◄ Psalm 80:7 ►
Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.
Study Bible
Restore us
The phrase "Restore us" is a plea for renewal and revival. In Hebrew, the word for "restore" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to return or turn back. This word is often used in the context of repentance and returning to God. The psalmist is asking for a spiritual renewal, a turning back to the covenant relationship with God. Historically, this reflects Israel's cyclical pattern of falling away from God and then seeking restoration. It is a reminder of God's mercy and willingness to forgive and restore His people when they turn back to Him.

O God of Hosts
The title "O God of Hosts" refers to God as the commander of the heavenly armies. The Hebrew term "צְבָאוֹת" (Tseva'ot) signifies God's supreme authority and power over all creation, including the angelic hosts. This title emphasizes God's might and ability to protect and deliver His people. In the historical context, Israel often faced physical and spiritual battles, and invoking God as the "God of Hosts" was a call for divine intervention and strength.

and cause Your face to shine
The phrase "and cause Your face to shine" is a request for God's favor and presence. In Hebrew culture, the shining of God's face is a metaphor for His blessing and approval. This imagery is rooted in the priestly blessing found in Numbers 6:24-26, where the shining of God's face signifies peace and grace. The psalmist is yearning for the warmth and light of God's presence, which dispels darkness and brings life and hope.

upon us
The inclusion of "upon us" personalizes the plea, indicating a communal request for God's favor. It reflects the collective identity of the people of Israel, who understood their relationship with God as a community. This communal aspect is significant in the historical context, as the well-being of the nation was often seen as tied to their faithfulness to God. It is a reminder of the importance of unity and shared faith in seeking God's blessing.

that we may be saved
The phrase "that we may be saved" expresses the ultimate desire for deliverance and salvation. The Hebrew word for "saved" is "יָשַׁע" (yasha), which means to deliver or rescue. This salvation is not only physical but also spiritual, encompassing deliverance from sin and restoration to a right relationship with God. In the scriptural context, salvation is a recurring theme, pointing to God's redemptive plan for His people. It is a call to trust in God's power to save and His faithfulness to His promises.

Persons / Places / Events
1. God of Hosts
This title emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over the heavenly armies. It reflects His authority and ability to intervene in the affairs of His people.

2. Israel
The nation of Israel is the implied subject of the plea for restoration. Historically, Israel often found itself in need of God's deliverance due to disobedience and external threats.

3. Restoration
The event or process of being brought back to a former state of favor and blessing with God. This is a recurring theme in the history of Israel, especially during times of exile or oppression.
Teaching Points
The Need for Divine Restoration
Just as Israel needed restoration, believers today must recognize their need for God's intervention in their lives. This involves repentance and a return to God's ways.

Seeking God's Favor
The plea for God's face to shine upon us is a request for His favor and presence. Believers should earnestly seek God's presence in their daily lives through prayer and obedience.

Understanding God's Sovereignty
Acknowledging God as the "God of Hosts" reminds us of His ultimate control over all circumstances. Trusting in His power can bring peace amidst life's challenges.

Salvation as a Continuous Need
The desire "that we may be saved" highlights the ongoing need for God's saving grace. Salvation is not just a one-time event but a continual process of being delivered from sin and its consequences.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the title "God of Hosts" influence your understanding of God's power and authority in your life?

2. In what ways can you seek God's face in your daily routine, and how might this impact your spiritual growth?

3. Reflect on a time when you experienced God's restoration. What steps did you take to return to Him, and what was the outcome?

4. How can the concept of God's face shining upon you change your perspective during difficult times?

5. Compare the plea for restoration in Psalm 80:7 with the promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14. What conditions are necessary for experiencing God's healing and restoration today?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Numbers 6:24-26
The priestly blessing, which includes the phrase "make His face shine upon you," connects to the plea in Psalm 80:7 for God's favor and presence.

2 Chronicles 7:14
This verse speaks of God's promise to heal the land if His people humble themselves and seek His face, paralleling the call for restoration in Psalm 80:7.

