Psalm 80:6 “You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.”

Psalm 80:6

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

World English Bible

You make us a source of contention to our neighbors. Our enemies laugh among themselves.

American Standard Version

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou hast made vs a strife vnto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at vs among themselues.

Darby Translation

Thou hast made us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies mock among themselves.

Young's Literal Translation

Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.

Bible in Basic English

You make us a cause of war among our neighbours; our haters are laughing at us among themselves.

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Cross references

“Thou”

Jeremiah 15:10

Jeremiah 15:10 · BSB

Woe to me, my mother, that you have borne me, a man of strife and conflict in all the land. I have neither lent nor borrowed, yet everyone curses me.

“our enemies”

Psalm 79:4 Judges 16:25 Isaiah 36:8 Isaiah 36:12–20 Isaiah 37:23 Jeremiah 48:27

Psalm 79:4 · BSB

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

Judges 16:25 · BSB

And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.

Isaiah 36:8 · BSB

Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!

Isaiah 36:12–20 · BSB

But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”

Isaiah 37:23 · BSB

Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Jeremiah 48:27 · BSB

Was not Israel your object of ridicule? Was he ever found among thieves? For whenever you speak of him you shake your head.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.

7Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

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