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Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who ate bread with me, Has lifted up his heel against me.
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A Prophecy of Betrayal
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a pattern fulfilled by Judas's betrayal of Jesus, as quoted by Christ himself in John 13:18. Scholars like Calvin explain that David's experience as a 'type' was perfectly realized in Christ. One commentary notes that Jesus deliberately omitted the phrase 'in whom I trusted' when quoting this verse, suggesting that while He showed Judas friendship, He was never deceived by him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Yes, my own familiar friend - Margin, as in Hebrew: “the man of my peace.” The man with whom I was at peace; who had no cause for a…
19th Century
Anglican
Has lifted up his heel. —See margin. The meaning is, possibly, kicked violently at me. But Böttcher’s conjecture…
Baptist
Many a child of God has had his character whispered down by slanderers; many a man has had a hard time because of the evil speaking of men of the w…
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16th Century
Protestant
Even the man of my peace. As the very height of all his miseries, David here declares that he had found the same treachery in someone, or,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yea, mine own familiar friend Or, "the man of my peace" {z}; who did live peaceably with him, and ought always to have done so…
We complain, and justly, of the lack of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were n…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalm, the psalmist showed his trust in God. Here, he asks for a sustaining mercy from God.
The title is unt…
