Lord God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.
Parallel translations
- WEB Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
- 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!
- 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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Quick answer
The refrain sounds a third time, now with the full covenant name, pleading for restoration and salvation through God's shining favor. The psalm ends resting wholly on God's grace.
Overview
This climactic repetition (cf. vv. 3, 7) addresses God as Yahweh, God of Armies, the covenant Lord of all power. The threefold refrain structures the whole psalm around the conviction that salvation comes only when God turns to His people. It leaves Israel, and every reader, casting all hope on God's gracious initiative.
Cross-references & the web
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 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 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 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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