OLD TESTAMENT

Psalms 141:4

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Don’t incline my heart to any evil thing, to practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don’t let me eat of their delicacies.

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Verse 4. Knewest. With approbation, (Psalms 1:6. Bible.) my department towards Saul, and also the dangers to which I was exposed, and the means of escaping.—They. Ancient psalters add, “the proud,” from Psalms 136:6. Calmet.—The devil and his agents attack the just at all times. Saint Jerome—When I was reduced to such distress that I could not help myself, thou didst approve of my conduct, and deliver me. Worthington.

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