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An Escalating Plea
Commentators note that this verse repeats the plea from verse 3 but escalates the title from 'God' to 'God of hosts.' This change signifies a deeper desperation and a more intense appeal to God's supreme power as the commander of heavenly armies, emphasizing that only His mighty intervention could bring salvation.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 80:7
18th Century
Theologian
Turn us again, O God of hosts ... - This verse is the same as (Psalms 80:3), except that here the appeal is to the “God…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 80:4–7
19th Century
Preacher
Israel was evidently in very deep distress, yet still God's own. It is no evidence of our having ceased to be God's people that we are made to drin…
John Gill
On Psalms 80:7
17th Century
Pastor
Turn us again, O God of hosts The same with (Psalms 80:3) , only instead of God there, here it is "the God of…
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Matthew Henry
On Psalms 80:1–7
17th Century
Minister
He who dwells upon the mercy-seat is the good Shepherd of His people. But we can neither expect the comfort of His love nor the protection of His a…