Restore Us, O Lord: Psalm 80-Supplication through the Scriptures
Restore Us, O Lord Psalm 80 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. Charles Spurgeon Psalm 80 is a cry to the Lord, the Shepherd of His people, for His deliverance and restoration. Three times the psalmist prays, “Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!” The people have suffered harm. Their walls have been broken down. The vine, representing the people of Israel, has been burned with fire and they are perishing. So the psalmist is crying in desperation for the Lord to “have regard for this vine” (80:14), to give them life (80:18), and restore them to His favor (80:19). In our spiritual lives, sometimes we are flourishing and growing. We’re gaining strength and communing with our Savior. Other times, we are not flourishing spiritually, but rather we seem to be dry and wilting, uncommitted or lacking zeal for the things of God. A...