Psalm 55:21

21 Tāde kǒu rú nǎi yóu guānghuá , tāde xīn què huái zhe zhēng zhàn . tāde huà bǐ yóu róu hé , qíshí shì bá chūlai de dāo .

Psalm 55:21 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 55:21

[The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter
Such were the words of Ahithophel, when in counsel with David; and such the words of Judas, when he said to Christ, "hail, master", and kissed him, ( Matthew 26:49 ) ;

but war [was] in his heart;
even a civil war, rebellion against his prince; that was what Ahithophel meditated in his heart; and nothing less than to take away the life of Christ was designed by Judas. The words may be rendered, "they were divided" ^F5; that is, his mouth and his heart: "his mouth [was] butter, and his heart war"; the one declared for peace, when the other intended war; see ( Jeremiah 9:8 ) ;

his words were softer than oil;
at one time full of soothing and flattery:

yet [were] they drawn swords:
at another time sharp and cutting, breathing out threatening and slaughter, destruction and death.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (wqlx) (diemerisyhsan) , Sept. "divisi sunt", V. L. Hammond.

Psalm 55:21 In-Context

19 Nà méiyǒu gèng biàn , bù jìngwèi shén de rén , cóng taìgǔ cháng cún de shén , bì tīngjian ér kǔdaì tā .

20 Tā bēi le yuē , shēnshǒu gōngjī yǔ tā héhǎo de rén .

21 Tāde kǒu rú nǎi yóu guānghuá , tāde xīn què huái zhe zhēng zhàn . tāde huà bǐ yóu róu hé , qíshí shì bá chūlai de dāo .

22 Nǐ yào bǎ nǐde zhòngdàn xiè gĕi Yēhéhuá , tā bì fǔ yǎng nǐ , tā yǒng bù jiào yì rén dòng yáo .

23 Shén a , nǐ bì shǐ è rén xià rù mièwáng de kēng . liú rén xuè xíng guǐzhà de rén , bì huó bù dào bàn shì , dàn wǒ yào yǐkào nǐ .