O (A)Lord God of hosts,
    (B)how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
You have fed them with (C)the bread of tears
    and given them tears to drink in full measure.
(D)You make us an object of contention for our (E)neighbors,
    and our enemies laugh among themselves.

Read full chapter

How long,(A) Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smolder(B)
    against the prayers of your people?
You have fed them with the bread of tears;(C)
    you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.(D)
You have made us an object of derision[a] to our neighbors,
    and our enemies mock us.(E)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 80:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text contention