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Psalms 55:13 — King James Version← Study notes

But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.


Psalms 55:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 55:1311 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אוֹיֵ֥בʾwōyēb
an enemyverbH341
foe
יְחָֽרְפֵ֗/נִיyəḥārəpēniy
he taunts meverbH2778
blaspheme · defy · jeopard · rail ···
וְ/אֶ֫שָּׂ֥אwəʾeśāʾ
and I may endureconjH5375
advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
מְ֭שַׂנְאִ/יməśanəʾiy
one who hates meverbH8130
foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···
עָלַ֣/יʿālay
on mepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הִגְדִּ֑ילhigədiyl
he magnified himselfverbH1431
boast · bring up · exceed · excellent ···
וְ/אֶסָּתֵ֥רwəʾesātēr
then I may hide myselfconjH5641
keep close · conceal · hide · secret ···
מִמֶּֽ/נּוּmimenw
from himpronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 55:13

1. Of this Psalm the title is: “At the end, in hymns, understanding to David himself.” What the “end” is, we will briefly call to your recollection, because you have known it. “For the end of the Law is Christ, for righteousness unto every man believing.” Romans 10:4 Be the attention therefore directed unto the End, directed unto Christ. Wherefore is He called the end? Because whatever we do, to Him we refer it, and when to Him we shall have come home, more to ask we shall…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 55 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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