Psalm 41:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 ‘He has had ruin poured over him;
that one lying down will never rise again.’
10 [a]Even my trusted friend,
who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.(A)
III
11 “But you, Lord, take note of me to raise me up
that I may repay them.”[b]
Footnotes
- 41:10 Even my trusted friend…has raised his heel against me: Jn 13:18 cites this verse to characterize Judas as a false friend. Raised his heel against me: an interpretation of the unclear Hebrew, “made great the heel against me.”
- 41:11 That I may repay them: the healing itself is an act of judgment through which God decides for the psalmist and against the false friends. The prayer is not necessarily for strength to punish enemies.
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