Psalms 55:13-14
But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 55
27 songs meet this passage
“I see you, the only one who knew me”
Breakfast At Tiffany's · Deep Blue Something
resonates with Psalms 55:13-14
The psalmist laments losing closeness with someone who once truly knew him, the same grief of intimacy turned distant.
LOST IN THE ECHO · LINKIN PARK
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The psalmist names the particular pain of betrayal by someone trusted, the same wound this verse describes.
Go To Hell, For Heaven's Sake · Bring Me The Horizon
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
David voices the particular sting of betrayal by someone close, not a distant enemy. The raw pain underneath this song finds honest company in the psalms of lament, even if the song never moves toward God the way David eventually does.
“I know you wanna see me in hell, my love”
12 to 12 · sombr
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The psalmist laments betrayal by someone close, the same sting of love turned hostile that this line voices.
Enemy · Imagine Dragons ft. JID
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
David's lament about betrayal by a companion, not an outright enemy, parallels the sting described here.
“Just so you could take advantage of me”
Without Me · Halsey
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The sting of betrayal by someone she poured herself into echoes the psalmist's lament over being wounded by a close companion, not an enemy.
Happier Than Ever (Edit) · Billie Eilish
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The psalmist's sharpest grief is not from an enemy but from someone close, a companion who turned. Eilish's ache that someone who was her everything made her only sad carries the same specific weight of intimate betrayal.
“You betrayed me”
traitor · Olivia Rodrigo
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
David's lament over betrayal by a close companion mirrors the raw sting expressed here; pain from someone once trusted cuts deepest.
“Shoulda had my back but you put a knife in it”
Let You Down · NF
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
David laments betrayal from someone close, the same sting of broken trust and loyalty expressed here.
“As a friend, as an old enemy”
Come As You Are · Nirvana
strains against Psalms 55:12-14
The psalmist laments betrayal by a close friend; here friend and enemy collapse into the same word, voicing a deeper confusion about trust than the psalm's clear grief.
“You played it off and act like he's brand new”
Bad News · Kanye West
strains against Psalms 55:12-14
David laments betrayal by someone close, but moves toward lament addressed to God; this song stays in detached description without that turn.
“he winds up knockin' me back down on my knees”
A Change Is Gonna Come · Sam Cooke
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
Betrayal by someone close, here a brother, intensifies the pain in a way Scripture names directly rather than dismisses.
One Last Cry · Brian McKnight
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The pain of betrayal by someone close echoes the psalmist's lament over a trusted companion's unfaithfulness.
“Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried”
Reason To Believe · Rod Stewart
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The psalmist's pain at betrayal by someone close mirrors this narrator's grief over being lied to by someone he loves.
“But I was wrong, I was wrong”
Linger · The Cranberries
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
Like the psalmist betrayed by a close companion, the singer grieves not just pain but the specific ache of broken trust from someone intimate.
Take a Bow · Madonna
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The ache of betrayal by someone close, not an enemy, is the same wound the psalmist names: a once-intimate bond broken.
December · Collective Soul
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
Like the psalmist betrayed by a close companion, the song mourns a broken promise and a relationship turned bitter.
You Used to Love Me · Faith Evans
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The whole song carries the particular grief of losing someone who was once close and trusted, a pain the psalmist names directly.
Not Gon' Cry · Mary J. Blige
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The ache of betrayal by someone closest to you, a spouse rather than an enemy, is a grief the Psalms also give voice to without shame.
“How could you turn your back on me?”
Who Do U Love (David Morales Mix) · Deborah Cox
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
David laments betrayal by one he trusted, the same bewildered grief voiced here over a broken relationship.
In My Bed · Dru Hill
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
David's lament over betrayal by someone close mirrors the ache of this song, though David takes his hurt to God while the singer simply nurses it alone.
The One I Gave My Heart To · Aaliyah
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
David laments betrayal by a close companion in words strikingly similar to this song's bewildered ache.
I Don't Ever Want to See You Again · Uncle Sam
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
The psalmist's anguish over betrayal by a close companion, not an enemy, matches the singer's shock that his best friend wronged him.
“My man, he don't call me anymore”
Make It Hot (feat. Missy Elliott & Mocha) · Nicole
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
There's a real ache here about betrayal by someone close, similar to the psalmist's grief over a companion's unfaithfulness, though the song doesn't take it anywhere.
I Do · Lisa Loeb
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
Like the psalmist describing betrayal from someone close, the singer names the pain of being dismissed by someone she's in relationship with.
Friend of Mine · Kelly Price
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
This psalm names the particular ache of betrayal from a friend rather than an enemy, deepening the song's grief.
“I ain't gon' take it no more”
Heartbreak Hotel (feat. Faith Evans & Kelly Price) · Whitney Houston
resonates with Psalms 55:12-14
Like the psalmist betrayed by a close companion, the singer's pain is sharpened because it came from someone trusted, not a stranger.
Elsewhere in Psalms 55
- Psalms 55:1-2Come With Me (feat. Various Artists)
- Psalms 55:2-4I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
- Psalms 55:4-5Lately (Live MTV Unplugged) · What About Us (Remix)
- Psalms 55:4-6we can't be friends (wait for your love) · Under Pressure (feat. David Bowie) · Under Pressure (Live) [2025 Remaster] · Thieves In the Temple
- Psalms 55:6Mr. Rager · Free Fallin' · Disappear · Fantastic Voyage (Re-Recorded)
- Psalms 55:6-8Sign of the Times · Janie's Got a Gun · How's It Going to Be
- Psalms 55:22Cosmic Warrior · Let It Go