Holy Scripture

Psalms 109:4

A church father on this verse
“Instead of loving me, they disparaged me: but I kept praying. In return for the benefits which I had conferred upon them, they were doing me insults. But what was I doing? I kept praying. These are the weapons of the Lord: and these are our weapons too, prayer. So then, whenever anyone persecutes us, and hates us, let…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 35, on Psalm 108

Source: Septuagint

Original

4The Lord swore, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.

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2The Lord shall send out a rod of power for thee out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

3With thee is dominion in the day of thy power, In the splendors of thy saints: I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning.

— Psalms 109:4 —

5The Lord at thy right hand has dashed in pieces kings in the day of his wrath.

6He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill up the number of corpses, He shall crush the heads of many on the earth.

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