Psa 55:12, For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; Then I could hide from him.
It hurt David to know that it was a friend who betrayed him! JESUS knew this feeling as well when HE was betrayed by Judas!
Mat 26:21, Now as they were eating, HE said, “ASSUREDLY, I SAY TO YOU, ONE OF YOU WILL BETRAY ME.”
Psa 55:13-14, BUT IT WAS YOU, A MAN MY EQUAL, MY COMPANION AND MY ACQUAINTANCE. WE TOOK SWEET COUNSEL TOGETHER, AND WALKED TO THE HOUSE OF GOD IN THE THRONG.
Spurgeon said, “NONE ARE SUCH REAL ENEMIES AS FALSE FRIENDS”! Judas walked, eat and drank with JESUS for three years, YET betrayed the Creator of heaven and earth for thirty pieces of silver!
Joh 13:18, “I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘HE WHO EATS BREAD WITH ME HAS LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.’
Isa 49:15, “Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? SURELY THEY MAY FORGET, YET I WILL NOT FORGET YOU.
THE LORD WILL NEVER BETRAY NOR FORGET US FOR HE IS ALWAYS BE WITH US!
Psa 55:21, The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, BUT WAR WAS IN HIS HEART; His words were softer than oil, YET THEY WERE DRAWN SWORDS.
IT’S BETTER TO HAVE ENEMY WHO HONESTLY SAYS THEY HATE YOU THAN TO HAVE A FRIEND WHO PUTS YOU DOWN SECRETLY!
Psa 55:23, But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction; Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; BUT I WILL TRUST IN YOU.
Place your trust in the GOD of love and mercy for man may deceive you, but the LORD is always faithful! True friends are hard to find, yet will always tell you the truth regardless if it hurts you!
Pro 27:6, Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.