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Psalm 55:12-14
New English Translation
Psalm 55:12-14
New English Translation
12 Indeed,[a] it is not an enemy who insults me,
or else I could bear it;
it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me,[b]
or else I could hide from him.
13 But it is you,[c] a man like me,[d]
my close friend in whom I confided.[e]
14 We would share personal thoughts with each other;[f]
in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:12 tn Or “for.”
- Psalm 55:12 tn Heb “[who] magnifies against me.” See Pss 35:26; 38:16.
- Psalm 55:13 sn It is you. The psalmist addresses the apparent ringleader of the opposition, an individual who was once his friend.
- Psalm 55:13 tn Heb “a man according to my value,” i.e., “a person such as I.”
- Psalm 55:13 tn Heb “my close friend, one known by me.”
- Psalm 55:14 tn Heb “who together we would make counsel sweet.” The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line draw attention to the ongoing nature of the actions (the so-called customary use of the imperfect). Their relationship was characterized by such intimacy and friendship. See IBHS 502-3 §31.2b.
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