Holy Scripture
Psalms 38:12
A church father on this verse
“People who cling to evil thoughts do not stand for truth but for falsehood. They do not stand for righteousness but for iniquity, because their tongue learns to speak lies. They have done evil, never pausing so that they could repent. Persevering with delight in wicked actions, they run to them without even looking ba…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
12Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, And thou makest his life to consume away like a spider’s web: Nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.
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10I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; for thou art he that made me.
11Remove thy scourges from me: I have fainted by reason of the strength of thy hand.
— Psalms 38:12 —
13O Lord, hearken to my prayer and my supplication: Attend to my tears: be not silent, For I am a sojourner in the land, And a stranger, as all my fathers were.
14Spare me, that I may be refreshed, Before I depart, and be no more.