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Psalm 41:7-9
New International Version
Psalm 41:7-9
New International Version
Psalm 41:7-9
New King James Version
Psalm 41:7-9
New King James Version
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they [a]devise my hurt.
8 “An[b] evil disease,” they say, “clings to him.
And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
9 (A)Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
(B)Who ate my bread,
Has [c]lifted up his heel against me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 41:7 plot
- Psalm 41:8 Lit. A thing of Belial
- Psalm 41:9 Acted as a traitor
Psalm 41:7-9
English Standard Version
Psalm 41:7-9
English Standard Version
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.[a]
8 They say, “A deadly thing is poured out[b] on him;
he will not rise again from where he lies.”
9 Even my (A)close friend in whom I trusted,
who (B)ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 41:7 Or they devise evil against me
- Psalm 41:8 Or has fastened
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