Where the Fathers quote Psalms 114
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1Ps 114:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1553…the descent of the word and of the arrival of the word when israel went out of egypt the house of jacob from a barbarian people judea became his sanctuary etc if judea is the sanctuary…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:691…also teaches with these words in the going forth of israel from egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock the earth…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1353…come h alleluia cxiii h in the coming out of israel from egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people judea became his sanctuary israel his dominion this hymn also recounts the benefits bestowed upon…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1155…a joyful mother with children alleluia ciii in the exodus of israel out of egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people judea became his sanctuary israel his dominion the sea saw and fled h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:303…and to the ages of ages amen h on psalm cxii h when israel went out of egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people judah became his sanctuary israel his dominion custom what is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:485…again asks when he says in the going forth of israel from egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like the lambs of the flock ps…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1789…is the difference between those who are not and god who is when israel went out of egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people judah became his sanctuary israel his dominion having liberated israel…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1999…bring to the lord ps in the going forth of israel from egypt the house of jacob from a people ps in my calling thou didst hearken to me o god of ps in the lord's…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1105…jews praising the divine power and mocking the weakness of idols ver when israel went out of egypt the house of jacob from a people of strange language judah was his sanctuary and israel his dominion…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1575…lowly in heaven and on earth c h psalm cxiii h alleluia when israel went out of egypt the house of jacob from a people of strange language judah was his sanctuary and israel his dominion…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:159…with which they were filled when they were delivered from egypt said when israel went out of egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people judah was his sanctuary israel his dominion the sea saw…
2Ps 114:2
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1105…of egypt the house of jacob from a people of strange language judah was his sanctuary and israel his dominion by israel and the house of jacob he means the race of the israelites but by…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1575…of egypt the house of jacob from a people of strange language judah was his sanctuary and israel his dominion after the israelites went out he says from egypt and the race of jacob from the…
3Ps 114:3
Theodore Abu Qurrah c. 755-830PG 97:1593A…st. It is a custom among the prophets to attribute personhood even to inanimate things; thus you see eyes and sight assigned to them: "The sea saw, and fled." [Ps. CXIV, 3] The sea, in fact, has no eyes, for it…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:159…jacob from a barbarous people judah was his sanctuary israel his dominion the sea saw it and fled jordan was turned back the mountains skipped like rams and the little hills like lambs of the flock…
4Ps 114:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1487…the lord the sea saw it and fled the jordan turned back the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs it seems to signify that the whole of creation partakes of a certain perception…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1553…as confessing then every soul that confesses is a sanctuary of god the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock etc the mountains and the hills are rational natures that rejoice…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:691…of israel from egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock the earth therefore was shaking for joy but the heavens dropped…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1353…over all nations the sea saw and fled the jordan turned back the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of sheep what is it to thee o sea that thou fleddest and to…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1157…the jordan is turned back the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock what is to you o sea that you fled and you…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:713…laid waste the sea saw it and fled the jordan turned back the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock all creation is shaken it fears it trembles yet these men…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:307…gentle and suitable for the reception of the knowledge of god b the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of sheep here a small question arises for us for some being in doubt…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:485…of israel from egypt the house of jacob from a barbarous people the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like the lambs of the flock ps and elsewhere isaiah again says let the clouds rain…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1431…of all things thus narrating the exodus of the people he says the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock we see however the transformation of the mountains and the hills…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1649…again used personification the sea saw and fled the jordan turned back the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the sheep and he brings forward a question and d…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1789…b the sea saw it and