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you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/80.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You have fed us with sorrow and made us drink tears by the bucketful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/80.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears and given them tears to drink in full measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/80.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/80.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in great measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/80.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them drink tears in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them to drink tears in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And Thou hast made them to drink tears in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/80.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears, And You have made them to drink tears in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/80.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have fed them the bread of tears, And You have made them drink [bitter] tears in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/80.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You fed them the bread of tears and gave them a full measure of tears to drink.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/80.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You fed them the bread of tears and gave them a full measure of tears to drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/80.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/80.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You gave us tears for food, and you made us drink them by the bowlful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/80.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/80.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You made them eat tears as food. You often made them drink [their own] tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/80.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have given us sorrow to eat, a large cup of tears to drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/80.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/80.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/80.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have given them tears as food; you have made them drink tears by the measure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/80.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/80.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/80.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/80.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have caused them to eat bread of tears, "" And cause them to drink "" With tears a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/80.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast caused them to eat bread of tears, And causest them to drink With tears a third time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/80.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou gavest them to eat the bread of tears, and thou wilt give them to drink in tears by measure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/80.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How long wilt thou feed us with the bread of tears: and give us for our drink tears in measure? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/80.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 79:6>How long will you feed us the bread of tears, and give us to drink a full measure of tears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/80.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You have fed them the bread of tears, made them drink tears in great measure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/80.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/80.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/80.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You fed them bread with tears and you made them drink with tears.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/80.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in large measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/80.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt feed us with bread of tears; and wilt cause us to drink tears by measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/80-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10106" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people? <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: he·’ĕ·ḵal·tām (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">You fed them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">with the bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/1832.htm" title="1832: dim·‘āh (N-fs) -- Tears (of one weeping). Feminine of dema'; weeping.">of tears</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: wat·taš·qê·mōw (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">and made them drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/7991.htm" title="7991: šā·lîš (N-ms) -- Or shalowsh; or shalosh; from shalowsh; a triple, i.e. a triangle; also a three-fold measure; also a general of the third rank.">the full measure</a> <a href="/hebrew/1832.htm" title="1832: biḏ·mā·‘ō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Tears (of one weeping). Feminine of dema'; weeping.">of their tears.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9-10</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. / But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Lamentations 3:32-33</a></span><br />Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. / For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-20</a></span><br />I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ / Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8-9</a></span><br />How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred! / I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Isaiah 64:9-12</a></span><br />Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! / Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-17.htm">Jeremiah 14:17-18</a></span><br />You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound. / If I go out to the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I enter the city, I see those ravaged by famine! For both prophet and priest travel to a land they do not know.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11-12</a></span><br />My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city. / They cry out to their mothers: “Where is the grain and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-18</a></span><br />“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” / So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-16.htm">Job 9:16-18</a></span><br />If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice. / For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause. / He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24-25</a></span><br />Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law. / So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-11</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.” / Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Revelation 3:19</a></span><br />Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-5</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. / For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You feed them with the bread of tears; and give them tears to drink in great measure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></b></br> My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where <i>is</i> thy God?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Psalm 102:9</a></b></br> For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-7.htm">Job 6:7</a></b></br> The things <i>that</i> my soul refused to touch <i>are</i> as my sorrowful meat.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/6-38.htm">Bowlful</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/78-27.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/psalms/78-44.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/78-72.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Feedest</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/50-20.htm">Givest</a> <a href="/psalms/79-11.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Large</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/69-29.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/job/42-14.htm">Third</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/78-64.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/6-6.htm">Bowlful</a> <a href="/psalms/102-4.