"Restore us, O LORD God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved!" (ESV)
"Restore us, LORD God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved." (NIV)
"Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved." (KJV)
I actually like the KJV here: Turn us again.
Please, God, turn our hearts back to you. Why are we so prone to wander? Please fix our direction and shine your face on us, your loving, powerful, almighty face. It is only through your Spirit and your power that we can ever be saved. Although Jesus took the miraculous steps needed to save us, although He gave his life to redeem ours by suffering, dying and rising again, we cannot even begin to comprehend or accept the truth about Jesus until your face shines understanding and love for you into our hearts. Teach us to depend on you, to look to you, to follow you. Teach us to love you.
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