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Psalms 55:14

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 55:15.

אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יַ֭חְדָּוyachdavalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.נַמְתִּ֣יקnamtiqbe sweetמָתַקverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “be sweet”, an unfinished actionH4985to suck, by implication, to relish, or (intransitively) be sweetbe (made, [idiom] take) sweet.ס֑וֹדsodsecretסוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “secret”, the ordinary formH5475a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secretassembly, consel, inward, secret (counsel).בְּבֵ֥יתbeveytin familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֱ֝לֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.נְהַלֵּ֥ךְnehalekhewalkהָלַךְverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּרָֽגֶשׁberageshin companyרֶגֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in company”, the ordinary formH7285a tumultuous crowdcompany, insurrection.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(55-15) We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(55-15) We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who in companionship with me sweetened our food: we walked in the house of God in concord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὃς ἐπιτοαυτὸ ἐγλύκανας ἐδέσματα, ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐπορεύθημεν ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ.