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Psalm 41:9-11
New English Translation
Psalm 41:9-11
New English Translation
9 Even my close friend[a] whom I trusted,
he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.[b]
10 As for you, O Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up,
so I can pay them back!”[c]
11 By this[d] I know that you are pleased with me,
for my enemy does[e] not triumph[f] over me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 41:9 tn Heb “man of my peace.” The phrase here refers to one’s trusted friend (see Jer 38:22; Obad 7).
- Psalm 41:9 tn Heb “has made a heel great against me.” The precise meaning of this phrase, which appears only here, is uncertain.sn The language of this verse is applied to Judas Iscariot in John 13:18.
- Psalm 41:10 tn The cohortative with prefixed vav (ו) here indicates purpose or result (“Then I will repay them”) after the preceding imperatives.
- Psalm 41:11 sn By this. Having recalled his former lament and petition, the psalmist returns to the confident mood of vv. 1-3. The basis for his confidence may be a divine oracle of deliverance, assuring him that God would intervene and vindicate him. The demonstrative pronoun “this” may refer to such an oracle, which is assumed here, though its contents are not included. See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 319, 321.
- Psalm 41:11 tn Or “will.” One may translate the imperfect verbal form as descriptive (present, cf. NIV) or as anticipatory (future, cf. NEB).
- Psalm 41:11 tn Heb “shout.”
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