King James Version
Psalms 80:7 in the King James Version says “Turn us again, O God of hosts, 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 of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.”
Psalms 80:7 · KJV
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
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
“of hosts”
H6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci
“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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