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Psalm: 141
Iconography: This initial starts Psalm 141, but it illustrates verses in Psalm 140. David, holding two books, cries out to Christ: Lord I have cried to you hear me. On the left, the just man prepares to beat him with a stick, as mentioned in the tag and in the left book: The just shall reproach me. A sinner attempts to anoint him with oil, as mentioned in the second book: do not let the oil of the sinner anoint my head.The sinner also trips David up with a snare: Guard me from the snare that they have set for me.
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