Lord God of Hosts,
how long will You be angry
with Your people’s prayers?(A)
You fed them the bread of tears
and gave them a full measure[a]
of tears to drink.(B)
You make us quarrel with our neighbors;
our enemies make fun of us.(C)

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  1. Psalm 80:5 Lit a one-third measure

How long,(A) Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smolder(B)
    against the prayers of your people?
You have fed them with the bread of tears;(C)
    you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.(D)
You have made us an object of derision[a] to our neighbors,
    and our enemies mock us.(E)

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