Psalm 55:20 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

My best friend has betrayed his friends. He has broken his solemn promise.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

ASV:

He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.

BBE:

He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.

DBY:

He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.

ERV:

He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath profaned his covenant.

JPS:

He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.

WBS:

He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

WEB:

He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.

YLT:

He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.

Psalm 55:20 Cross References

XREF:

Numbers 30:2 "If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Psalm 7:4 If I have rewarded evil to my friend, Or have plundered him who without cause was my adversary,

Psalm 89:34 "My covenant I will not violate, Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.

Psalm 120:7 I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

55:20 He {p} hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
(p) I did not provoke him but was as at peace with him, yet he made war against me.

WES:

55:20 He - They, the persons last mentioned.

MHC:

55:16-23 In every trial let us call upon the Lord, and he will save us. He shall hear us, and not blame us for coming too often; the oftener the more welcome. David had thought all were against him; but now he sees there were many with him, more than he supposed; and the glory of this he gives to God, for it is he that raises us up friends, and makes them faithful to us. There are more true Christians, and believers have more real friends, than in their gloomy hours they suppose. His enemies should be reckoned with, and brought down; they could not ease themselves of their fears, as David could, by faith in God. Mortal men, though ever so high and strong, will easily be crushed by an eternal God. Those who are not reclaimed by the rod of affliction, will certainly be brought down to the pit of destruction. The burden of afflictions is very heavy, especially when attended with the temptations of Satan; there is also the burden of sin and corruption. The only relief under it is, to look to Christ, who bore it. Whatever it is that thou desirest God should give thee, leave it to him to give it in his own way and time. Care is a burden, it makes the heart stoop. We must commit our ways and works to the Lord; let him do as seemeth him good, and let us be satisfied. To cast our burden upon God, is to rest upon his providence and promise. And if we do so, he will carry us in the arms of his power, as a nurse carries a child; and will strengthen our spirits by his Spirit, so that they shall sustain the trial. He will never suffer the righteous to be moved; to be so shaken by any troubles, as to quit their duty to God, or their comfort in him. He will not suffer them to be utterly cast down. He, who bore the burden of our sorrows, desires us to leave to him to bear the burden of our cares, that, as he knows what is best for us, he may provide it accordingly. Why do not we trust Christ to govern the world which he redeemed?

CONC:

Agreement Attacks Broken Companion Covenant Forth Friends Hands Kept Peace Polluted Profaned Raises Stretched Violated Violates Well-wishers

Agreement Attacks Broken Companion Covenant Forth Friends Hand Hands Kept Peace Polluted Profaned Raises Stretched Violated Violates

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