Psalm 80:3
Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Cross-reference
Psalm 80:1 opens with 'shine forth' — the same imagery of God's face shining that this verse asks to be turned toward salvation.
Psalm 80:7 repeats this exact refrain — 'Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine' — reinforcing the same plea.
Psalm 80:19 repeats this refrain verbatim, closing the psalm with the same cry for restoration and salvation.
Psalm 4:6 uses the same 'light of your face' imagery, reinforcing the plea for God's favor as the source of salvation.
Psalm 67:1 repeats the blessing formula 'make his face shine upon us', linking restoration to God's gracious presence.
Psalm 31:16 pairs 'face shine' with 'save me', directly paralleling the cry for salvation in Psalm 80.
Psalm 85:4 similarly pleads 'Restore us again, O God of our salvation' — a parallel call for national restoration.
Psalm 119:135 applies the 'face shine' request to learning God's statutes, connecting divine favor with teaching.
Numbers 6:25 is the Aaronic blessing source for 'face shine', grounding the plea in priestly benediction.
Lamentations 5:21 cries 'Restore us to yourself, O LORD' — a nearly identical plea for restoration and renewal.
Daniel 9:17 explicitly prays 'make your face shine upon your desolate sanctuary', applying the blessing to temple restoration.