Psalms 80:5
O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
In Context
4Convert us, O God: and shew us thy face, and we shall be saved.
6How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure?
Cross References
Job 6:7The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish are my meats.
Psalms 74:1Understanding for Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off unto the end: why is thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture?
Psalms 102:9All the day long my enemies reproached me: and they that praised me did swear against me.
Lamentations 3:43Samech. Thou hast covered in thy wrath, and hast struck us: thou hast killed and hast not spared.
Ezekiel 4:16And he said to me: Son of man: Behold, I will break in pieces the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care: and they shall drink water by measure, and in distress.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 80:2-8
Mournful Complaints. 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. 3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 6 Thou makest us a strife… Read the whole commentary →