Psalms 79:7
Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours: and our enemies have scoffed at us.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Posuisti nos in contradictionem vicinis nostris, et inimici nostri subsannaverunt nos.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἔθου ἡμᾶς εἰς ἀντιλογίαν τοῖς γείτοσιν ἡμῶν, καὶ οἱ ἐχθροὶ ἡμῶν ἐμυκτήρισαν ἡμᾶς.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 80:7
- תְּשִׂימֵ֣נוּ מָ֭דוֹן לִשְׁכֵנֵ֑ינוּ וְ֝אֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ יִלְעֲגוּ לָֽמוֹ
Haydock's commentary
At us. See Psalm lxxviii. 4. (Haydock)
Such was the condition of Jeremias, xv. 10. (Calmet)
Hebrew, "have scoffed among themselves." Chaldean and St. Jerome agree with us. Scorn is more difficult to bear than poverty. Hence to comfort himself, the psalmist repeats, O God, &c. (Berthier)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXXX
5. “Thou hast set us for a contradiction to our neighbours” ( ver. 6 ). Evidently this did come to pass: for out of Asaph were chosen they that should go to the Gentiles and preach Christ, and should have it said to them, “Who is this proclaimer of new demons?” “Thou hast set us for a contradiction to our neighbours.” For they were preaching Him who was the subject of the contradiction. Whom did they preach? That after He was dead, Christ rose again. Who would hear this? Who would know this? It is a new thing. But signs did follow, and to an incredible thing miracles gave credibility. He was contradicted, but the contradictor was conquered, and from being a contradictor was made a believer. …