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Psalm 55

Psa. 55:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For it was not an enemy
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
that reproached
charaph. (Hebrew #2778)
to pull off, i.e. (by implication) to expose (as by stripping); specifically, to betroth (as if a surrender); figuratively, to carp at, i.e. defame; denominative (from 2779) to spend the winter
KJV usage: betroth, blaspheme, defy, jeopard, rail, reproach, upbraid.
Pronounce: khaw-raf'
Origin: a primitive root
me; then I could have borne
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
it: neither was it he that hated
sane' (Hebrew #8130)
to hate (personally)
KJV usage: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.
Pronounce: saw-nay'
Origin: a primitive root
me that did magnify
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
himself against me; then I would have hid
cathar (Hebrew #5641)
to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, X surely.
Pronounce: saw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
myself from him:

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 41:9• 9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. (Psa. 41:9)
magnify.
Psa. 35:26• 26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. (Psa. 35:26)
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Psa. 38:16• 16For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified themselves against me. (Psa. 38:16)
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Isa. 10:15• 15--Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? As if the rod should wield them that lift it up; as if the staff should lift up him who is not wood! (Isa. 10:15)
then I.
Matt. 26:21‑23• 21And as they were eating he said, Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.
 22And being exceedingly grieved they began to say to him, each of them, Is it *I*, Lord?
 23But he answering said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, *he* it is who shall deliver me up. (Matt. 26:21‑23)
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John 13:18• 18I speak not of you all. I know those whom I have chosen; but that the scripture might be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me. (John 13:18)
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John 18:2‑3• 2And Judas also, who delivered him up, knew the place, because Jesus was often there, in company with his disciples.
 3Judas therefore, having got the band, and officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons. (John 18:2‑3)
• (vv. 12-15) There follows, what would appear to be a description of the apostate character of antichrist.... (cf. Dan. 11:37-38). (“Psalms 55” by H. Smith)
• {v.12-14} Antichrist in all his deceitful wickedness had professed to be among the godly and went with them into the house of God in the first 3½ years of the tribulation (the first book of the Psalms), but now has turned against them. (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me—then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified himself against me—then would I have hidden myself from him;