"Only the Metaphysical Can Bless Us, Never the Historical"

The speaker of Israel's faith is Mary's boy and Pilate's victim

The earliest instance of the New Testament citing Psalm 69 is Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. In chapter 15, the apostle points to the psalm to corroborate his command that believers should, not pleasing themselves, welcome one another. Critically, Paul puts the psalm in Christ’s voice:

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