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Psalms 41:9

FriendshipGriefLoneliness

7 All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

8 “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”

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

10 But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

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BSB
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
KJV
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
WEB
Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
ASV
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.
DARBY
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up [his] heel against me.
BLB
Even a man of my welfare, he in whom I trusted, [who] ate my bread, has lifted up the heel against me.
ÅB
Også den jeg levde i fred med,
som jeg stolte på, som spiste brødet mitt,
har løftet hælen mot meg.[^1]
OTB
Selv min nære venn som jeg stolte på,
Som delte mitt brød,
Har vendt seg mot meg.
B1930
Også den mann som jeg hadde fred med, som jeg stolte på, som åt mitt brød, har løftet sin hæl imot mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 13:18

    I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

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  • Psalms 55:12–14

    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.

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  • Matthew 26:23

    Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.

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  • Psalms 55:20–22

    My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

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  • John 13:26–27

    Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.

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  • Jeremiah 20:10

    For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”

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  • Job 19:19

    All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.

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  • Obadiah 1:7

    All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.

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