“Snatch me away, O Lord, from the evil man. The devil cannot deceive us so much by himself as he can through the instrument of a man; and it is from this that the prophet prays to be delivered.”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 50, on Psalm 139
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1Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
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— Psalms 140:1 —
2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.