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Feedest</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Givest</a> <a href="/psalms/80-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Large</a> <a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Third</a> <a href="/psalms/81-3.htm">Time</a> <a href="/psalms/84-6.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 80</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">The psalmist in his prayer complains of the miseries of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">God's former favors are turned into judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/80.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/80.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You fed them with the bread of tears</b><br>This phrase suggests a period of intense sorrow and suffering for the people of Israel. The "bread of tears" symbolizes sustenance that is filled with grief, indicating that their daily life is consumed by sadness. In the historical context, this could refer to times of national distress, such as the Babylonian exile, when the Israelites faced the consequences of their disobedience to God. The imagery of tears as bread highlights the depth of their lamentation, as bread is a basic necessity, suggesting that their sorrow is as constant and essential as their daily food. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/lamentations/3-19.htm">Lamentations 3:19-20</a>, where the prophet Jeremiah speaks of his affliction and bitterness. It also foreshadows the suffering of Christ, who is described as a man of sorrows in <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>.<p><b>and made them drink the full measure of their tears</b><br>The "full measure" implies an overwhelming abundance, indicating that the people are not just experiencing a small amount of grief, but are inundated with it. This could be seen as a form of divine discipline, where God allows His people to experience the consequences of their actions to bring them to repentance. The act of drinking tears suggests an internalization of sorrow, where the grief is not only external but also deeply felt within. This can be related to the experience of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, where He was deeply troubled and His sweat was like drops of blood (<a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a>). Theologically, this phrase underscores the idea that God uses trials to refine and purify His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Hebrews 12:11</a>, which speaks of the peaceful fruit of righteousness that comes from discipline.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Psalm 80</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court. He is known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is the primary subject of this psalm. The psalm is a communal lament, reflecting the struggles and suffering of the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The psalm addresses God directly, acknowledging His sovereignty and seeking His intervention in the midst of Israel's distress.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tears.htm">Tears</a></b><br>Symbolic of deep sorrow and suffering, tears in this context represent the emotional and spiritual anguish of the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bread_and_drink.htm">Bread and Drink</a></b><br>These elements are typically associated with sustenance and provision, but here they are metaphorically used to describe the overwhelming sorrow experienced by Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_discipline.htm">Understanding Divine Discipline</a></b><br>God sometimes allows His people to experience sorrow as a form of discipline or correction. This is not out of cruelty but out of a desire to bring them back to Himself.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_faith.htm">The Role of Lament in Faith</a></b><br>Lament is a valid and important expression of faith. It allows believers to bring their deepest pains and questions before God, trusting in His ultimate goodness and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Even in the midst of tears, there is hope for restoration. God's character is one of mercy and compassion, and He desires to restore His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_suffering.htm">Community in Suffering</a></b><br>The communal nature of this lament reminds us of the importance of supporting one another in times of distress. We are called to bear each other's burdens.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_response_to_suffering.htm">Prayer as a Response to Suffering</a></b><br>In times of sorrow, turning to God in prayer is a powerful response. It acknowledges our dependence on Him and invites His intervention in our circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_80.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 80</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_pain.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on pain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_80_4-5_show_a_kind_god.htm">How does Psalm 80:4–5 align with the image of a benevolent God when He supposedly “feeds” and “drinks” His people with sorrow and tears? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_33_19-20_align_with_medicine.htm">In Job 33:19-20, how can physical suffering sent by God be reconciled with current medical understanding and treatments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_a_full_moon.htm">What does the Bible mention about a full moon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/80.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Bread of tears.</span>--See <a href="/psalms/42-3.htm" title="My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is your God?">Psalm 42:3</a>.<p><span class= "bld">In great measure.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">shalish, i.e., </span>a third part. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm" title="Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?">Isaiah 40:12</a>, Margin.) Probably meaning a third part of an ephah. (See <a href="/exodus/16-36.htm" title="Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.">Exodus 16:36</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm" title="Yes, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.">Isaiah 5:10</a>, LXX.) But here evidently used in a general way, as we say "a peck of troubles."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/80.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou feedest them with the bread of tears</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Psalm 42:2</a>, "My tears have been my meat day and night"). <span class="cmt_word">And givest them tears to drink in great measure</span>; or, <span class="accented">and givest them to drink a copious draught of tears</span>; literally, <span class="accented">shalish</span> is a measure of capacity, probably the third part of an ephah (see <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Isaiah 40:12</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/80-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You fed them</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶ֭אֱכַלְתָּם</span> <span class="translit">(he·’ĕ·ḵal·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֣חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of tears</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּמְעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(dim·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1832.htm">Strong's 1832: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tears (of one weeping)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and made them drink</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝תַּשְׁקֵ֗מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·taš·qê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their full measure</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלִֽישׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7991.htm">Strong's 7991: </a> </span><span class="str2">A triple, a triangle, a three-fold measure, a general of the third rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of tears.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּדְמָע֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(biḏ·mā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1832.htm">Strong's 1832: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tears (of one weeping)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/80-5.htm">Psalm 80:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 80:5 You have fed them with the bread (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/80-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 80:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/80-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 80:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>