Holy Scripture
Psalms 38:2
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“We observe … that when Scripture speaks of "the Lord's hand," it refers to temptation that a person undergoes from the attacks of Satan.… When the devil wounds him, the arrows are the Lord's, and it is the Lord who has given Satan the power of hurting him.… There is, too, that … reason why the Lord gives power to the…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I set a guard on my mouth, While the sinner stood in my presence.
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1For the end, a Song of David, to Jeduthun.
— Psalms 38:2 —
3I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words; And my grief was renewed.
4My heart grew hot within me, And a fire would kindle in my meditation: I spoke with my tongue,