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Psalm 41:7–9
7 All that hate me whisper together against me:
Against me do they devise †my hurt.
8 †An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him:
And now that he flieth he shall rise up no more.
9 gYea, †mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
hWhich did eat of my bread,
Hath †lifted up his heel against me.
† | Heb. evil to me. See ver. 1. |
† | Heb. A thing of Belial. See Deut. 15:9. |
f | So ver. 3. |
g | |
† | Heb. the man of my peace. So Jer. 20:10. Obad. 7. |
h | Cited John 13:18. So Acts 1:16. |
† | Heb. magnified. See Ps. 55:12. |
Psalm 41:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 All my enemies whisper together against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8 “A vile disease has afflicted him;
he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
9 Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.
8 They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him;
he will not rise again from where he lies.”
9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.
8 “He has some fatal disease,” they say.
“He will never get out of that bed!”
9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely,
the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt.
8 “An evil disease,” they say, “clings to him.
And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
9 Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 All my enemies whisper about me
and think the worst about me.
8 They say, “He has a terrible disease.
He will never get out of bed again.”
9 My best and truest friend, who ate at my table,
has even turned against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 All that hate me whisper together against me;
Against me do they devise my hurt.
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,
Who did eat of my bread,
Hath lifted up his heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt. 8 A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more. 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 Everyone who hates me whispers about me.
They think evil things about me and say,
8 “A devilish disease has attached itself to him.
He will never leave his sickbed.”
9 Even my closest friend whom I trusted,
the one who ate my bread,
has lifted his heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.
8 “Lethal poison has been poured into him,
and he won’t rise again from where he lies!”
9 Even my friend in whom I trusted,
one who ate my bread,
has raised his heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
they imagine the worst for me.
8 They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me,
that I will not rise again from where I lie.
9 Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted,
who ate of my bread, has lifted the heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 All who hate me speak together against me.
Against me they assume the worst for me:
8 “A ruinous thing is poured out on him,
and now that he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted,
who ate my bread,
has lifted his heel against me.
Psalm 41:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 All of my enemies whisper to each other about me.
They want something terrible to happen to me.
8 They say, “He is sick and will die very soon.
He will never get up from his bed again.”
9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, has deserted me.
I even shared my bread with him.
Psalm 41:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
8 “A wicked thing is poured out upon him,
That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.
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