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Psalm 80:4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 80 · verse 4
O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?Psalm 80:4 · King James Version
Psalm 80:4 in context
2Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.
3Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
4O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
5Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
6Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prayertᵉphillâhintercession, supplicationH8605 →
- hoststsâbâʼa mass of persons , especially reg. organized forwarH6635 →
- angryʻâshanto smoke, whether literal or figurativeH6225 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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The psalmist here, in the name of the church, applies to God by prayer, with reference to the present afflicted state of Israel. I. He entreats God's favour for them (Psa 80:1, Psa 80:2); that is all in all to the sanctuary when it is desolate, and is to be sought in the first place. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7