🎵WEB · Psalms 55:13

What does Psalms 55:13 mean?

"But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend."

— Psalms 55:13 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

10

Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

11

Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.

12

For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.

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But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.

14

We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.

15

Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.

16

As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.

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