“We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.”
The memory of sweet fellowship and walking to God's house in the throng establishes the positive relationship that has been destroyed, making the betrayal even more painful through contrast with past intimacy. The image of walking together in the midst of the assembly suggests that the relationship was public and acknowledged, adding the dimension of public shame to the private betrayal. The location in God's house emphasizes that this was a sacred relationship, undertaken within the sphere of covenant and community worship. This verse heightens the pain by dwelling on what has been lost: fellowship, intimacy, and shared worship in God's presence.
Church Fathers on Psalms 55:14
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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