Holy Scripture

Psalms 51:2

A church father on this verse
“Psalm 50 [51] shows the complete repentance of a sinner when David, who had gone into Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite and was rebuked by the prophet Nathan, said, "I have sinned." Immediately he deserved to hear "The Lord has removed your sin from you." For he, who had added homicide to adultery and was moved…”
Jerome, 5th c. — LETTER 122.3

Source: Septuagint

Original

2when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Ahimelech.

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In context

1For the end, a Psalm of instruction by David,

— Psalms 51:2 —

3Why dost thou, O mighty man, boast of iniquity in thy mischief? All the day

4thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; Like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

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