He ¹  attacks ²  his friends; ³  he breaks his solemn promises to them. ⁴ 

biblegateway Psa 55:20

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

He acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.

My best friend has betrayed his friends. He has broken his solemn promise.

biblegateway Psa 55:20

My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant.

bibleoremus Psa 55:20

My companion laid hands on a friend and violated a covenant with me

Such men do violence to those at peace with them and break their solemn word;

biblegateway Psa 55:20

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant.

He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

biblegateway Psa 55:20

He ¹  attacks ²  his friends; ³  he breaks his solemn promises to them. ⁴ 

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.”