fled the jordan was turned backward the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock he uses personification in what is said and by his word…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:233…blessed david also said narrating the exodus of the people from egypt the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock divine scripture uses this manner of speaking following the custom of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:779…sweet fragrance for israel these things appear similar to what david said the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock he figuratively calls the nations lying between them groves which did…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1353…holy theotokos the mountains of god endowed with reason are the apostles the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs of the flock the third mode is that by which we adore things consecrated…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1107…dry land and they shall pass through the river on foot vers the mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs wishing to describe to us a certain supreme and ineffable joy of the people…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1575…in the time of joshua when he caused its stream to stand the mountains skipped like rams and the little hills like lambs by these things he hints at the excess of the joy at that…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1309…shows the difference between the great and the small leaping having said the mountains skipped like rams and the little hills like lambs speaking concerning the perfect and the beginners for it would have been superfluous…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:159…his dominion the sea saw it and fled jordan was turned back the mountains skipped like rams and the little hills like lambs of the flock at the presence of the lord ps cxiii yet no…
5Ps 114:5
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:467…mountains they seemed to skip for the salvation of israel what aileth thee o thou sea that thou fleddest and thou jordan that thou wast turned back c since those things were irrational and inanimate he…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1763A…n: give ear to my tears: be not silent" (Psal. xxxviii, 13). And being heard, he says: "The Lord is merciful and just, because I was humbled, and He saved me" (Psal. cxiv, 5, 6). And, "He delivered my soul fro…
Theodore Abu Qurrah c. 755-830PG 97:1593A…ed to them: "The sea saw, and fled." [Ps. CXIV, 3] The sea, in fact, has no eyes, for it is not animate. And again: "What is it to you, O sea, that you fled?" [Ps. CXIV, 5] and what follows. And: "My sword shall…
6Ps 114:6
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1353…that thou fleddest and to thee o jordan that thou turnedst back ye mountains that ye skipped like rams and ye hills like lambs of sheep at the presence of the lord the earth was moved…
Michael Choniates c. 1138–c. 1222PG 140:325B…n more royal attire; finally producing nursing infants, who might recognize their Lord and be witnesses that it is the Lord Himself who guards the little ones (Ps. CXIV, 6), and whom David prophesied to have per…
7Ps 114:7
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1269D…er of God and calling Him the Most High, seems, says Clement, to expound that paraphrastically: “The earth trembles before the face of the Lord,” which is from Psalm cxiv, 7, according to the interpretation of the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:843…and say at the presence of the lord the earth was moved at the presence of the god of jacob who turned the rock into a pool of water and the flint stone into fountains of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:901D…he Fathers. And Epiphanius reports these in his letter to John of Jerusalem, chapter 2, from Psalm 118:67: "Before I was humbled by malice, I sinned"; and from Psalm 114:7: "Return,…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1021B…ld, very similar to this of ours, in chap. 4, epist. 59, to Avitus. But Epiphanius unfairly blames Origen (Haer. LXIV, cap. 4) because he referred that Davidic Psalm CXIV, 7, "Turn, O my soul, unto thy rest," to t…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:691…food for rational souls but the earth shook and the heavens dropped at the presence of the god of sinai that is of him who gave oracles on mount sinai and symmachus interpreted these things more…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1353…of sheep at the presence of the lord the earth was moved at the presence of the god of jacob who turned the rock into pools of water and the flint into fountains of water it…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1159A…nd they fashion them in images, and paint them on walls. But what have I to do with these? Turn, my soul, and hear the psalm: "Return, my soul, unto thy rest" (Ps. CXIV, 7). What is it to me to judge those who a…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:913…through the desert the earth was shaken for the heavens dropped from the presence of the god of sinai from the presence of the god of israel thou shalt designate a voluntary rain o god for…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1065…the earth saw and was shaken the mountains melted like wax at the presence of the lord at the presence of the lord of all the earth the heavens have declared his righteousness and all the…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1157…of the presence of the lord the earth was shaken because of the presence of the god of jacob who turned the rock into pools of water and the flint into springs of water not to…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1077A…of the soul itself, as if it had committed a fault up in heaven before it was humbled in the body; and regarding the statement, "Turn, my soul, into thy rest" [Ps. 114:7], he thinks this refers to the one who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:633…the dead, encouraging them regarding the transition. "Return, for He says, O my soul, to your rest, because the Lord has dealt bountifully with you" (Ps. 