Where the Fathers quote Psalms 105
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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:853expounds v.30“και εστη Φινεες και εξιλασατο και εκοπασεν η θραυσις·”159. On «Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stopped».
Theodoret of CyrrhusPG 80:776expounds v.45“και εμνησθη της διαθηκης αυτου και μετεμεληθη κατα το πληθος του ελεους αυτου”41. Interpretation of «The Lord relented and had compassion on them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob»
1Ps 105:1
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:727D…omen." ... "[the president] being seated upon the throne, I ordered the deacon to read the psalm; [and] the people to respond: 'For his mercy endures forever' (Ps. cv, 1)." They are wrong who interpreted Athan…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:79…the beginning of this song is as follows praise the lord and call upon his name make known his works among the people sing to him and tell his hymns relate all his wonderful works which…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:657D…g this very thing, lest anyone fearing punishment after confession should deny his sins, says: Confess to the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy is forever (Ps. 105:1). For does He not know your sins if you…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:343…and truth c vers and you shall say in that day hymn the lord call upon his name announce among the nations his glorious works remember that his name has been exalted sing unto the name…
2Ps 105:2
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:497B…on the earth, and by the outcome of all the things He foretold afterwards. “Who shall speak of the mighty acts of the Lord, [and] make all His praises heard?” (Ps. 105:2). Who would not be beside himself, who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:765…ting today for us all to cry out what was said by the blessed David: Who shall speak of the mighty acts of the Lord, and who shall make all His praises heard? (Ps. 105:2). For behold, the desirable and saving…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:767B…nto condemnation; but this later one raised up even those who were before it. "Who shall speak of the mighty acts of the Lord, or make all His praises heard?" (Ps. 105:2). Through death we have become immortal…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:773C…infirmity, we flee for refuge to that prophetic voice, as if to a quiet harbor: Who shall speak of the powers of the Lord, shall make heard all his praises? (Ps. 105: 2)? For if that great prophet, to whom Go…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:793B…etic saying, and for us all in common to celebrate our Master, and to say: "Who shall declare the mighty acts of the Lord? who can show forth all his praise?" (Ps. 105:2). For today our firstfruits have ascend…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:105…into a body. Here it is good to raise up what was said by the blessed David: Who shall speak the mighty acts of the Lord, shall make all His praises heard? (Ps. 105. 2) because from dust He showed such a cre…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:161B…e, but also in the one to come (Ephes. 1:21). Now truly it is timely to say: Who shall tell of the powers of the Lord, and shall make all His praises heard? (Ps. 105:2). And that again: What shall I render…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:689B…g, from this all things could be thrown into confusion. It is opportunely said: "Who shall speak of the powers of the Lord, [and] make all his praises heard?" (Ps. 105. 2). For if they did not obey Moses, when…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:439A…im as He descends, and, what is most blessed of all, we shall thus be with Him. "Who shall speak the mighty acts of the Lord, and make all His praises heard?" [Ps. cv. 2]. With how many good things has He deem…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:693A…en men? Did she not ask for a murder, and the head of the prophet as the prize of her dance? (Matt. XIV, 6). "Who shall speak of the mighty acts of the Lord?" (Ps. CV, 2). "Odious," he says, "hating one anothe…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:591A…he depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!” ⟦Rom. xi, 33⟧ Truly! “Who shall declare the mighty acts of the Lord, and make all his praises heard?” ⟦Psal. cv, 2⟧ Truly, I say, we exclaim: “How magnifi…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1355A…orks, in every place of His dominion.» Ps. ciii, 34. — «May my discourse be pleasing to Him.» Ps. civ, 1. — «Confess to the Lord, and call upon His name,» etc. Ps. cv, 2. — «Who shall speak the powers of the L…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:723A…ristic hymn to our Savior, and offer daily our thanksgiving, singing and chanting: "Who shall speak of the powers of the Lord, shall declare all His praises?" (Ps. CV, 2) Who would be able sufficiently to anno…
3Ps 105:3
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1299…a verses be praised in his holy name let the heart of those who seek the lord rejoice seek the lord and be strengthened seek his face always…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1099…psalm to him praise him narrate all his wondrous works praise him in his holy name let the heart of those who seek the lord rejoice seek the lord and be strengthened seek his face always…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1401B…gligence regarding labors, and the instability and weakness of his judgment. For he has not heard from the prophet David, "Blessed are they who keep judgment" (Ps. CV, 3); those who keep it, not those who dest…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1247B…8, 13. III, 617. 39, 3. IV, 1130. 39, 5. I, 1086. 39, 7. II, 471. III, 607. IV, 890. 40, 1. II, 759. He brings it forward as if joined to the previous passage, Ps. 105, 3. 40, 7. IV, 29. 41, 5. III, 1221. 41, 7…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1387C…person. If not, then moths shall eat me.” Psalm 14:5 — “He has not taken gifts against the innocent. He who does these things shall not be moved forever.” Psalm 105:3 — “Blessed are those who keep judgment,…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1559…nations think greatly of yourselves boast in being called christians be praised in his holy name let the heart of those who seek the lord rejoice seek the lord he who is carried along the way…
