Psalms 55:20

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.

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  • Ps 89:34 : 34 I profane not My covenant, And that which is going forth from My lips I change not.
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
  • Acts 12:1 : 1 And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,
  • Ps 89:28 : 28 To the age I keep for him My kindness, And My covenant `is' stedfast with him.
  • Ps 89:38 : 38 And Thou, Thou hast cast off, and dost reject, Thou hast shown Thyself wroth With Thine anointed,
  • Ps 109:5 : 5 And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
  • Ps 120:6-7 : 6 Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace. 7 I `am' peace, and when I speak they `are' for war!
  • Eccl 8:2 : 2 I pray thee, the commandment of a king keep, even for the sake of the oath of God.
  • Ezek 17:16-19 : 16 I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Doth he not -- in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken, With him -- in the midst of Babylon -- die? 17 And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, Doth Pharaoh maintain him in battle, By pouring out a mount, and in building a fortification, To cut off many souls. 18 And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not. 19 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- Mine oath that he hath despised, And My covenant that he hath broken, Have I not put it on his head?
  • 1 Sam 22:17 : 17 And the king saith to runners, those standing by him, `Turn round, and put to death the priests of Jehovah, because their hand also `is' with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered mine ear;' and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah.
  • 1 Sam 24:10 : 10 Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and `one' said to slay thee, and `mine eye' hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he `is'.
  • 2 Sam 2:4 : 4 And the men of Judah come, and anoint there David for king over the house of Judah; and they declare to David, saying, `The men of Jabesh-Gilead `are' they who buried Saul.'
  • 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 And all the elders of Israel come unto the king, to Hebron, and king David maketh with them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they anoint David for king over Israel.
  • 2 Sam 14:32-33 : 32 And Absalom saith unto Joab, `Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur? -- good for me while I `am' there -- and now, let me see the king's face, and if there is in me iniquity then thou hast put me to death.' 33 And Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth `it' to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh unto the king, and boweth himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 15:10-12 : 10 and Absalom sendeth spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, `At your hearing the voice of the trumpet, then ye have said, Absalom hath reigned in Hebron.' 11 And with Absalom have gone two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything; 12 and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 18:12 : 12 And the man saith unto Joab, `Yea, though I am weighing on my hand a thousand silverlings, I do not put forth my hand unto the son of the king; for in our ears hath the king charged thee, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Observe ye who `is' against the youth -- against Absalom;

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  • 21 Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart `is' war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they `are' drawn `swords'.

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    18 And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not.

    19 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I live -- Mine oath that he hath despised, And My covenant that he hath broken, Have I not put it on his head?

  • 20 For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

  • Ps 89:39-42
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    39 Hast rejected the covenant of Thy servant, Thou hast polluted to the earth his crown,

    40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges, Thou hast made his fenced places a ruin.

    41 Spoiled him have all passing by the way, He hath been a reproach to his neighbours,

    42 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries, Thou hast caused all his enemies to rejoice.

  • Dan 11:22-23
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    22 And the arms of the flood are overflowed from before him, and are broken; and also the leader of the covenant.

    23 And after they join themselves unto him, he worketh deceit, and hath increased, and hath been strong by a few of the nation.

  • Lam 3:3-4
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    3 Surely against me He turneth back, He turneth His hand all the day.

    4 He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones.

  • 7 And they, as Adam, transgressed a covenant, There they dealt treacherously against me.

  • 25 For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.

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    4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

  • 3 Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

  • Job 16:9-12
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    9 His anger hath torn, and he hateth me, He hath gnashed at me with his teeth, My adversary sharpeneth his eyes for me.

    10 They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.

    11 God shutteth me up unto the perverse, And to the hands of the wicked turneth me over.

    12 At ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark.

  • 11 My ways He is turning aside, and He pulleth me in pieces, He hath made me a desolation.

  • 19 God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and fear not God,

  • Prov 6:14-15
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    14 Frowardness `is' in his heart, devising evil at all times, Contentions he sendeth forth.

    15 Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing.

  • 4 He hath trodden His bow as an enemy, Stood hath His right hand as an adversary, And He slayeth all the desirable ones of the eye, In the tent of the daughter of Zion, He hath poured out as fire His fury.

  • 5 For they consulted in heart together, Against Thee a covenant they make,

  • 59 For thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have dealt with thee as thou hast done, In that thou hast despised an oath -- to break covenant.

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    14 That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant -- that it may stand.

    15 And he rebelleth against him, To send his messengers to Egypt, To give to him horses, and much people, Doth he prosper? doth he escape who is doing these things? And hath he broken covenant and escaped?

  • 8 Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.

  • 6 Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

  • 10 Declare them guilty, O God, Let them fall from their own counsels, In the abundance of their transgressions Drive them away, Because they have rebelled against Thee.

  • 35 Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

  • 11 And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.

  • 37 And the peaceable habitations have been cut down, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah.

  • 5 Or -- he doth take hold on My strength, He doth make peace with Me, Peace he doth make with Me.

  • 14 He breaketh me -- breach upon breach, He runneth upon me as a mighty one.

  • 26 And He lifteth up His hand to them, To cause them to fall in a wilderness,

  • 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

  • 3 Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.

  • 7 And he -- he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For -- to destroy `is' in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.

  • 3 The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

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    3 `Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'

  • 15 And I instructed -- I strengthened their arms, And concerning Me they think evil!

  • 5 Because of thy having an enmity age-during, And thou dost saw the sons of Israel, By the hands of the sword, In the time of their calamity, In the time of the iniquity of the end:

  • 8 Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

  • 37 For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God.

  • 10 For I have heard the evil report of many, Fear `is' round about: `Declare, and we declare it,' All mine allies are watching `for' my halting, `Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, And we take our vengeance out of him.'

  • 37 And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

  • 7 Unto the border sent thee have all thine allies, Forgotten thee, prevailed over thee, have thy friends, Thy bread they make a snare under thee, There is no understanding in him!