If there ever was a need for revival it was during the time that Psalm 80 was written. The north part of Israel had just been destroyed because of their unfaithfulness to God and the south was next. This is where the call for revival was birthed out of as they realised their sin would speak to their doom.

Bring us back, O God!
    Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

Bring us back, Almighty God!
    Show us your mercy, and we will be saved!

Bring us back, Lord God Almighty.
    Show us your mercy, and we will be saved. – Psalm 80:3,7,19 GNT

The prayer starts by asking God to restore and then to save.

Listen to us, O Shepherd of Israel;

    hear us, leader of your flock.

Seated on your throne above the winged creatures,

   reveal yourself to the tribes of Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.

Show us your strength;

    come and save us! – Psalm 80:1-2 GNT

And it ends with a passionate plea for God to take care of His devasted people by restoring and saving them.

Turn to us, Almighty God!
    Look down from heaven at us;
    come and save your people!
Come and save this grapevine that you planted,
    this young vine you made grow so strong!

Our enemies have set it on fire and cut it down;
    look at them in anger and destroy them!
Preserve and protect the people you have chosen,
    the nation you made so strong.
We will never turn away from you again;
    keep us alive, and we will praise you. – Psalm 80:14-18 GNT

How can I develop a greater faithfulness and fervancy when it comes to praying for revival? I believe I need to start by praying for a restoration in my relationship with God.

“The book of Jonah is largely a record of prayers – the petition of the frightened sailors, the confession of Jonah in the belly of the great fish, and then the shocking complaint of Jonah against, what he felt, was the irresponsible, extravagant mercy of God.” – Timothy Keller