John Trapp on Psalms 41:9

Verſ. 9. Yea mine own familiar friend] Heb. The man of my peace. This was a great cut to David, [non-Latin text not transcribed], ſaith Sophacles, what greater wound can there be than a treacherous friend? ſuch as was Abitophel to David, Judas to our Saviour, Brutus to Julius Caſar (who was ſlain in the Senat-houſe with three and twenty wounds,Ann Dom. 337 given for moſt part by them whoſe lives he had preſerved) Magnentius to Conſtans the Emperour, who had formerly ſaved his life from the Souldiers fury: Michael Balbus to the Emperour Leo Armenius, whom he ſlew the ſame night that he had pardoned and releaſed him. This evil dealing made Socrates cry out, [non-Latin text not transcribed], Friends, there is hardly a friend to bee found; and Queen Elizabeth complain, that in truſt ſhe had found Treaſon; and King Antigon[illegible: 1 letter]s pray to God to preſerve him from his friends; and King Alphonſus to complain of the ingratitude of his Favourites.

In whom I truſted] So did not our Saviour in Judas, for hee knew him better than ſo, and therefore this clauſe is left out, Joh. 13.18. where hee applieth this ſaying to himſelf. Hiero[illegible: 1 letter]s and ſome others apply the whole Pſalm to Chriſt, and for that end they render theſe words actively, Cui credidi, to whom I entruſted or committed my miniſtery.

Who did eat of my bread] My fellow-commoner, with whom I had eaten little leſs than a buſhel of Salt. A mans enemies are many times thoſe of his own houſe, the Birds of his own boſom. Judas dipt in the ſame diſh with Jeſus, be[illegible: 1 letter]rayed him with a kiſs. Caveatur of culuns I ſcarioticuns.

Hath lif[illegible: 1 letter] up his heel againſt me] Heb. Hath magnified the heel, or the feet-ſole, ſc. to ſupplant me, or to trample upon me, or to ſpurn againſt me. Metaphera ab equis calcitre[illegible: 1 letter]ibus, ſaith Vatablus, a Metaphor from unruly and refractory Horſes, See Judg. 15.8. it importeth contempt, deſpite, and cruelty.