Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Parallel translations
- WEB Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
- BSB Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
- NKJV Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
- NASB God of armies, restore us And make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved.
- NLT Turn us again to yourself, O 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 returns, now addressed to the God of Armies, pleading again for restoration and salvation through His shining favor. Repetition underscores the urgency of the cry.
Overview
This second occurrence of the refrain (cf. v. 3) heightens the appeal by naming God as the LORD of Armies, the commander of heaven's hosts. The repetition is not vain but persistent, faith-filled prayer. It reaffirms that salvation comes only when God graciously turns toward His helpless people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
- Isa 64:5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
- Jer 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
- Ps 80:19Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- Ps 80:3Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
- 2 Tim 2:25–26In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
- Mark 4:12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
- Isa 30:15For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
- Luke 1:16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
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