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Psalms 55:21 — King James Version← Study notes

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.


Psalms 55:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 55:215 words
HebrewMeaning
שָׁלַ֣חšālaḥ
he stretched outverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
יָ֭דָי/וyādāyw
hands hisnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
בִּ/שְׁלֹמָ֗י/וbišəlōmāyw
on allies hispronH7965
do · fare · favour · friend ···
חִלֵּ֥לḥilēl
he violatedverbH2490
defile · break · defile · eat ···
בְּרִיתֽ/וֹbəriytwō
covenant hisnounH1285
feder · covenant · league
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 55:21

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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