Today is Wednesday, August 17th, 2022; Karen's Korner #4723

Three times in Psalm chapter 80, the nearly same things are said in three verses:

"Turn us again to yourself, O God.
Look down on us in joy and love;
only then shall we be saved."

~ verse 8

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"Turn us again to yourself, O God of Hosts.
Look down on us in joy and love
 then shall we be saved."

~ verse 7

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"Turn us again to yourself, O God of heaven.
Look down on us,
your face aglow with joy and love---
only then shall we be saved."

~ verse 19

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Bible Commentary:  "Three times the writer (Asaph) calls on God to 'turn us again to yourself' Repentance involves humbling ourselves and turning to God to receive his forgiveness and restoration. As we turn to God, he helps us to see ourselves more clearly, including our sin. And as we see our sin, the process of repentance must be repeated over and over again."

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