Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
Parallel translations
- KJV Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- BSB Restore us, O LORD God of Hosts; cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- NKJV Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
- NASB Lord God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.
- NLT Turn us again to yourself, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved.
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Cross-references · 8
- Jer 3:22–23Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backsliding. “Behold, we have come to you; for you are Yahweh our God.
- Ps 27:4One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.
- Ps 80:3Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
- Ps 80:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.
- Ps 44:3For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.
- Ps 27:9Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
- Ps 31:16Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness.
- Ps 80:7Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
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