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Psalms 80:2–3

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Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
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From verse 2

  1. Psalms 35:23Rank 1 from verse 2
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    23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

  2. Numbers 2:18–24Rank 2 from verse 2
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    18¶ On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.

    19And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.

    20And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

    21And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

    22Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

    23And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

    24All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

  3. Isaiah 42:13–14Rank 3 from verse 2
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    13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

    14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

  4. Psalms 44:23–26Rank 4 from verse 2
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    23Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

    24Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

    25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

    26Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies’ sake.

  5. Isaiah 25:9Rank 5 from verse 2
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    9¶ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

From verse 3

  1. Lamentations 5:21Rank 1 from verse 3
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    21Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

  2. Numbers 6:25–26Rank 2 from verse 3
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    25The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

    26The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

  3. Psalms 85:4Rank 3 from verse 3
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    4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

  4. Psalms 4:6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

  5. Psalms 80:19Rank 5 from verse 3
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    19Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

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Psalms 80:2

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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stir

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Sense 1: To rouse, excite, or put into action or motion. Sense 2: A commotion or disturbance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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Psalms 80:3

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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cause

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Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

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COMBINED MEANING

face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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COMBINED MEANING

shine

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To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor. To give light, real or figurative.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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80:1GIVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

80:2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

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80:3Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

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80:4O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

80:5Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

80:6Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

80:7Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

80:8Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

80:9Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

80:10The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

80:11She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

80:12Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

80:13The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

80:14Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

80:15And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

80:16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

80:17Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.

80:18So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

80:19Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

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