Psalms 55:20 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁰He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

Psalms 55:20 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 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:)
Acts 12:1
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Psalms 89:34
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Psalms 120:6-7
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. …
Psalms 109:5
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Topics

Conceit Consistency Deceit Deception Dishonesty Dissembling Falsehood Friends

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 16-23)

In these verses, I. David perseveres in his resolution to call upon God, being well assured that he should not seek him in vain (Ps. 55:16): “ As for me, let them take what course they please to secure themselves, let violence and strife be their guards, prayer shall be mind; this I have found comfort in, and therefore this will I abide by: I will call upon God, and commit myself to him, and the L…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 20)

20-21. The treachery is aggravated by hypocrisy. The changes of number, Psa 55:15, 23, and here, enliven the picture, and imply that the chief traitor and his accomplices are in view together.