“I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.”
The psalmist describes how he conducted himself as though mourning for a friend or brother, bowing in sadness as if grieving for his mother. The imagery of profound grief suggests the depth of the psalmist's emotional investment in the relationship and his sorrow at the betrayal. The escalation of metaphors—friend, brother, mother—emphasizes the intimacy of what has been violated. This verse portrays the psalmist as deeply wounded not merely by hostility but by the betrayal of what had been close personal relationships.
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