Holy Scripture

Psalms 68:12

A church father on this verse
“The king of the powers of the beloved. "King," the Father; "of the powers," that is, of the holy ones; "of the beloved," of the Son. "Behold my beloved Son, hear him." "Of the beloved." If anyone loves someone, he always has him on his lips: therefore the Holy Spirit, because of the love which he has for the Son, freq…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Homily 7, on Psalm 67

Source: Septuagint

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12And I put on sackcloth for my covering; And I became a proverb to them.

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10For the zeal of thy house has eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

11And I bowed down my soul with fasting, And that was made my reproach.

— Psalms 68:12 —

13They that sit in the gate talked against me, And they that drank wine sang against me.

14But I will cry to thee, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, In the truth of thy salvation.

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