4Ps 105:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1751A…David writes: "Lord, remember us in the good pleasure of your people; visit us in the salvation of your nation, that you may be praised with your inheritance" (Ps. CV, 4-5). It is evident, therefore, that this i…
5Ps 105:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:295…then what the psalm says remember his marvelous works that he has done his wonders and the judgments of his mouth o seed of abraham his servants you children of jacob his chosen ones he is…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1301…of him is the son remember his wonderful works that he has done his wonders and the judgments of his mouth whether those in the old scripture or those in the gospels for it will be…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:443…and the new scripture commands them to keep them as royal laws his wonders and the judgments of his mouth wonders that is the miracles wrought by him such as walking upon the sea raising the…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…his wonders and the judgments of his mouth o ye seed of abraham his servants ye children of jacob his chosen he is the…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1559…his wonders that he wrought to the end that he might teach his wonders and the judgments of his mouth by wonders he means the supernatural miracles by judgments the declarations given through the law seed…
6Ps 105:6
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…his wonders and the judgments of his mouth o ye seed of abraham his servants ye children of jacob his chosen he is the lord our god his judgments are in all…
7Ps 105:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1751A…hed. For "to understand" is said to be "to know." Just as David also writes in these words: "Your fathers did not understand my wonders in the land of Canaan" (Ps. CV, 7). And yet they saw them. For it does no…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:295…seed of abraham his servants you children of jacob his chosen ones he is the lord our god his judgments are in all the earth he has remembered his covenant for ever the word which he…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…ye seed of abraham his servants ye children of jacob his chosen he is the lord our god his judgments are in all the earth he hath been mindful of his covenant for ever the word…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1711…above all nations this he also demonstrated through the following words vers he is the lord our god his judgments a are in all the earth for since he is the god and lord of all…
8Ps 105:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:295…lord our god his judgments are in all the earth he has remembered his covenant for ever the word which he commanded to a thousand generations which he established with abraham and his oath to isaac…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:411A…of Divine Scripture which are noted below. 1. From Psalm 17. 2. From Psalm 45. 3. From Psalm 48. 4. From Psalm 82. 5. From Psalm 44. 6. From Psalm 16. 7. From Psalm 105. 8. From Psalm 117. 9. From Psalm 146. 10.…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…his judgments are in all the earth he hath been mindful of his covenant for ever the word which he commanded to a thousand generations which he made with abraham and his oath unto isaac and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655…administers the whole world with divine judgments he has been mindful of his covenant for ever the word which he commanded to a thousand generations he teaches the firmness and stability of the promises made to…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1159…also says he was mindful of his covenant forever psal civ of the word which he commanded to a thousand generations showing the perfection of the divine law and of those who received the law through…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1785…c thus also the blessed david says he remembered his covenant forever the word which he commanded to a thousand generations which he established with abraham and his oath to isaac and he set it to…
Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:407…as literally that many in number for even when david says of the word which he commanded to a thousand generations we cannot count these as ten times one hundred but rather as many in multitude…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1187…david says he hath been mindful of his covenant for ever of the word which he commanded to a thousand…
9Ps 105:9
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…for ever the word which he commanded to a thousand generations which he made with abraham and his oath unto isaac and confirmed the same unto jacob for a law and to israel for an everlasting…
OrigenesPG 16:2113…he king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jechoniah away from Jerusalem (21 is absent), 22, they shall enter into Babylon, says the Lord. IDEM. () Ps. CV, 9, And he rebuked the Red Sea. Nahum I,…
10Ps 105:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:295…oath to isaac and he established it to jacob for a statute and to israel for an everlasting covenant saying unto thee will i give the land of canaan the lot of your inheritance and they…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1305…oath to isaac and he established it to jacob for a decree and to israel for an everlasting covenant saying to you i will give the land of canaan the portion of your inheritance when they…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…thousand generations which he made with abraham and his oath unto isaac and confirmed the same unto jacob for a law and to israel for an everlasting covenant saying unto thee will i give the land…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1243…(hunt) is also in codex Sophocleus 2884. Page 127. Skia thanatou (shadow of death) is a biblical expression, and frequent. See pp. 187, 218, t. II, p. 115, Ps. cv, 10. Page 131, 16. Jac. Billius aptly advi…
