).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ps 119:154Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
- Phil 2:12–13Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- John 6:66–69From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
- Ps 119:40How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
- Ps 119:107I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.
- Ps 119:25My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
- Heb 10:38–39But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
- Song 1:4Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
- Eph 2:1–5And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
- Ps 79:13Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.
- Ps 85:6Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
- Ps 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
- Ps 71:20Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- Ps 119:156Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
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