Psalm 55:20 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

²⁰ 'Gainst those that were at peace with him he hath put forth his hand: The covenant that he had made, by breaking he profan'd.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ [My companion] has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has broken and profaned his agreement [of friendship and loyalty].

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.

Common English Bible

²⁰ My friend attacked his allies, breaking his covenant.

Psalm 55:20 Cross References

Psalm 109:5

Evil for good, hatred for love, to me they did repay.

Psalm 6:10

Sham'd and sore vex'd be all my foes, Sham'd and back turned suddenly.

Psalm 7:4

If I rewarded ill to him that was at peace with me; (Yea, ev'n the man that without cause my foe was I did free;)

Psalm 89:28

My love I'll ever keep for him, my cov'nant fast shall stand.

Psalm 89:34

My cov'nant I'll not break, nor change what with my mouth I spake.

Psalm 89:38

But thou, displeased, hast cast off, thou didst abhor and loathe; With him that thine anointed is thou hast been very wroth.

Psalm 93:2

Thy throne is fix'd of old, and thou from everlasting art.