11Ps 105:11
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:295…to jacob for a statute and to israel for an everlasting covenant saying unto thee will i give the land of canaan the lot of your inheritance and they went from nation to nation and from…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…unto jacob for a law and to israel for an everlasting covenant saying unto thee will i give the land of canaan the lot of your inheritance when they were but a few men in number…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1035…israel an unchangeable and eternal testament as has been said saying to thee will i give the land of canaan that is palestine which the canaanite peoples inhabited the line of your inheritance that is your…
12Ps 105:12
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…will i give the land of canaan the lot of your inheritance when they were but a few men in number yea very few and strangers in it and they went from one nation to another…
13Ps 105:13
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1101…few men in number yea very few and strangers in it and they went from one nation to another from one kingdom to another people b h athanasius' interpretation h the healings and the teachings of…
Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1111C…eason is to be sought from the Hellenists alone, who sometimes interpret ἀπελθεῖν and sometimes διελθεῖν, and not rarely [use them] in the same sense. Thus Ps. CV, 13: "And they went from nation to nation."…
14Ps 105:14
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:295…went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another people he suffered no man to do them wrong yea he reproved kings for their sakes saying touch not my christs and do my prophets…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655…from whence they departed and passed to the nation of the chanaanites he suffered no man to do them wrong for he made those stronger than those who wished to inflict injury and he reproved kings…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1293…until they received the inheritance of the land promised to them vers he suffered no man to do them harm you will say the same concerning laban for even to him however much he desired it…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1713…a ver he suffered no man to do them wrong for he rendered them superior to those who attempted to harm them and reproved kings for…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1035…common council of the people after the manner of a republic d he suffered no man to do them wrong he permitted no one he says to afflict them with injury for he tormented pharaoh with…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1559…from a people under a king to one living under a democracy he suffered no man to do them wrong and rebuked kings for their sake for thus with these three patriarchs wandering god did not…
15Ps 105:15
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:37…he says also through the voice of the psalmist touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm ps civ if we are the body of christ and members of a member how would he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1713…who attempted to harm them and reproved kings for their sakes ver touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm thus he punished pharaoh with great and terrible visitations on account of sarah the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1261…his son and his grandson that he rebuked kings for their sake saying touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm and the greatest prophet samuel the temple servant from childhood does not have…
16Ps 105:16
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:443…worthy of the manifestations of the son of god in visions and he called for a famine upon the land he economically caused the famine to occur so that because of it having gone down into…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:415…of nineve but at that time elias was reproving ahab and having called for a famine upon the land he fled and coming he found the widow with her son for he could not remain with…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:207…you to nourish a great people and david also says these things he called for a famine upon the land he broke every staff of bread he sent a man before them even joseph who was…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:763…come he also indicated the time for the lord he says has called for a famine upon the land and it shall come b upon the land for seven years the text also implies that israel…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1713…and he shall pray for thee and thou shalt be saved ver moreover he called for a famine upon the land sin draws down chastisement chastisement reproves a bestial life and reproof works a change of…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1037…and what follows but other things tend toward the same meaning and he called for a famine upon the land he ordained it he sent it preparing the way ingeniously for the descent of jacob into…
17Ps 105:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:621B…x hundred thousand in the desert? Who burned up the congregation of Abiron? Who commanded the earth to open its mouth and swallow those around Kore and Dathan (Ps. 105: 17)? Who brought down seventy thousand in…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:207…for a famine upon the land he broke every staff of bread he sent a man before them even joseph who was sold for a servant and the rest but if the patriarch had known of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1713…legumes and other things by which men sustain their lives ver c he sent a man before them even joseph who was sold for a servant he declared both things at the same time the wickedness…
18Ps 105:18
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:189A…one was cast into chains by Pharaoh (Act. VII, 14), because it is written: In seventy-five souls they descended into Egypt, and, The iron pierced his soul (Ps. CV, 18), a thing which cannot be bound by chai…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1713…heard of it with the light of the knowledge of god ver whose feet they hurt with fetters he was laid in iron d for after the calumny of adultery he dwelt in the prison and…
