Psalm 55:20
Strong's Lexicon
My companion attacks
שָׁלַ֣ח (šā·laḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

יָ֭דָיו (yā·ḏāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

his friends;
בִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יו (biš·lō·māw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7965: 1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace 1a) completeness (in number) 1b) safety, soundness (in body) 1c) welfare, health, prosperity 1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment 1e) peace, friendship 1e1) of human relationships 1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship 1f) peace (from war) 1g) peace (as adjective)

he violates
חִלֵּ֥ל (ḥil·lêl)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2490: 1) to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to profane oneself, defile oneself, pollute oneself 1a1a) ritually 1a1b) sexually 1a2) to be polluted, be defiled 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to profane, make common, defile, pollute 1b2) to violate the honour of, dishonour 1b3) to violate (a covenant) 1b4) to treat as common 1c) (Pual) to profane (name of God) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to let be profaned 1d2) to begin 1e) (Hophal) to be begun 2) to wound (fatally), bore through, pierce, bore 2a) (Qal) to pierce 2b) (Pual) to be slain 2c) (Poel) to wound, pierce 2d) (Poal) to be wounded 3) (Piel) to play the flute or pipe

his covenant.
בְּרִיתֽוֹ׃ (bə·rî·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1285: 1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) 1a4) alliance (of friendship) 1a5) alliance (of marriage) 1b) between God and man 1b1) alliance (of friendship) 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) 2) (phrases) 2a) covenant making 2b) covenant keeping 2c) covenant violation

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My friend acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.

New American Standard Bible
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

King James Bible
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

New Living Translation
As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.

English Standard Version
My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant.

New American Standard Bible
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

King James Bible
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My friend acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.

International Standard Version
Each of my friends raises his hand against his allies; each of my friends breaks his word.

NET Bible
He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

American Standard Version
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.

English Revised Version
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath profaned his covenant.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.
















Cross References
Numbers 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.

Psalm 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:)

Psalm 89:34
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Psalm 120:7
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 125:3
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 55:19
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

Psalm 55:18
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

Psalm 55:17
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

Psalm 55:22
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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