Psalm 41:9
“Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 41Meaning
Even a trusted companion who shared the speaker’s bread lifts his heel against him; betrayal by someone close is real pain, but it does not mean every friend is unsafe or secretly disloyal.
Enemies, rumor, and betrayal
Verses 5–9 describe death-wishing, false visits, whispered hostility, malicious interpretation, and betrayal by a trusted companion.
Read carefully
Even a trusted companion who shared the speaker’s bread lifts his heel against him; betrayal by someone close is real pain, but it does not mean every friend is unsafe or secretly disloyal.
Reflection
Even a trusted companion who shared the speaker’s bread lifts his heel against him; betrayal by someone close is real pain, but it does not mean every friend is unsafe or secretly disloyal.