https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/videos/watch/5b40d713-0f3c-4087-8328-29be00406ef4 BOOK 2 • PSALMS 42–72 Psalm 55 — Betrayal by a Friend FORM: Individual lament | Traditional heading: David Psalm 55 is a distressed prayer against violence within the city, made more painful by betrayal from an intimate companion. The desire to fly away like a dove expresses the understandable wish to escape overwhelming conflict. Catholic spirituality does not require pretending that betrayal is harmless. It does call us to place wounds before God and refuse to answer hatred with hatred. The betrayal of Jesus by one close to him gives Christian readers a solemn point of connection, though no single Gospel quotation identifies every detail of this Psalm as a prediction. God's care remains possible amid broken trust. Scripture connections: Matthew 26, verses 47–50; 1 Peter 5, verse 7 Read Psalm 55 (NABRE) on Bible Gateway Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:23:43 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/lazy-static/avatars/841e8d36-3573-4ed6-bb57-c78d3030ac78.png https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/videos/watch/5b40d713-0f3c-4087-8328-29be00406ef4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.fourangrydachshunds.nohost.me/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.