Holy Scripture
Psalms 34:9
A church father on this verse
“Unless fear disciplines our life, it is impossible successfully to attain holiness in body.… In him who fears there is not want, that is, he is failing with regard to no virtue who is prevented by fear from every absurd act, since he falls short of nothing good that belongs to human nature. As he is not perfect in bod…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
9But my soul shall exult in the Lord: It shall delight in his salvation.
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7For without cause they have hidden for me their destructive snare: Without a cause they have reproached my soul.
8Let a snare which they know not come upon them; And the gin which they hid take them: And let them fall into the very same snare.
— Psalms 34:9 —
10All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to thee? Delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, Yea, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.
11Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I knew not.