Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink with great measure.

Thou hast made us a [a]strife unto our neighbors, and our enemies laugh at us among themselves.

[b]Turn us again, O God of hosts: cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 80:6 Our neighbors have continual strife and war against us.
  2. Psalm 80:7 Because that repentance only cometh of God, they most instantly and ofttimes call to God for it as a means whereby they shall be saved.

You have fed them with the bread of tears;(A)
    you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.(B)
You have made us an object of derision[a] to our neighbors,
    and our enemies mock us.(C)

Restore us, God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.(D)

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Footnotes

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