unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/055/012.md

# I could have borne it

Tolerating or enduring a rebuke is spoken of as bearing or carrying it. AT: "I could have tolerated the rebuke" or "I would not be so sad about the rebuke" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# raised himself up against me

Being proud of oneself and insulting another is spoken of as raising oneself up against another. AT: "insulted me" or "despised me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# But it was you

The psalmist speaks as though the person who had rebuked and taunted him were there listening to him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])

# my companion and my close friend

This can be stated as a sentence. AT: "You were my companion and my close friend."

# We

The word "we" refers to the psalmist and his friend.

# with the throng

Possible meanings are 1) "together" or 2) "with the crowd."