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You gave us tears for food,
and you made us drink them
    by the bowlful.
Because of you,
our enemies who live nearby
    laugh and joke about us.
Our God, make us strong again!
    Smile on us and save us.

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You have fed them with the bread of tears;(A)
    you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.(B)
You have made us an object of derision[a] to our neighbors,
    and our enemies mock us.(C)

Restore us, God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.(D)

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Footnotes

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