Holy Scripture

Psalms 109:6

A church father on this verse
“Set a sinner over him. Since I prayed for them upon the cross, and they saw my wounds — I gave them room for repentance and they do not repent, and they refuse to have me as king — let them have the devil as king. They will not have Jesus as king: let them have Barabbas as king, Barabbas, which is interpreted "son of…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 35, on Psalm 108

Source: Septuagint

Original

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

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

— Psalms 109:6 —

7He shall drink of the brook in the way; Therefore shall he lift up the head.

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