The Meaning of Psalms 55:14 Explained

Psalms 55:14

KJV: We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

YLT: When together we sweeten counsel, Into the house of God we walk in company.

Darby: We who held sweet intercourse together. To the house of God we walked amid the throng.

ASV: We took sweet counsel together; We walked in the house of God with the throng.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

We took sweet  counsel  together,  [and] walked  unto the house  of God  in company. 

What does Psalms 55:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 55:12-23 - Friends May Forsake, But God Abideth
The streets and open spaces of the city were filled with conspirators. Violence, strife, deceit, and oppression trampled the virtuous and helpless under foot. The treachery of Ahithophel was worse than all. How different the hot anger of David from our Lord's treatment of Judas, when He washed Judas' feet, expostulated with him in the garden, and bade him pause to think to what he had come! Blessed is the soul that retires from the hubbub of the street-as David, Daniel, and all devout Israelites were wont to do-three times a day. Compare Psalms 55:17 with Daniel 6:10 and Acts 10:9. He will cover our heads in the day of battle and redeem our souls in peace, if only we will trust Him.
As the r.v. marginal rendering of Psalms 55:22 suggests, thy burden is that which God has given thee to carry. It did not come by chance nor from the evil intent of men. He cast it on thee; cast it back on Him. We cannot do our work so long as we stoop beneath the exhausting waste of anxiety and care. Hand all over to thy Father's care. Let no burdens break the Sabbath-keeping of thy heart! Nehemiah 13:19. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 55

1  David in his prayer complains of his fearful case
9  He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains
16  He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies

What do the individual words in Psalms 55:14 mean?

We who together we took sweet counsel to the house of God [And] walked in the throng
אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַ֭חְדָּו נַמְתִּ֣יק ס֑וֹד בְּבֵ֥ית אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים נְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּרָֽגֶשׁ

אֲשֶׁ֣ר  We  who 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
יַ֭חְדָּו  together 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַחַד 
Sense: union, unitedness adv.
נַמְתִּ֣יק  we  took  sweet 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: מָתַק  
Sense: to be or become sweet or pleasing.
ס֑וֹד  counsel 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: סׄוד  
Sense: council, counsel, assembly.
בְּבֵ֥ית  to  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים  of  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
נְהַלֵּ֥ךְ  [And]  walked 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְּרָֽגֶשׁ  in  the  throng 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֶגֶשׁ 
Sense: throng, in company.

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