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Wednesday · Psalm 41: Betrayed by a Close Friend

The Church has long remembered this Wednesday as the day Judas agreed to hand Jesus over. If a friend has wounded you, this psalm lets you say so to God, and Jesus knew that wound too.

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Psalm 41:9BSB
In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
Psalm 41:12BSB

How this psalm points to Jesus

The New Testament quotes this psalm · verse 9

At the Last Supper Jesus quoted this verse about the one who shared his bread and would betray him, and he was troubled in spirit.

verse 10Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. verse 11They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Mark 14:10–11BSB
verse 18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’ verse 19I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it comes to pass, you will believe that I am He. verse 20Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.” verse 21After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
John 13:18–21BSB

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