Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Dust. Hebrew adds, "to dwell "(Haydock) as if the ignominy was not to be effaced. This would be very sensible for a king. (Berthier)
Glory is here synonymous with life, or soul, Genesis xlix. 6. Let my life and (Calmet) reputation be lost. (Worthington)
Sum mum crede nefas animam præferre pudori. (Juvenal viii.)