“ But it was thou, a man mine equal,b my guide, and mine acquaintance. ”
But it was thou, a man mine equal - Margin, “a man according to my rank.” Septuagint, ἰσόψυχε isopsuche , equal-souled, like-souled, “second self” (Thompson); Vulgate, “unanimus,” of the...
But [it was] thou, a man mine (k) equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. (k) Who was not only joined to me in friendship and counsel in worldly matters, but also in religion.
LV. A Prayer for Deliverance from Treacherous Foes. Psalms 55:1-11 . The Psalmist tells God of his disquiet and terror. His desire to flee from Jerusalem to the wilderness. Psalms 55:12-15 ....
a man . a mortal. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14. mine equal . as mine equal: i.e. esteemed by David as such; refers to Ahithophel. My guide: or counselor. Compare 2 Samuel 16:23 and Acts 1:17 .
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
For it was not an enemy, &c.— Among other persons who joined in this conspiracy against David, there was one from whom he expected a quite different conduct, and whose infidelity and treachery...
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. But it was thou, a man mine equal - literally, 'a man according to my rank' or 'estimation.' Friendship binds only equals;...
The author of this Ps. can hardly be David, for he speaks as a citizen of a distracted city rather than as its king, and the friend of whom he complains is his equal and not his subject. There is rea...
But it was... — Better, But thou art a man of my own standing. The word erek is used ( Exodus 40:23 ) of the row of loaves constituting the shewbread, and the cognate verb means “to arrange.” H...
Psalms 55:1-23 THE situation of the psalmist has a general correspondence with that of David in the period of Absalom's rebellion, and the identification of the traitorous friend with Ahithophel i...
Friends May Forsake, but God Abideth Psalms 55:12-23 The streets and open spaces of the city were filled with conspirators. Violence, strife, deceit, and oppression trampled the virtuous and he...
This is the outcry of a man of faith in sore peril. The emotional nature is moved to its very center, and tides of deep feeling surge through his soul. He has been cruelly betrayed by his familiar fr...
We must of necessity drop David's history in these verses, to attend to an infinitely greater; for surely what is here said by the Spirit of Christ, which was in the holy men of old, is said in proph...
But [it was] thou ,.... The Targum is, "but thou Ahithophel"; of whom the words are literally to be understood, and so they are in the Talmud u; and mystically and typically of Judas; a man mine e...
But [it was] thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. Ver. 13. But it was thou, a man mine equal ] Heb. according to my rank, my compeer, my colleague, mine Alter-ego, my bosom fri...
It was not an enemy Not an open and professed enemy, or, not an old and inveterate enemy, (as appears from the following description to be his meaning,) that reproached me That misrepresented me,...
Prophetic Imprecations. 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city....
Mine equal; not in power and dignity, which could not be, but in reputation for his deep wisdom and excellent conduct, and the great influence which he had upon me, and upon all my people. My guid...
He Bewails The Fact That He Has Been Betrayed By A Comrade-In-Arms ( Psalms 55:12-14 ). The description of the city has prepared the way for the story of his own betrayal. What hurt him most was t...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the Chief Musician on Neginoth .” See introduction to Psalms 54 “ Maschil ,” an instruction. Hengstenberg: “The Psalmist wishes to show how, in such a situation...
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. It needed the chief musician to sing such a Psalm as this; it is so full of sorrow, and yet so full of confidence in God. It is a Psalm u...
Psalms 55:6 . Oh that I had wings like a dove, to outfly the hawks which seek my life. The Latin reads, Who will give me wings like a dove? But the English is preferable, as uttering the heart bef...
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my supplication. The compassionable, the commendable, and the censurable in life I. The compassionable. David appears here an object for...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm has been assigned to Jeremiah by Hitzig, and by others to an unknown writer of the seventh century b.c. But no solid grounds have been shown for setting aside the tradi...
A Complaint of False Friends. To the chief musician on Neginoth, to be rendered with the accompaniment of stringed instruments in public worship, Maschil, a psalm of David.
2 Samuel 15:12 ; 2 Samuel 16:23 ; Jeremiah 9:4 ; John 19:13 ; Luke 22:21 ; Luke 22:47 ; Luke 22:48 ; Micah 7:5 ; Mark 14:44 ; Mark 14:45 ; Matthew 26:47-50
Equal — Not in power, but in reputation, for wisdom, and influence upon my people. Guide — Whose counsel I highly prized, and constantly followed. All which agrees to Achitophel.