(A)Lord God of armies,
(B)How long will You [a]be angry with the prayer of Your people?
You have fed them with the (C)bread of tears,
And You have made them drink tears in [b]large measure.
You make us [c]an object of contention (D)to our neighbors,
And our enemies laugh among themselves.

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  1. Psalm 80:4 Lit smoke against
  2. Psalm 80:5 Lit a third part of a
  3. Psalm 80:6 Lit strife to

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)

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