Psalms 41:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 41:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 41:9 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. mine......" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 41:9 — KJV
“Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. mine...: Heb. the man of my peace lifted...: Heb. magnified”
— Psalms 41:9 (KJV)
Psalms 41:9 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 41:9
“I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 41:9: whom, eat, bread
“And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. All...: or, Peace be to thee: Heb. Peace delivered...: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with Psalms 41:9: own, hath, lifted
“The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. by name: Heb. by his name”
Shares key themes with Psalms 41:9: own, hath, lifted
“I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. had...: Heb. had seen much”
Shares key themes with Psalms 41:9: yea, mine, own
“And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? considereth...: Heb. setteth to his heart the stock...: Heb. that which comes of a tree?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 41:9: yea, own, eat
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