Psalms 80:3

80:3 O God, restore us!

Smile on us! ¹  Then we will be delivered! ² 

Psalms 80:19

80:19 O Lord God, invincible warrior, ³  restore us!

Smile on us! ⁴  Then we will be delivered! ⁵ 

Psalms 51:10

51:10 Create for me a pure heart, O God! ⁶ 

Renew a resolute spirit within me! ⁷ 

Luke 1:16

1:16 He ⁸  will turn ⁹  many of the people ¹⁰  of Israel to the Lord their God.

¹ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

² 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.

³ tn Heb “O Lord, God, hosts.” One expects the construct form אֱלֹהֵי before צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot, “hosts”; see Ps 89:9), but יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים (yehvah ’elohim) precedes צְבָאוֹת (tsÿva’ot) in Pss 59:5 and 84:8 as well. See also vv. 4, 7, 14 for a similar construction.

⁴ tn The idiom “cause your face to shine” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

⁵ 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.

⁶ sn The heart is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s motives and moral character.

⁷ tn Heb “and a reliable spirit renew in my inner being.”

⁸ tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁹ sn The word translated will turn is a good summary term for repentance and denotes John’s call to a change of direction (Luke 3:1-14).

¹⁰ tn Grk “sons”; but clearly this is a generic reference to people of both genders.