New King James Version
Psalms 80:6
6You have made us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh 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 Living Translation (NLT)You have made us the scorn of neighboring nations. Our enemies treat us as a joke.
Context of Psalms 80:6
4O Lord God of hosts, How long will You be angry Against the prayer of Your people? 5You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in great measure. You have made us a strife to our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves. 7Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! 8You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it.
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 is me, my mother, That you have borne me, A man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent for interest, Nor have men lent to me for interest. Every one of them curses me.
- Psalms 44:13You make us a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and a derision to those all around us.
- Psalms 79:4We have become a reproach to our neighbors, A scorn and derision to those who are around us.
- Judges 16:25So it happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, “Call for Samson, that he may perform for us.” So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
- Isaiah 36:8Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to 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 37:23“Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice, And lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel.
- Jeremiah 48:27For was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found 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, the hills, the rivers, the valleys, the desolate wastes, and the cities that have been forsaken, which became plunder and mockery to the rest of the nations all around—
- Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell 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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