Psalms 55:20
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
KJV
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.
ASV
יִשְׁמַ֤ע אֵ֨ל וְֽ/יַעֲנֵ/ם֮ וְ/יֹ֤שֵׁ֥ב קֶ֗דֶם סֶ֥לָה אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֣ין חֲלִיפ֣וֹת לָ֑/מוֹ וְ/לֹ֖א יָרְא֣וּ אֱלֹהִֽים
Hebrew
He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.
YLT
He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
ה
h
noun · 87×
וֹ
v
verb · 83×
חֲלִפ֣וֹת
chlpvt
noun · 11×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
סֶֽלָה
slh
particle · 71×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 22:17 — And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. B
- 1Sam 24:10 — Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth min
- Acts 12:1 — Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
- Eccl 8:2 — I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.
- Num 30:2 — If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
- Prov 3:29 — Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
- Prov 11:9 — An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
- Ps 7:4 — If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
- Ps 7:4 — If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
- Ps 41:9 — Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
- Ps 89:28 — My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
- Ps 89:31 — If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
- Ps 89:34 — My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
- Ps 89:38 — But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
- Ps 109:5 — And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- Ps 120:6 — My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.