John Gill Commentary Psalms 80:4

"O Jehovah God of hosts, How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?" — Psalms 80:4 (ASV)

O Lord God of hosts Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe, that the word "Elohe" is here understood, and the words to be read, "O Lord God, the God of hosts"; of the armies above and below, against whom there is no standing, nor any before him when he is angry:

how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people? which must be put up in a wrong manner, in a very cold and lukewarm way, without faith and love, and with wrath and doubting; or otherwise God is not angry with, nor sets himself against the prayer of his people; nor does he despise, but is highly delighted with it: or how long will you be angry with your people, and continue the tokens of your displeasure, though they pray, and keep praying, to you?

it is in the Hebrew text, "how long will you smoke ^F13 at the prayer of your people?" that is, cause your anger to smoke at it; in which it is thought there is an allusion to the smoke of the incense, to which prayer is compared; see (Psalms 141:2) (Revelation 8:3Revelation 8:4) , and denotes the acceptance of it with God through the mediation of Christ; but here his displicency at it, not being offered up through him, and by faith in him; such were the prayers of the Pharisees, (Matthew 6:5Matthew 6:7) (23:14) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F13: (tnve) "fumabis", Pagninus, Vatablus; "fumaturus es", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "fumasti", Montanus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis, & Ainsworth.