13 You make us an object of reproach to our neighbors,
a source of mockery and ridicule to those around us.(A)
14 You make us a joke among the nations,
a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.(B)

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  1. Psalm 44:14 Lit shaking of the head

13 You have made us a reproach(A) to our neighbors,(B)
    the scorn(C) and derision(D) of those around us.
14 You have made us a byword(E) among the nations;
    the peoples shake their heads(F) at us.

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You make us quarrel with our neighbors;
our enemies make fun of us.(A)

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You have made us an object of derision[a] to our neighbors,
    and our enemies mock us.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 80:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text contention

16 Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, may Your anger and wrath(A) turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain;(B) for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of ridicule to all those around us.

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16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts,(A) turn away(B) your anger and your wrath(C) from Jerusalem,(D) your city, your holy hill.(E) Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn(F) to all those around us.

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