Psalms 80:5
(80-6) Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
In Context
4(80-5) O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt Thou be angry against the prayer of Thy people?
6(80-7) Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.
Cross References
Job 6:7My soul refuseth to touch them; they are as the sickness of my flesh.
Psalms 74:1Maschil of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast us off for ever? Why doth Thine anger smoke against the flock of Thy pasture?
Psalms 102:9(102-10) For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Lamentations 3:43Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; Thou hast slain unsparingly.
Ezekiel 4:16Moreover He said unto me: 'Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and in appalment;
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 →