Psalms 80:7
7 O God of Heaven’s Armies, ▼▼tn Heb “O God, hosts.” One expects the construct form
אֱלֹהֵי before
צְבָאוֹת (
tsevaʾot, “hosts”; see
Ps 89:9), but
יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (
yehvah ʾelohim) precedes
צְבָאוֹת (
tsevaʾot) in
Pss 59:5 and
84:8 as well. See also v.
4 for a similar construction.
restore us.
Smile on us. ▼ Then we will be delivered. ▼▼tn Heb “cause your face to shine in order that we may be delivered.” After the imperative, the cohortative with prefixed
vav (
ו) indicates purpose/result.