Psalms 80:3 KJV
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms 80:7 KJV
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms 80:19 KJV
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Spurgeon wrote, "...It is not so much said, “turn our captivity” but turn “us.” All will come right if we are right. The best turn is not that of circumstances but of character. When the Lord turns his people he will soon turn their condition..."[1]
Three times in this Psalm the writer implores God to "turn us again."
One of the great needs today is for God to turn His people back to Himself. We need revival; not so much so that the lost will come to Christ, although that is always a great need, we need a revival so God's people will turn. The Hebrew word has the idea of returning to the starting point. And we have gotten so far away from that, I fear that, unless God grants us a revival there is no way we can ever get back.
What we need today is a fresh breath from Almighty God. What we need today is not another program, not another great meeting. There is nothing wrong with either, but it is not the same as God shining His face upon us.
If the Psalmist could say it three times, I can at least pray it once more, "Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms 80:7 KJV
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms 80:19 KJV
Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Spurgeon wrote, "...It is not so much said, “turn our captivity” but turn “us.” All will come right if we are right. The best turn is not that of circumstances but of character. When the Lord turns his people he will soon turn their condition..."[1]
Three times in this Psalm the writer implores God to "turn us again."
One of the great needs today is for God to turn His people back to Himself. We need revival; not so much so that the lost will come to Christ, although that is always a great need, we need a revival so God's people will turn. The Hebrew word has the idea of returning to the starting point. And we have gotten so far away from that, I fear that, unless God grants us a revival there is no way we can ever get back.
What we need today is a fresh breath from Almighty God. What we need today is not another program, not another great meeting. There is nothing wrong with either, but it is not the same as God shining His face upon us.
If the Psalmist could say it three times, I can at least pray it once more, "Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved."
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