Psalms 80:5
“Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears,.... With tears instead of bread, having none to eat; or their bread is…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears - literally, “Thou causest them to eat the bread of tears,” or of weeping.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 80:1-7
The psalmist here, in the name of the church, applies to God by prayer, with reference to the present afflicted state of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Thou hast fed them with bread of tears,
And given them tears to drink in large measure.
i.e. made tears their daily…
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