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Psalms 80 — Turn Us Again, O God, and Cause Thy Face to Shine
Summary
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel. Stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand.
Key verse
“Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.”
— Psalm 80:3
Outline
- v.1-7 Turn us again
- v.8-19 The vine of Egypt
Verse-by-verse
3
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Key doctrines
The Shining Face Bringing Salvation
Psalm 80:3 · Numbers 6:25 · Daniel 9:17
Application
Verse 3 is a triple prayer. Pray it three times — for self, for church, for nation. The refrain works.
Christ in this chapter
The shining face of God is revealed in Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6). The chapter's plea is fulfilled in Him.
A refrain repeated three times in the chapter (vv.3, 7, 19). The repetition presses the urgency.
Cause thy face to shine. The Aaronic blessing (Numbers 6:25) prayed back to God. The shining face is the saved condition.