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Psalms 55:12-14
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Psalms 55:12-14
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If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
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But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
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with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
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Psalms 55:12-14 Meaning and Commentary
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John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 55:12-14 In-Context
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Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
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Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
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If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
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But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
14
with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
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Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.
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As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
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2 Samuel 15:12
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Psalms 41:9
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Acts 1:16-17
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Psalms 42:4
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