Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 55:12 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βFor {it was} not an enemy {that} reproached me; then I could have borne {it}: neither {was it} he that hated me {that} did magnify {himself} against me; then I would have hid myself from him:β
Psalms 55:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow {are} in the midst of it.
Wickedness {is} in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
For {it was} not an enemy {that} reproached me; then I could have borne {it}: neither {was it} he that hated me {that} did magnify {himself} against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
But {it was} thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. {mine equal: Heb. according to my rank}
We took sweet counsel together, {and} walked unto the house of God in company. {We...: Heb. Who sweetened counsel}
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