Friends: False Friends: David's Friends Were False to David

Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about. …

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. …

My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.