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Psalm 80:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 80:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 over Ephraim,[a] Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Stir up your power
and come to save us.
4 Restore us, O Lord of hosts;
let your face shine[b] upon us,
and we will be saved.
5 O Lord of hosts,[c]
how long will you be angry
at your people’s prayers?
Footnotes
- Psalm 80:3 Ephraim and Manasseh were the two principal tribes of the northern kingdom, with which Benjamin was at times associated (see Num 2:18f). It was also in front of these three tribes that the Ark of the Covenant advanced during the sojourn from Sinai to the Promised Land (see Num 10:21-24).
- Psalm 80:4 Let your face shine: see notes on Pss 4:7; 13:2.
- Psalm 80:5 Lord of hosts: see note on Ps 59:6. How long . . . ?: see note on Ps 6:4.
