Psalms 80:5
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Psalms 80:5 in other translations
| BSB | You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears. |
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| WEB | You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. |
| ASV | Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure. |
| YLT | Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time. |
| DARBY | Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure: |
| BBE | You have given them the bread of weeping for food; for their drink you have given them sorrow in great measure. |
| Webster | Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. |
What does Psalms 80:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 80:1-7
He that dwelleth upon the mercy-seat, is the good Shepherd of his people. But we can neither expect the comfort of his love, nor the protection of his arm, unless we partake of his converting grace. If he is really angry at the prayers of his people, it is because, although they pray, their ends are not right, or there is some secret sin indulged in them, or he will try their patience and perseverance in prayer…
Psalms 80:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 80:5
- Psalms 42:3
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
- Isaiah 30:20
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
- Psalms 102:9
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
- Ezekiel 4:16-17
Moreover 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 care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
- Job 6:7
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
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Context
- Psalms 80:4
O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
- Psalms 80:5
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
- Psalms 80:6
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Psalms 80:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dísteles á comer pan de lágrimas, y dísteles á beber lágrimas en gran abundancia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Éternel, Dieu des armées! jusques à quand ta colère fumera-t-elle contre la prière de ton peuple? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du hast sie mit Tränenbrot gespeist, und sie maßweise getränkt mit Zähren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quia præceptum in Israël est, et judicium Deo Jacob. |