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Psalms 80:6
6You make us an object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh [at our suffering] among themselves.
Psalms 80:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
- New International Version (NIV)You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You make us an object of contention for our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have made us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves.
Context of Psalms 80:6
4O Lord God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people? 5You have fed them the bread of tears, And You have made them drink [bitter] tears in abundance. You make us an object of contention to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh [at our suffering] among themselves. 7Restore us, O God of hosts; And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved. 8You uprooted a vine (Israel) from Egypt; You drove out the [Canaanite] nations and planted the vine [in Canaan].
Read all of Psalms 80Psalms 80:6 word by word
תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ מָ֭דוֹן לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ וְ֝אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ יִלְעֲגוּ־לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 80:6
- Jeremiah 15:10Woe to me, my mother, that you have given birth to me To be a man of strife and a man of contention to all the earth! I have not loaned, nor have men lent money to me, Yet everyone curses me.
- Psalms 44:13You have made us the reproach and taunt of our neighbors, A scoffing and a derision to those around us.
- Psalms 79:4We have become an object of taunting to our neighbors [because of our humiliation], A derision and mockery to those who encircle us.
- Judges 16:25Now when they were in high spirits, they said, “Call for Samson, so that he may amuse us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.
- Isaiah 36:8So now, exchange pledges with my master the king of Assyria and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to put riders on them.
- Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice And haughtily lifted up your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Jeremiah 48:27For was not Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he caught among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head in scorn.
- Ezekiel 36:4Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God. Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, to the desolate ruins and to the deserted cities which have become prey and a mockery to the rest of the nations which surround you,
- Revelation 11:10And those [non-believers] who live on the earth will gloat over them and rejoice; and they will send gifts [in celebration] to one another, because these two prophets tormented and troubled those who live on the earth.
Commentaries on Psalms 80:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou makest us a strife - The neighboring districts have a controversy about us; we are a subject of contention to them. A people so wonderfully preserved, and so wonderfully punished, is a mystery to them. They see in us both the goodness and severity of God. Or, all the neighboring nations join together to malign and execrate us. We are hated by all; derided and cursed by all.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Thou makest us a strife - An occasion of strife or wrangling; that is, of strife among themselves, to see who will get the most of our spoils; or of contention, to see which could do most to aggravate their sufferings, and to bring disgrace and contempt upon them. They were emulous with each other in the work of desolation and ruin. Unto our neighbors - The surrounding nations. See Psalm 79:4. And our enemies laugh among themselves - Over our calamities…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7The people cry out for rescue from the shame of their recent defeat. The enemy’s victory is less devastating, however, than the knowledge that they themselves are objects of God’s wrath.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. strife--object or cause of (Is 9:11). On last clause compare Psa 79:4; Eze 36:4.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 80
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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