Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Wilt thou not revive us again? - Hebrew (the same verb as in Psalms 85:4. "turn us"), 'Wilt thou not turn (and) revive us?' (Psalms 71:20; Psalms 80:18; Deuteronomy 32:39; Hosea 6:2). The "THOU" is emphatic, in the Hebrew "turn" is intransitive, 'return.' THOU must return if we are to be quickened. THY return is the indispensable condition of our vivification.
That thy people may rejoice in thee - (Psalms 5:11; Psalms 40:16.) Joy in the Lord is one of the first fruits of life in the Lord (Acts 2:46; Acts 8:39; Acts 16:34; Galatians 5:22; Romans 5:11). Holy joy is a source of "strength" (Nehemiah 8:10).