19Ps 105:19
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655…his mind sad things were turned into a passage for him until his word came the word of the lord fired him he suffered all these things being proved like gold not that god who knows…
20Ps 105:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:909B…ey saw and heard, they would not have fashioned a calf for themselves; "they would not have changed their glory into the likeness of a calf that eateth grass" (Ps. cv, 20); they would not have said to one anoth…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1307…the ability to understand them the king sent and released him a ruler of the people and let him go free he appointed him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions to instruct…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1103…of the lord inflamed him he sent the king and released him the ruler of the people and let him go he appointed him lord of his house and ruler of all his possession to instruct…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655…the stars for until those things occurred he was exercised in evils the king sent and loosed him the prince of the people and let him go free he made him lord of his house and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1129A…γου φησὶν ὁ θεῖος Δαβίδ· «Εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, Κύριε, ὁ Λόγος σου διαμένει ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.» (Ps. cxvii, 89) Καὶ πάλιν· «Ἀπέστειλε τὸν Λόγον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἰάσατο αὐτούς.» (Ps. cv, 20) Ὁ Λόγος δὲ προφορικὸς οὐκ ἀποστέλλεται…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1715…forth a model of truth vers the king sent and released him the ruler of the people and let him go he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possession and showing…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1311…the prison and the fetters he added the king sent and released him even the ruler of the people and let him go and made him lord of his house and ruler of all his substance…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:913D…he commandment in paradise; second, when the law was being given and they made a calf, and "changed the glory of God into the image of a calf that eats grass" (Ps. CV, 20); and finally, for the third time, when…
21Ps 105:21
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1307…a ruler of the people and let him go free he appointed him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions to instruct his princes as himself and to teach his elders wisdom when…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1103…him the ruler of the people and let him go he appointed him lord of his house and ruler of all his possession to instruct his rulers as himself h interpretation of athanasius h he did…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655…loosed him the prince of the people and let him go free he made him lord of his house and prince of all his possession and showing the utility derived from his economy he added to…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1715…and released him the ruler of the people and let him go he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possession and showing the utility of this dispensation he adds ver to…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1311…him even the ruler of the people and let him go and made him lord of his house and ruler of all his substance to instruct his princes like himself and to teach his elders wisdom…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1777…see me doing do you also and concerning joseph the psalmist says he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possession to instruct his rulers as himself and to make his elders…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1039…repeats the same thing as he is accustomed to do frequently ver he made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possession to instruct his princes as himself and to teach his elders…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:121…would certainly not be free of some fault he established him as lord of his house and ruler of all his possession then because basil seems to have written this from the things immediately following the…
22Ps 105:22
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:661B…child; but when they progressed to greater insanity, as the Spirit sings against them: «They exchanged their glory for the likeness of a calf that eats grass» (Psal. CV, 22); then, because they had dared what was…
23Ps 105:23
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1307…also share in the improvement derived from them b and israel entered into egypt and jacob sojourned in the land of ham and he increased his people exceedingly and strengthened them against their enemies who entered…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:657…drawing them to the same piety through his deeds and israel went into egypt and jacob sojourned in the land of ham the sons of noah are shem ham and japheth and the son of ham…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1561…him to be fired in the furnace of temptations and israel entered into egypt and jacob sojourned in the land of ham he repeats himself here for the land of ham is egypt and he increased…
25Ps 105:25
