Psalms 80:3

80:2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. come: Heb. come for salvation to us

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

KJV

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Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Turn us again, O God, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.

80:4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? be: Heb. smoke

What does Psalms 80:3 mean?

Psalms 80:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׁוּב (shûwb), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), פָּנִים (pânîym).

Hebrew interlinear

Turn

again,שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

and

cause

thy

faceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

shine;אוֹרʼôwr/ore/H215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)

and

shall

saved.יָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 80:3.

Deuteronomy 26:10

And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:

Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Exodus 34:24

For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

Judges 20:26

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

Judges 21:2

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 80:3 say?

Psalms 80:3 (King James Version) reads: "Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."

Is Psalms 80:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 80:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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