Psalms 41:9

Psalms 41:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
• New International Version (NIV)Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.

Context of Psalms 41:9

7All 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. 10But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them. 11By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

Psalms 41:9 word by word

גַּם־אִ֤ישׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֨י׀ אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַ֣חְתִּי ב֭וֹ אוֹכֵ֣ל לַחְמִ֑י הִגְדִּ֖יל עָלַ֣י עָקֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

• Evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• my close friendאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• my close friendשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: friendshipH7965
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I trustedבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• the one who sharedאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• my breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• has lifted upגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• heelעָקֵב‛âqêb ‛iqqebâh · heelH6119
• against meעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Psalms 41:9

• Psalms 55:12For 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.
• 2 Samuel 15:12While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
• Job 19:19All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.
• Jeremiah 20:10For 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.”
• Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
• Obadiah 1:7All 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.
• John 13:18I 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.’

Commentaries on Psalms 41:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Mine own familiar friend - This is either a direct prophecy of the treachery of Judas, or it is a fact in David's distresses which our Lord found so similar to the falsity of his treacherous disciple, that he applies it to him, John 13:18. What we translate mine own familiar friend, שלומי איש ish shelomi, is the man of my peace. The man who, with the לך שלום shalom lecha, peace be to thee! kissed me; and thus gave the agreed-on signal to my murderers that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Yea, mine own familiar friend - Margin, as in Hebrew: “the man of my peace.” The man with whom I was at peace; who had no cause of alienation from me; with whom I was associated in the most peaceful and friendly relations. In whom I trusted - He whom I made my confidential friend, and on whom I supposed I could rely in the time of trouble. Which did eat of my bread - This may either denote one who was supported by him as one of his family, or else one who…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had reposed great confidence, took part with his enemies. And let us not think it strange, if we receive evil from those we suppose to be friends. Have not we ourselves thus broken our words toward God? We eat of his bread daily, yet lift up the heel against…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9the one who shared my bread: Eating together was a sign of unity (Acts 2:42). Refusing to eat with someone was a sign of hostility (1 Corinthians 5:11). Jesus experienced the same kind of betrayal (John 13:1, 18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. mine ... friend--literally, "the man of my peace." eat ... bread--who depended on me or was well treated by me. hath lifted up heel--in scornful violence. As David and his fortunes typified Christ and His (compare Introduction), so these words expressed the treatment he received, and also that of his Son and Lord; hence, though not distinctly prophetical, our Saviour (Joh 13:18) applies them to Judas, "that the Scripture may be fulfilled." This last…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 41:9

• Accusation, False
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Friends
• Friendship
• Ingratitude
• Judas (Jude)
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions
• Slander
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Ahithophel
• Consider
• Whisper
• David
• Familiar
• Gesture
• Heel
• Hospitality; Host
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings