Psalms 55:13

But it is you, ¹  a man like me, ²  my close friend in whom I confided. ³ 

But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,

But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar friend;

Instead, it is you––my equal, my companion and close friend.

It's [you]! We grew up together! [You]! My best friend!

But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.

But it is you, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend,

But it was you, a man my equal, My companion and my acquaintance.

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.”