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1103C…its, of whom David speaks: "With a violent spirit thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis" (Ps. XLVII, 8); and they are called "the spirit of a storm" (Ps. cv, 25), and "the spirit of burning" (Isai. iv…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1307…egyptians the honor which for joseph's sake was bestowed upon them verses he turned their heart to hate his people to deal craftily with his servants he sent moses his servant aaron whom he had chosen…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1105…he increased his people exceedingly and he strengthened him against his enemies he turned their heart to hate his people to deal craftily with his servants he sent moses his servant aaron whom he chose for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:37…is written in the one hundred and fourth psalm concerning the egyptians he turned their heart to hate his people yet the hatred would not have been given by god if they had not first socialized…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:657…they not obtained the protection of joseph and the favor of pharaoh he turned their heart to hate his people to deal deceitfully with his servants ps civ since they had progressed from being honored by…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1561…the egyptians who were enemies to both the israelites and to god he turned their heart to hate his people not by himself changing them but by giving them over to their self determination here however…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:423…reasons he alone knows for thus it is written regarding the egyptians he turned their heart to hate his people ps civ yet this hatred would not have been given by god had they not loved…
26Ps 105:26
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:657…the river but even so the race escaped the engines of death he sent moses his servant and aaron whom he chose for himself he set among them the words of his signs and of his…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1715…river but even so the race avoided the machinations of death vers he sent moses his servant and aaron whom he chose for himself he set among them the words of his signs and of his…
27Ps 105:27
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1269…it is written he placed in them the words of his signs and wonders in the land of ham that they might liberate the sons of israel having chastised egypt but they could hardly and rarely…
28Ps 105:28
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:13…words of his signs and his wonders in the land of ham he sent darkness and made it dark and they rebelled against his words he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish their…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:445…of the turning of the waters into blood and the other signs he sent darkness and made it dark because the egyptians having abandoned the creator were worshipping the creation for this reason he punished them…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:657…the words but the power was sent in its entirety from him he sent darkness and made it dark because they provoked his words ps civ and the wonderful servants did not contradict the divine commands…
29Ps 105:29
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1447…the words of god and do not perform them provoke his words he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish for he did not change merely the color of the waters but the very…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1307…he sent darkness and it grew dark because they provoked his words he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish their land brought forth frogs in the chambers of their kings he spoke and…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:13…sent darkness and made it dark and they rebelled against his words he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish their land brought forth frogs into the chambers of their kings he spoke and…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1105…ham he sent darkness and obscured because they provoked his words b he turned their waters into blood and he killed their fish their land brought forth frogs in the chambers of their kings h athanasius'…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:657…which is also what happened in the case of the other plagues he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish ps civ for he changed not only the color of the waters but the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1717…of the stars but that darkness the holy scripture calls palpable vers he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish for he changed not only the color b of the waters but the very…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1041…not provoke so that it might refer to moses and aaron vers he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish look in the aforementioned psalm there and he turned their rivers into blood vers…
30Ps 105:30
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1307…his words he turned their waters into blood and killed their fish their land brought forth frogs in the chambers of their kings he spoke and there came a dog fly and gnats in all their…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1105…b he turned their waters into blood and he killed their fish their land brought forth frogs in the chambers of their kings h athanasius' interpretation h and bishops and presbyters in the fullness of his…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1381C…καὶ ἔστησε, "they appeased the divine wrath," Numbers xxv, 14: "And the plague ceased from the sons of Israel." And the plague ceased from the sons of Israel. Psalm cv, 30: "And the shaking ceased" (καὶ ἐκόπασεν…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:907C…only one man, stopped the entire anger of God which was burning against the people—for "Phinehas stood," it says, "and made atonement, and the plague ceased" (Ps. CV, 30)—and delivered so many people from divi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:961A…mist says: "Phinehas stood and made atonement, and the plague ceased, and it was reckoned to him as justice from generation to generation, even unto eternity" (Ps. 105:30). The memory of that achievement theref…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1301C…ng: “Phinehas stood and made atonement, and the slaughter stopped; and it was counted to him for righteousness, from generation to generation, even for ever.” [Ps. cv, 30] But he used a weapon of war to perform…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1081D…stament, when many thousands of the people fell by a heaven-sent plague. But Phinees alone stood, and he made atonement, and the slaughter ceased (Num. xxv, 7, Psal. cv, 30). But if he had said, "How shall I dare…
31Ps 105:31
