Psalms 80:5 meaning and explanation

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

Psalms 80:5, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the community of Israel at prayer, lamenting a national disaster, likely the fall of the northern kingdom. They address God directly, recalling how He fed His people, yet the food He gave was tears.

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