Isaiah 60:1-2
The imagery of God's light shining upon His people as a sign of His glory and favor relates to the request for God's face to shine upon Israel.
Sermons
God's RedemptionC. Short Psalm 80:1-19
The Almighty in Relation to Erring ManHomilistPsalm 80:1-19
The God that Dwelleth Between the CherubimsJ. S. Broad, M. A.Psalm 80:1-19
The Mercy-SeatJ. Parsons.Psalm 80:1-19
The Relative DeityHomilistPsalm 80:1-19
The Word God Means the Shining OneCynddylan Jones.Psalm 80:1-19
People
Asaph, Benjamin, Joseph, Manasseh, Psalmist
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
Almighty, Armies, Cause, Face, Hosts, O, Restore, Safe, Saved, Shine, Shining, Turn
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Psalm 80:7

     4835   light, spiritual
     8151   revival, corporate

Psalm 80:1-19

     8149   revival, nature of

Psalm 80:4-7

     8610   prayer, asking God

Library
One Antidote for Many Ills
This morning's sermon, then will be especially addressed to my own church, on the absolute necessity of true religion in our midst, and of revival from all apathy and indifference. We may ask of God multitudes of other things, but amongst them all, let this be our chief prayer: "Lord, revive us; Lord, revive us!" We have uttered it in song; let me stir up your pure minds, by way of remembrance, to utter it in your secret prayers, and make it the daily aspiration of your souls. I feel, beloved, that …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859

Dishonest Tenants
'And He began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 2. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 3. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Blessing of God.
NUMB. VI. 22-27. We have already seen the grace of GOD making provision that His people, who had lost the privilege of priestly service, might draw near to Him by Nazarite separation and consecration. And not as the offence was the free gift: those who had forfeited the privilege of priestly service were the males only, but women and even children might be Nazarites; whosoever desired was free to come, and thus draw near to GOD. We now come to the concluding verses of Numb. vi, and see in them one …
James Hudson Taylor—Separation and Service

Period iii. The Critical Period: A. D. 140 to A. D. 200
The interval between the close of the post-apostolic age and the end of the second century, or from about 140 to 200, may be called the Critical Period of Ancient Christianity. In this period there grew up conceptions of Christianity which were felt by the Church, as a whole, to be fundamentally opposed to its essential spirit and to constitute a serious menace to the Christian faith as it had been commonly received. These conceptions, which grew up both alongside of, and within the Church, have …
Joseph Cullen Ayer Jr., Ph.D.—A Source Book for Ancient Church History

The Wicked Husbandmen.
"Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: and when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto …
William Arnot—The Parables of Our Lord

Discourse on the Good Shepherd.
(Jerusalem, December, a.d. 29.) ^D John X. 1-21. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Homiletical.
Twenty-four homilies on miscellaneous subjects, published under St. Basil's name, are generally accepted as genuine. They are conveniently classified as (i) Dogmatic and Exegetic, (ii) Moral, and (iii) Panegyric. To Class (i) will be referred III. In Illud, Attende tibi ipsi. VI. In Illud, Destruam horrea, etc. IX. In Illud, Quod Deus non est auctor malorum. XII. In principium Proverbiorum. XV. De Fide. XVI. In Illud, In principio erat Verbum. XXIV. Contra Sabellianos et Arium et Anomoeos. …
Basil—Basil: Letters and Select Works

Rules to be Observed in Singing of Psalms.
1. Beware of singing divine psalms for an ordinary recreation, as do men of impure spirits, who sing holy psalms intermingled with profane ballads: They are God's word: take them not in thy mouth in vain. 2. Remember to sing David's psalms with David's spirit (Matt. xxii. 43.) 3. Practise St. Paul's rule--"I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing with the understanding also." (1 Cor. xiv. 15.) 4. As you sing uncover your heads (1 Cor. xi. 4), and behave yourselves in comely reverence as in the …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety

The Shepherd of Our Souls.
"I am the good Shepherd: the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep."--John x. 11. Our Lord here appropriates to Himself the title under which He had been foretold by the Prophets. "David My servant shall be king over them," says Almighty God by the mouth of Ezekiel: "and they all shall have one Shepherd." And in the book of Zechariah, "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, and against the man that is My fellow, saith the Lord of Hosts; smite the Shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered." …
John Henry Newman—Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII

Farewell Discourse to Disciples.
(Jerusalem. Evening Before the Crucifixion.) ^D John XIV.-XVI. ^d 1 Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. [That one should betray him and one should deny him, that all should be offended, and that the Lord should depart, raised anxieties which Jesus here seeks to quiet. That they should go out as homeless wanderers without the presence of their Lord and be subjected to persecution, was also in their thoughts. But Jesus sustains their spirits by appealing to them to …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

The Barren Fig-Tree;
OR, THE DOOM AND DOWNFALL OF THE FRUITLESS PROFESSOR: SHOWING, THAT THE DAY OF GRACE MAY BE PAST WITH HIM LONG BEFORE HIS LIFE IS ENDED; THE SIGNS ALSO BY WHICH SUCH MISERABLE MORTALS MAY BE KNOWN. BY JOHN BUNYAN 'Who being dead, yet speaketh.'--Hebrews 11:4 London: Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion, in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1688. This Title has a broad Black Border. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. This solemn, searching, awful treatise, was published by Bunyan in 1682; but does not appear …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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