John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 80:5
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ,.... With tears instead of bread, having none to eat; or their bread is mingled with their tears, "dipped" therein, as the Targum; such was their constant grief, and the occasion of it, that they could not cease from tears while they were eating their meals, and so ate them with them F14 "----lachrymisque suis jejunia pavit", Ovid. Metamorph. l. 4. Fab. 6. : and givest them tears to drink in great measure ; or the wine of tears "three... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 80:1-7
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 (Ps. 80:1, 2); that is all in all to the sanctuary when it is desolate, and is to be sought in the first place. Observe, 1. How he eyes God in his address as the Shepherd of Israel, whom he had called the sheep of his pasture (Ps. 79:13), under whose guidance and care Israel was, as the sheep are under the care and conduct of the... read more