Psa 41:9 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 9. Mine own familiar friend ] This is either a direct prophecy of the treachery of Judas, or it is a fact in David's distresses which our Lord found so similar to the falsity of his treacherous disciple, that he applies it to him, . What we translate mine own familiar friend , ish shelomi , is the man of my peace . The man who, with the shalom lecha, peace be to thee ! kissed me; and thus gave the agreed-on signal to my murderers that I was the person whom they should seize, hold fast, and carry away. Did eat of my bread ] Was an inmate in my house . Applied by our Lord to Judas, when eating with him out of the same dish. See . Possibly it may refer to Ahithophel , his counsellor, the man of his peace , his prime minister; who, we know, was the strength of Absalom's conspiracy.

‏ Psalms 41:9

Verse 9. Mine own familiar friend] This is either a direct prophecy of the treachery of Judas, or it is a fact in David's distresses which our Lord found so similar to the falsity of his treacherous disciple, that he applies it to him, Joh 13:18. What we translate mine own familiar friend, ish shelomi, is the man of my peace. The man who, with the shalom lecha, peace be to thee! kissed me; and thus gave the agreed-on signal to my murderers that I was the person whom they should seize, hold fast, and carry away.

Did eat of my bread] Was an inmate in my house. Applied by our Lord to Judas, when eating with him out of the same dish. See Joh 13:18, 26. Possibly it may refer to Ahithophel, his counsellor, the man of his peace, his prime minister; who, we know, was the strength of Absalom's conspiracy.