Psalms 80:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

LORD God of Hosts, restore us! Make your face shine upon us so that we may be saved.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְה֘וָ֤ה אֱלֹהִ֣ים צְבָא֣וֹת הֲשִׁיבֵ֑נוּ הָאֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וְנִוָּשֵֽׁעָה׃

Transliteration

YHWH ʾĕlōhîm ṣəbāʾôt hăšîbēnû hāʾēr pānêkā and niwwāšēʿâ

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'God/gods'
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - 'of hosts/armies'
• *hăšîbēnû*: verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 1st person plural suffix - 'restore us'
• *hāʾēr*: verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular - 'cause to shine/light up'
• *pānêkā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your face'
• *niwwāšēʿâ*: verb, niphal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - 'we will be saved'

Word Meanings

• *YHWH*: LORD/Yahweh (divine name)
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods (plural form used for the one God)
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: hosts/armies
• *hăšîbēnû*: restore us/bring us back/return us
• *hāʾēr*: cause to shine/light up/make bright
• *pānêkā*: your face/presence/countenance
• *niwwāšēʿâ*: we will be saved/delivered/rescued