Holy Scripture

Psalms 58:3

A church father on this verse
“Though it appears that the serpent's nature is being delineated in the foregoing, rather, every vessel of evil is being delineated, and every serpent of depravity who casts himself down on the belly and hides his poison inside himself and ponders it inwardly in his breast. He25 is slippery in his thoughts, he advances…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — FLIGHT FROM THE WORLD 7:42

Source: Septuagint

Original

3Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloody men.

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In context

1For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him.

2Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; And ransom me from those that rise up against me.

— Psalms 58:3 —

4For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; Violent men have set upon me: Neither is it my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.

5Without iniquity I ran and directed my course aright: Awake to help me, and behold.

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