Holy Scripture
Psalms 79:8
A church father on this verse
“Since we have become poor. Since you became poor for our sake, therefore we too have become poor. "The prayer of the poor man, when he is in anguish, and pours out his prayer before the Lord." Since you became poor, though you were rich, we too have become poor.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.
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In context
6Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; And wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.
7Thou hast made us a strife to our neighbors; And our enemies have mocked at us.
— Psalms 79:8 —
9Thou hast transplanted a vine out of Egypt: Thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.
10Thou madest a way before it, And didst cause its roots to strike, and the land was filled with it.