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In Psalm 119, the psalmist asks God not to let any sin rule over him. In 4Q213a, a Dead Sea Scrolls copy of the Aramaic Levi Document, Levi prays a paraphrase of this request in which a satan takes the place of sin.
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1000+ CE

Psalm 119:133

Hebrew Bible
132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, as you typically do to your loyal followers. 133 Direct my steps by your word. Do not let any sin dominate me. 134 Deliver me from oppressive men, so that I can keep your precepts. 135 Smile on your servant. Teach me your statutes!
Date: 6th-3rd Centuries B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)

4Q213a 1 17

Aramaic Levi b
Dead Sea Scrolls, Biblical Retellings
10 […] I said, “My Lord, you 11 [… you] alone know 12 […] the ways of truth. Put far 13 […] evil, and fornication drive away 14 […] wisdom and knowledge and strength 15 […] to find your mercy before you 16 […] what is beautiful and what is good before you. 17 [… and] do not let any satan rule over me 18 [… upon] me, my Lord, and bring me near to be yours.”
Date: 160 B.C.E. - 60 B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References

#7289
“... In Aramaic Levi, for example, the prayer of Levi contains this intriguing petition: “And do not allow any satan to have dominion over me, to lead me from your path” (Ar. Levi supp 10). David Flusser first noted that this line was a “midrashic paraphrase” of Psalm 119:133b (LXX 118:133b). The most significant alteration of the biblical text is that where the psalm reads “Let all iniquity not rule over me,” Ar. Levi supp 10 reads “Let all satan not rule over me,” replacing “inquity” with “satan.” Flusser notes several additional references to “all satan” in other texts found at Qumran. 11Q Psa Plea 15, 16 (=11QPlea for Deliverance 15–16) is likewise a paraphrase of Ps 119:133b: “Let not a satan have power over me” ...”
Whitfield, Bryan J. Joshua Traditions and the Argument of Hebrews 3 and 4 (pp. 182-183) De Gruyter, 2013

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