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Forכִּיit is notלֹאan enemyאוֹיֵבwho reproaches me,יְחָרְפֵנִיor I could bear it;וְאֶשָּׂאit is notלֹאone who hates meמְשַׂנְאִיwho has exalted himselfהִגְדִּילagainst me,עָלַיor I could hideוְאֶסָּתֵרfrom him;מִמֶּנּוּ
Psalms 55:12
Study it in the app“For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, or I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who has exalted himself against me, or I could hide from him;”
The pain of being betrayed by a close companionFriendship
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 55:12, word by word
- an enemyאוֹיֵבoyev
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyev” appears- who reproaches meיְחָרְפֵyecharfe
reproach
To defy or humble someone with words, to put them to shame.
Where else “yecharfe” appears- or I could bear itאֶשָּׂאesa
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “esa” appears- one who hates meמְשַׂנְאִmesani
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “mesani” appears- who has exalted himselfהִגְדִּילhigdil
exalt oneself
To exalt oneself proudly.
Where else “higdil” appears- or I could hideאֶסָּתֵרesater
hide
To put someone or something out of sight, to keep it safe or to flee.
Where else “esater” appears
The context
11Calamities are within it; and oppression and deceit do not depart from its square.
12 · This verse (above)
13but you, a mortal of my own worth, my companion and my acquaintance,