lan Warner
80/5 refers to Psalms 80:5 and below you can see different versions of the verse. You can also find a breakdown of the meaning of the verse as well.
Different Versions of Psalm 80/5
Psalm 80/5 – NIV
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
Psalm 80/5 NKJV
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears, And given them tears to drink in great measure.
Psalm 80/5 NLT
5 You have fed us with sorrow and made us drink tears by the bucketful.
Psalm 80/5 NLV
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears. And You have made them drink a big amount of tears.
Psalm 80/5 NCV
5 You have fed your people with tears; you have made them drink many tears.
Chapter 80 in Full for Context
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm.
1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock.
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,
shine forth 2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken your might;
come and save us.
3 Restore us, O God;
make your face shine on us,
that we may be saved.
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[b] 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.
9 You cleared the ground for it,
and it took root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.
11 Its branches reached as far as the Sea,[c]
its shoots as far as the River.[d]
12 Why have you broken down its walls
so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
13 Boars from the forest ravage it,
and insects from the fields feed on it.
14 Return to us, God Almighty!
Look down from heaven and see!
Watch over this vine,
15 the root your right hand has planted,
the son[e] you have raised up for yourself.
16 Your vine is cut down, it is burned with fire;
at your rebuke your people perish.
17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
18 Then we will not turn away from you;
revive us, and we will call on your name.
19 Restore us, Lord God Almighty;
make your face shine on us,
that we may be saved.
Psalm 80/5 Breakdown
Chapter 80 of the Psalms is a prayer to God to restore his people. They have been suffering greatly at this point and they are wanting the hard times to go away. In verse 5, tears are stated as both their food and their drink, how heartbreaking is that? The key here is none of this is from enemies, this is something done because of God’s will, and that makes it even harder. The entire chapter points to our dependence on the Lord. Nothing moves until God says it’s time to.
