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Selected Verse: Psalms 80:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 80:6 |
King James |
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| strife--object or cause of (Isa 9:11). On last clause compare Psa 79:4; Eze 36:4. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thou makest us a strife - An occasion of strife or wrangling; that is, of strife among themselves, to see who will get the most of our spoils; or of contention, to see which could do most to aggravate their sufferings, and to bring disgrace and contempt upon them. They were emulous with each other in the work of desolation and ruin.
Unto our neighbors - The surrounding nations. See Psa 79:4.
And our enemies laugh among themselves - Over our calamities. They exult; they glory; they triumph in our ruin. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thou makest us a strife - The neighboring districts have a controversy about us; we are a subject of contention to them. A people so wonderfully preserved, and so wonderfully punished, is a mystery to them. They see in us both the goodness and severity of God. Or, all the neighboring nations join together to malign and execrate us. We are hated by all; derided and cursed by all. |
4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.