Psalm 69
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Psalm 69 is the 69th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul". It is subtitled: "To the chief musician, upon Shoshannim, a Psalm of David". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible and in the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 68. In Latin, it is known as "Salvum me fac Deus". It has 36 verses.
A monk engulfed in water clings to the central curve of an initial 'S' of the first verse.
Angel Bearing a Sponge by Antonio Giorgetti, with the inscription "potaverunt me aceto" ("they gave me vinegar to drink", Psalm 69:22). It is located on the western side of the Ponte Sant'Angelo, in Rome.
Matthew 27
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Matthew 27 is the 27th chapter in the Gospel of Matthew, part of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. This chapter contains Matthew's record of the day of the trial, crucifixion and burial of Jesus. Scottish theologian William Robertson Nicoll notes that "the record of this single day is very nearly one-ninth of the whole book".
Gospel of Matthew 27:62-64 on Papyrus 105, from 5th/6th century.