Psalm 80:3

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

Psalm 80:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 80:3

Turn us again, O God
From our captivity, as the Targum, into our own land; or return us backsliding sinners to thyself by repentance; turn us, and we shall be turned; for the prayer shows it was not in their power, but must be effected by the grace of God; or restore our souls, which have been wandering, and them to their former flourishing and comfortable condition:

and cause thy face to shine;
grant thy gracious presence, lift up the light of thy countenance; favour with the manifestations of thyself, the enjoyment of thee, and communion with thee through Christ; indulge us with the discoveries of thy love, the joys of salvation, the comforts of the Spirit, and larger measures of grace:

and we shall be saved;
be in a very happy and comfortable condition; see ( Psalms 4:6 Psalms 4:7 ) .

Psalm 80:3 In-Context

1 Attend, O Shepherd of Israel, who guidest Joseph like a flock; thou who sittest upon the cherubs, manifest thyself;

2 before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasse, stir up thy power, and come to deliver us.

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

4 O Lord God of hosts, how long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant?

5 Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.

6 Thou has made us a strife to our neighbours; and our enemies have mocked at us.

7 Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.

8 Thou hast transplanted a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9 Thou madest a way before it, and didst cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled with it.

10 Its shadow covered the mountains, and its shoots equalled the goodly cedars.

11 It sent forth its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the river.

12 Wherefore hast thou broken down its hedge, while all that pass by the way pluck it?

13 The boar out of the wood has laid it waste, and the wild beast has devoured it.

14 O God of hosts, turn, we pray thee: look on us from heaven, and behold and visit this vine;

15 and restore that which thy right hand has planted: and look on the son of man whom thou didst strengthen for thyself.

16 It is burnt with fire and dug up: they shall perish at the rebuke of thy presence.

17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, and upon the son of man whom thou didst strengthen for thyself.

18 So will we not depart from thee: thou shalt quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

19 Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and make thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.