Psalms 80:6

6 You have made us an object of derision^[a] to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.

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Psalms 80:6 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

6 You make us an object of contention for our neighbors, and our enemies laugh among themselves.

NLT

6 You have made us the scorn of neighboring nations. Our enemies treat us as a joke.

MSG

6 You make us look ridiculous to our friends; our enemies poke fun day after day.

CSB

6 You set us at strife with our neighbors; our enemies make fun of us.

Psalms 80:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 80:6

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours
Either obliges us to contend with them for our defence and safety; or having given us into their hands, they strive and contend one with another about dividing the spoil:

and our enemies laugh among themselves;
at us, and because there is no help for us in God, as they imagine; or at God himself, as Kimchi, saying he cannot save as.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 80:6 In-Context

4 How long, LORD God Almighty, will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?

5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

6 You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.

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

8 You transplanted a vine from Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.

Cross References 1

1. S Psalms 79:4

Footnotes 1

[a]. Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text "contention"