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Salmos 55:20
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Extendi� sus manos contra sus pac�ficos: Vi�lo su pacto.
Extendi� el inicuo sus manos contra los que estaban en paz con �l; viol� su pacto.
Extendi� sus manos contra sus pac�ficos; ensuci� su pacto.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
put: 1 Samuel 22:17, 1 Samuel 24:10, 2 Samuel 18:12, Acts 12:1
at peace: Psalms 7:4, Psalms 109:5, Psalms 120:6, Psalms 120:7
broken: Heb. profaned, Psalms 89:28, Psalms 89:34, Psalms 89:38, 2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 5:3, 2 Samuel 14:32, 2 Samuel 14:33, 2 Samuel 15:10-12, Ecclesiastes 8:2, Ezekiel 17:16-19
Reciprocal: Genesis 17:14 - broken Numbers 30:2 - break Job 19:19 - my inward friends Psalms 41:9 - Yea Psalms 89:31 - break Proverbs 3:29 - Devise not evil Proverbs 11:9 - An hypocrite Micah 2:8 - securely Matthew 26:48 - Whomsoever Mark 14:44 - Whomsoever
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He hath put forth his hands,.... The psalmist returns and describes, in this verse Psalms 55:3, the cruelty, perfidy, and hypocrisy of his false friend; who had stretched forth his hands
against such as be at peace with him, or he pretended to be at peace with. So Ahithophel put forth his hands against David, by whom he had been admitted into his privy council, and there had taken sweet counsel together, by entering into a conspiracy and rebellion against him, and by forming a scheme to smite the king only, 2 Samuel 17:1; and Judas, though he did not lay hands on Christ himself, yet he gave his enemies a sign by which they might know him, and seize him, and hold him fast, as they did; and him Christ calls the man of his peace, Psalms 41:9; they being at peace when he lifted up his heel against him;
he hath broken his covenant; of friendship that was made between them; he proved false and treacherous, broke through his engagements, and violated his faith.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him - Against those who were his friends, or who had given him no occasion for war. The Septuagint and Vulgate render this, “He hath put forth his hands in recompensing;” that is, in taking vengeance. The Hebrew would bear this construction, but the more correct rendering is that in our common version. The “connection” here would seem to indicate that this is to be referred to God, as God is mentioned in the previous verse. But evidently the design is to refer to the enemies, or the principal enemy of the psalmist - the man whom he had particularly in his eye in the composition of the psalm; and the language is that of one who was “full” of the subject - who was thinking of one thing - and who did not deem it necessary to specify by name the man who had injured him, and whose conduct had so deeply pained him. He, therefore, begins the verse, “He hath put forth his hands,” etc.; showing that his mind was fixed on the base conduct of his enemy. The language is such as leads us to suppose that the psalmist had Ahithophel in view, as being eminently the man that had in this cruel and unexpected manner put forth his hands against one who was his friend, and who had always treated him with confidence.
He hath broken his covenant - He, Ahithophel. The margin, as the Hebrew, is, “He hath profaned.” The idea is, that he had defiled, or polluted it; or he had treated it as a vile thing - a thing to be regarded with contempt and aversion, as a polluted object is. The “covenant” here referred to, according to the views expressed above, may be supposed to refer to the compact or agreement of Ahithophel with David as an officer of his realm - as an adviser and counselor - that he would be faithful to the interests of the king and to his cause. All this he had disregarded, and had treated as if it were a worthless thing, by identifying himself with Absalom in his rebellion. See 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 55:20. He hath put forth his hands — A farther description of Ahithophel. He betrayed his friends, and he broke his covenant with his king. He had agreed to serve David for his own emolument, and a stipulation was made accordingly; but while receiving the king's pay, he was endeavouring to subvert the kingdom, and destroy the life of his sovereign.
