Psalms 41:9
Even my close friend whom I trusted,
What it says
Even David's trusted close friend, who ate his bread, has lifted his heel against him.
What it is doing
This verse marks the deepest wound of betrayal from within intimacy.
In context
1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 2The LORD will protect and preserve him; 3The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness 4I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; 5My enemies say with malice: 6My visitor speaks falsehood; 7All who hate me whisper against me; 8“A vile disease has been poured into him; 9Even my close friend whom I trusted, 10But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, 11By this I know that You delight in me, 12In my integrity You uphold me 13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,