Translations
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
With whom we once shared the sweetness of counsel together;
In the house of Elohim we walked as one amid the great throng.
We once savoured the sweetness of deep friendship together;
Together we walked through God's house among the worshipping crowd.
We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Footnotes
The word sod (counsel/fellowship) denotes intimate, confidential communion—the inner circle of trust. It is used of YHWH's own heavenly council (Jer 23:18) and of the closeness He shares with those who fear Him (Ps 25:14). The verb namtiq (we made sweet, from mataq) suggests their shared sod was not merely functional but pleasurable—a savoured intimacy. F.O.G renders 'shared the sweetness of counsel' preserving the wisdom-community dimension; F.O.G.M 'savoured the sweetness of deep friendship' foregrounds the relational warmth and loss.

