Psalm 41:8-10
EasyEnglish Bible
8 They say, ‘He has a dangerous disease.
He will never get up from his bed.’
9 Even my special friend has turned against me.
He was someone that I trusted.
I often ate food with him in my home.[a]
10 But you, Lord, please be kind to me.
Raise me up to be well again.
Then I can punish my enemies as they have punished me.[b]
Footnotes
- 41:9 Jesus used these words to speak about Judas. See John 13:18.
- 41:10 David was king, so it was his job to punish his enemies for the bad things that they had done to him.
Psalm 41:8-10
King James Version
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
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