55:13 But it is you, 1 a man like me, 2
my close friend in whom I confided. 3
1 sn It is you. The psalmist addresses the apparent ringleader of the opposition, an individual who was once his friend.
2 tn Heb “a man according to my value,” i.e., “a person such as I.”
3 tn Heb “my close friend, one known by me.”