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Psa 55 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V22 V23
OET (OET-LV) [fn] he_stretched_out hands_of_his in/on/at/with_friends_of_his he_violated covenant_of_his.
55:21 Note: KJB: Ps.55.20
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
His mouth
(Some words not found in UHB: Shalah hands_of,his in/on/at/with,friends_of,his violated covenant_of,his )
Someone’s “mouth” represents what he says. Alternate translation: “What my friend said”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
His mouth was smooth as butter
(Some words not found in UHB: Shalah hands_of,his in/on/at/with,friends_of,his violated covenant_of,his )
Speech that is pleasant or nice to hear is spoken of as if it were smooth and easy to swallow. Alternate translation: “What he said was pleasant like smooth butter” or “He said nice things”
was hostile
(Some words not found in UHB: Shalah hands_of,his in/on/at/with,friends_of,his violated covenant_of,his )
Alternate translation: “was mean” or “was hateful”
his words
(Some words not found in UHB: Shalah hands_of,his in/on/at/with,friends_of,his violated covenant_of,his )
Alternate translation: “what he said”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
his words were softer than oil
(Some words not found in UHB: Shalah hands_of,his in/on/at/with,friends_of,his violated covenant_of,his )
People put oil on their skin to make it feel nice, and they put it on wounds to help them heal. Speech that is kind or helpful is spoken of as if it were soft or soothing. Alternate translation: “what he said was kind and soothing like oil” or “he said kind things”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
they were actually drawn swords
(Some words not found in UHB: Shalah hands_of,his in/on/at/with,friends_of,his violated covenant_of,his )
Speech that causes people trouble is spoken of as if it were swords that wound people. Alternate translation: “what he said wounded people as drawn swords do” or “what he said caused people trouble”
drawn swords
(Some words not found in UHB: Shalah hands_of,his in/on/at/with,friends_of,his violated covenant_of,his )
The word “drawn” here means that the swords were pulled out of their covers and ready to be used.
Ps 55 The psalmist is faced with adversaries whose leader is a former friend (55:12-14), and he is overwhelmed with anguish. He turns to the Lord in prayer and commits himself to the Lord for redress (55:22-23). Jesus experienced similar suffering when his friend (Judas) betrayed him. He also experienced the answer to the psalmist’s prayer: (1) by taking the place of the wicked and receiving their judgment (Isa 53:7-9), and (2) by committing himself to the Father, who rescued (Luke 23:46) and rewarded him (Isa 53:10-12).
OET (OET-LV) [fn] he_stretched_out hands_of_his in/on/at/with_friends_of_his he_violated covenant_of_his.
55:21 Note: KJB: Ps.55.20
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.