King James Version
Psalms 80:3 in the King James Version says “Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 80 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.”
Psalms 80:3 · KJV
To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. of: or, for
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.
O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? be: Heb. smoke
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“O God”
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
“Turn us again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“and cause thy face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“and we shall be saved”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
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