Mazmur 35:12

35:12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; ¹ 

I am overwhelmed with sorrow. ² 

Mazmur 41:9

41:9 Even my close friend ³  whom I trusted,

he who shared meals with me, has turned against me. ⁴ 

[35:12]  ¹ tn Heb “they repay me evil instead of good.”

[35:12]  ² tn Heb “[there is] bereavement to my soul.”

[41:9]  ³ tn Heb “man of my peace.” The phrase here refers to one’s trusted friend (see Jer 38:22; Obad 7).

[41:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “has made a heel great against me.” The precise meaning of this phrase, which appears only here, is uncertain.

[41:9]  sn The language of this verse is applied to Judas Iscariot in John 13:18.