Restore us, God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.
Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. (Psalm 80:3,7,19)
Psalm 80 has a repeated refrain with only the form of address for God changing from verse 3 to verse 7 to verse 19, from "God," to "God Almighty," to "LORD God Almighty." The progression gives me a sense of increasing urgency with each repetition. The psalmist wants restoration, divine radiance, and salvation, and his desire goes from deep, to deeper, all the way to deepest.
What is your deep, deeper, deepest desire, reader?
Psalm 80 has a repeated refrain with only the form of address for God changing from verse 3 to verse 7 to verse 19, from "God," to "God Almighty," to "LORD God Almighty." The progression gives me a sense of increasing urgency with each repetition. The psalmist wants restoration, divine radiance, and salvation, and his desire goes from deep, to deeper, all the way to deepest.
What is your deep, deeper, deepest desire, reader?
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