Psalms 80:19 - Exposition

Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall he saved. The psalm is closed by the refrain in its third and most perfect form. First we had, "Turn us again, O God" ( Psalms 80:3 ); then, "Turn us again, O God of hosts" ( Psalms 80:7 ); now, "Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts"—the appeal to God continually increasing in intensity. Having made his third appeal by the covenant Name, the psalmist seems to feel that he has done all that he can, and desists.