Psalms 55:13

"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."

Key Reflection

These verses reveal that the Psalmist could endure insults not from an enemy or one who hates him openly, because such insults are more easily borne. The true source of distress comes from someone familiar and trusted, making the pain more profound and unexpected.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But it was thou, a man mine equal -Margin, “a man according to my rank.” Septuagint,ἰσόψυχεisopsuche, equal-souled, like-souled, “second self” (Thompson); Vulgate,“unanimus,”of the same mind; Luther, “Geselle,” companion. The Hebrew word used here -ערך‛êrek- means properly a row or pile, as of the showbread piled one loaf on another,Exodus 40:23; then it would naturally mean one of the same row or pile; of the same rank or condition. The word also means price, estimation, or value,Job 28:13;Leviticus 5:15,Leviticus 5:18;Leviticus 6:6.

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