Text -- Psalms 55:20 (NET)

55:20 He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 55:20

¹ sn He. This must refer to the psalmist’s former friend, who was addressed previously in vv. 12-14.

² tn Heb “stretches out his hand against.”

³ tc The form should probably be emended to an active participle (שֹׁלְמָיו, sholÿmayv) from the verbal root שָׁלַם (shalam, “be in a covenant of peace with”). Perhaps the translation “his friends” suggests too intimate a relationship. Another option is to translate, “he attacks those who made agreements with him.”

⁴ tn Heb “he violates his covenant.”