Psalms 80:6
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 80 connects to 10 cross-references. A lament of Asaph addressing the Shepherd of Israel who leads Joseph like a flock, appealing for restoration. The striking vine imagery describes Israel as a vine transplanted from Egypt that stretched to the sea and mountains but is now …
Other Translations
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves.
Thou makest us a strife to our neighbours, And our enemies mock at it.
You make us a cause of war among our neighbours; our haters are laughing at us among themselves.
Cross References
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For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou …
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to …
Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God; Thus saith the Lord God to the mountains, …
And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to …
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.