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:701D…e my enemies have forgotten thy words." Such, as I said, was Phinehas, who pierced the one having committed fornication; And it was counted to him for justice (Ps. 105:31). Such was the divine Paul, carrying th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:333A…ved idols. Then also Phinees the son of Eleazar pierced the Israelite Zambri and Chasbi the Madianitess with him, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness (Ps. 105. 31). Then the sons of Israel are numbered…
32Ps 105:32
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:419B…ore David undertakes the defense of Moses; prophet purges prophet: "And they provoked Him at the waters of contradiction, and Moses was vexed because of them" (Ps. 105:32). Because of them? It was not out of hi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:53C…at shall I do, he says? For it is love. What then of the things that followed? Hear what Scripture says elsewhere: "And Moses was afflicted because of them" (Ps. 105:32). How often did they insult him? How of…
35Ps 105:35
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:555B…d not rule over us, O Lord. And truly the prophecy of David is fulfilled in us, which says: And they were mingled among the nations, and learned their works (Ps. CV, 35). Therefore we are humble and vile thro…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:561…iless; by designation Christians, but by their deeds, heathens, just as the prophet David foretold, that They mixed among the nations, and learned their works (Psal. 105:35). And truly this prophecy has been fulf…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:149B…ivine retribution. Concerning these, the divine David said: “And they were mingled among the nations, and learned their works, and served their carved images” (Ps. CV, 35, 36). Thus also those who derived t…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:167B…gard for me at all. Ephraim was mingled with the peoples. The blessed David also reproaches them for this, saying: "They were mingled among the nations" (Ps. cv, 35). For the mingling with foreigners was…
37Ps 105:37
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:131…many foreign children were born to them for their land was filled with silver and gold and there was no number of their treasures and the things that follow these which are many to which he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1309…to the god of their fathers c and he brought them out with silver and gold and there was not one feeble person among their tribes egypt rejoiced at their departure because the fear of them…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:103…did not forsake them without cause ver for their land is filled with silver and gold and there was no number of their treasures and their land is filled with horses and there is no number…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1107…the firstfruits of all their labor and he led them out in silver and gold and there was not one feeble among their tribes egypt rejoiced at their departure b for their fear fell upon them…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:251…them has begotten foreign children a ver and their land was filled with silver and gold and there was no number of their treasures how grave a sin it is to love wealth is evident from…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1251…rock they overcame the egyptians they made their way through the sea and there was not one feeble person in their tribes but after they remembered the flesh pots and turned back in their desires to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:851D…em? What tragedy, what pattern of iniquity have they not eclipsed with their own nefarious homicides? They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons (Ps. 105:37); they cast off nature, they forgot the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:637C…ghtered their children. And of these the prophet cried out, saying: They sacrificed their sons, and their daughters to the demons, and thirsted for such blood (Ps. 105. 37). Since, therefore, Christ put an end…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:113A…eir sons and daughters to the demons, and they burned them. David also shows this, saying: And they slaughtered their sons and their daughters to the demons (Ps. 105. 37). For these things, then, did He send t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:35…them along with others c for their land was filled he says with silver and gold and there was no number of their treasures and their land was filled with horses and there was no number…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:251A…idols, and reek, and smoke, and torrents of blood, not only of sheep and oxen, but even of men. For "They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons" (Ps. cv, 37). See you the tyranny of wickedne…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:693A…ld the world. But, if you wish, I will also demonstrate it from our own [Scriptures]. "They sacrificed," he says, "their sons and their daughters unto demons" (Ps. CV, 37). And again, those who inhabited Sodom…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:503A…shment, nor torments; and the earth was defiled with human blood, and nature itself was ignored—for "they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons" (Ps. CV, 37). Altars were being destroyed, prophets…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:31A…ered by their parents, nature trodden underfoot, the laws of existence shaken, sympathy dishonored: "They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons" (Ps. CV, 37); men behaving wantonly like bacchanals…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:79…all is no respecter of persons vers for their land was filled with silver and gold and there was no number of their treasures and their land was filled with horses and there was no number…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:117…there was no number of their chariots and the land was filled with silver and gold and there was no…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:229…though your sins be as scarlet greek column their land was filled with silver and gold and there was no number of their treasures and their land was filled with horses and there was no number…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:267A…demons, and shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan: and the land was defiled with their blood (Ps. cv, 37, 38)." But to show that they did not da…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:219D…raged not only against outsiders, but even against their own, the prophet was thus making manifest: "They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons" (Ps. 105:37). But those who did not spare their chi…
