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Psalms 55:13

What does Psalms 55:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 55:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

But thou, a man--as mine equal, My familiar friend, and mine acquaintance.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Because thou hast delivered my soul from death, my feet from falling: that I may please in the sight of God, in the light of the living.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. ...

Context

v.12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:

v.13This passage

v.14We took sweet counsel together; We walked in the house of God with the throng.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 22:21

    But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

  • Psalms 41:9

    Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

  • John 19:13

    When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.

  • Mark 14:44

    Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

  • Matthew 26:47

    And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  • Jeremiah 9:4

    Take ye heed every one of his neighbor, and trust ye not in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go about with slanders.

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