38Ps 105:38
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1043…whom he learned many things vers egypt rejoiced at their departing because the fear of them fell upon them fear had fallen upon them because of the b plagues sent by god against the egyptians for…
39Ps 105:39
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1449…gold meaning with silver and gold which are symbols of external wisdom he spread a cloud for a covering for them and fire to lighten them by night the cloud signifies a holy nature and the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1309…brought upon egypt this also transcended the order of nature itself d he spread a cloud for a covering for them and fire to lighten the night for them having gone through the plagues brought against…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:303C…ecially that crime which is committed against the divine Majesty. From where shall we provide proof, you ask? "They played the harlot in their own inventions" (Ps. cv, 39). Do you see also the shameless dee…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:197…fire and guiding them through the whole desert as it is written he spread a cloud for a covering over them and fire to give them light in the night d it is possible therefore to…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:773…to us we will do it under the cloud for david says he spread a cloud for a covering for them and fire to enlighten them by night into moses they were baptized that is to…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:679…the grace of god all he says were under the cloud for he spread a cloud for a covering for them and passed through the sea b ver and all were baptized into moses in the…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1043…fashion he returns again to the benefits conferred upon the hebrews vers he spread a cloud for a covering to them and fire to give them light by night they asked and the quail came and…
40Ps 105:40
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 19:727…nto the city of Arzam, and having put to the sword one hundred and forty thousand men, and led the rest into captivity, they consumed the city with fire. (87) Ps. cv, 40. (88) He understands the Rubenian princ…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1109…and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven he split the rock and waters gushed forth rivers went through the dry places for he remembered…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:659…the use of light they asked and the quail came and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven because they had coveted meat he provided them with the spontaneous prey of birds and for those…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1719…convenience of light vers they asked and the quail came and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven because they had also craved meat he provided them with a spontaneous catch of birds and for…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1043…them light by night they asked and the quail came and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven he broke the rock and waters gushed out and rivers ran in the dry places concerning all…
OrigenesPG 16:1853…r brings forward the reading without the name of the interpreter from the Jes. manuscript, and it is, as it would seem, of Symmachus, who proposes vanity for Ps. CV, 40. Curter incorrectly [proposes] unjust…
41Ps 105:41
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:659…that bread which is given in mystery in the church he cleft the rock and the waters gushed out rivers flowed in the waterless places ps civ he assuaged their thirst by the unaccustomed birth of…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:307…said can god furnish a table in the wilderness because he smote the rock and the waters gushed out and the streams overflowed can he give bread also or can he provide table for his people…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1297…bread which was given to the church in the mystery he clave the rock and the waters gushed out the blow of the rod and the splitting of the rock did not therefore produce the water…
43Ps 105:43
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1721…remembered his holy word which he had spoken to abraham his servant and he brought forth his people with exultation and his elect in gladness he bestowed all these things upon them fulfilling the promises made…
44Ps 105:44
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:171C…ed, and he cried unto the Lord all night. And Samuel saw Saul no more till the day of his death. And the Lord repented that He had made Saul king over Israel.” Psal. cv, 44. — “And He saw them when they were in t…
50Ps 105:50
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1369A…s." So Phinees in Numbers xxv, 11, because he was moved with zeal against the fornicator, is said to have turned away the anger of God from the sons of Israel. Ps. cv, 50, "Phinees stood, and appeased [it]." C…
156Ps 105:156
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…n Psalm XCVII 1558 On Psalm XCVIII 1558 On Psalm XCIX 1558 On Psalm C 1558 On Psalm CI 1558 On Psalm CII 1559 On Psalm CIII 1559 On Psalm CIV 1563 On Psalm CV 1563 On Psalm CVI 1566 On Psalm CVII 1567 On Psalm CVIII 1567 O…
160Ps 105:160
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:145C…h is to be kept with men. See ep. 189 and 362 of this book. 159 On the zeal of Phinehas for the glory of God, slaying the fornicator with the harlot, Num. XXV, Ps. CV. 160 Divine providence can deliver one from…
172Ps 105:172
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…on Psalm XCVII, 1657 on Psalm XCVIII, 1663 on Psalm XCIX, 1669 on Psalm C, 1671 on Psalm CI, 1675 on Psalm CII, 1685 on Psalm CIII, 1695 on Psalm CIV, 1707 on Psalm CV, 1721 on Psalm CVI, 1735 on Psalm CVII, 1749…