114:7). Do you see that death is a benefit and rest? For he who h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:535C…r him (Ps. 102:13). Of those things which are to receive us after these, and of that rest which is subject to no perturbation: Turn, my soul, into thy rest (Ps. 114:7). Why the heaven is so great, he says:…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:775…it might be established more firmly the hills melted like wax at the presence of the lord at the presence of the lord of all the earth as hills are higher than the earth so too…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631A…elings of my father abound with bread, while I perish with hunger!" I will return to my father; I will return, just as he said: "Turn, my soul, into thy rest" (Ps. CXIV, 7). And I will say, "Father, I have sinne…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:651C…them that fear Him" (Ps. cii, 13). About those things which are to receive us after this, and about that tranquil lot: "Turn, he says, my soul, into thy rest" (Ps. cxiv, 7). Why is the heaven so great? He will a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:43A…ealt bountifully with thee"; and again, "I will fear no evil, for thou art with me"; and again, "Thou art my refuge from the tribulation which encompasses me" (Ps. CXIV, 7; XXII, 4; XXXI, 7). Ponder what these p…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1379…more clearly who it is that does all these things he added at the presence of the god of sinai at the presence of the god of israel for he says that he who appeared to…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1653…formidable b judgment seat h verse the mountains melted like wax at the presence of the lord at the presence of the lord of all the earth h for not only those who are ruled but…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1789…behalf the earth was shaken from the presence of the lord from the presence of the god of jacob who turned the rock into pools of water and the flint into fountains of waters each of…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:539D…we shall return joyfully home, according to this saying of blessed David: Turn again unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee (Ps. CXIV, 7). Which same, at our passing, let us al…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:675A…aration at the end, we may speak these Davidic words, being dauntless and unafraid: "Turn, O my soul, to thy rest, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee(Ps. cxiv, 7);" and: "I shall please the Lord in the…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:773…proclaims the first earthquake with these words the earth was moved at the presence of the lord at the presence of the god of jacob psal cxiii for he adds the idols of the nations are…
Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:753…didst march through the wilderness the earth shook the heavens also dropped at the presence of the god of sinai thou o god didst send a plentiful rain whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance when it…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1575…and irrational elements at the presence of the lord the earth trembled at the presence of the god of jacob for i am he says the god of abraham and the god of isaac and the…
Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:637A…they sought to learn, he sent them away. Then, sitting upon his bed, he said, “Return, O my soul, to thy rest, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee” (Ps. CXIV, 7). Nor did he utter any word thereafter…
Philotheos Kokkinos c. 1300–1379PG 154:785…of the mountains were shaken from the presence of the lord from the presence of the god of jacob a what are these things and what sort of agitation of theirs must be understood i think…
Macarius Chrysokephalos c. 1300–1382PG 150:213…of the flock ps cxiii the creation answers in these words at the presence of the lord at the presence of the god of jacob who turned the rock into pools of water and the flint…
9Ps 114:9
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:233C…sweetened him, He establishes him as the shepherd of the whole world. LXXVI. — TO THEODORE THE MONK. "I will please," says David, "in the land of the living" (Ps. cxiv, 9); by the land of the living, he means t…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1763B…nd just, because I was humbled, and He saved me" (Psal. cxiv, 5, 6). And, "He delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from slipping" (Psal. cxiv, 9). And, "Those who sow in tears shall re…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1763B…iv, 9). And, "Those who sow in tears shall reap in exultation" (Psal. cxxv, 5). And then also that: "I will be pleasing to the Lord in the land of the living" (Psal. cxiv, 9). That saying also: "Going they went an…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:675A…nd unafraid: "Turn, O my soul, to thy rest, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee(Ps. cxiv, 7);" and: "I shall please the Lord in the land of the living(Ps. cxiv, 9);" which may we all attain through the…
18Ps 114:18
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:263A…who is not far from those who call upon Him purely and faithfully, heard me—He of whom it has been said: The Lord is near to all who call upon Him in truth (Ps. CXIV, 18). And having heard, He had mercy on me…
157Ps 114:157
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…Psalm CVI 1566 On Psalm CVII 1567 On Psalm CVIII 1567 On Psalm CIX 1570 On Psalm CX 1570 On Psalm CXI 1570 On Psalm CXII 1571 On Psalm CXIII 1571 On Psalm CXIV 1571 On Psalm CXV 1575 On Psalm CXVI 1579 On Psalm CXVIII 1586…
179Ps 114:179
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…on Psalm CVI, 1735 on Psalm CVII, 1749 on Psalm CVIII, 1753 on Psalm CIX, 1765 on Psalm CX, 1773 on Psalm CXI, 1779 on Psalm CXII, 1783 on Psalm CXIII, 1789 on Psalm CXIV, 1795 on Psalm CXV, 1801 on Psalm CXVI, 1805…
483Ps 114:483
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:779…on Psalm XXXIII. 350 Homily on Psalm XLIV. 387 Homily on Psalm XLV. 415 Homily on Psalm XLVIII. 431 Homily on Psalm LIX. 459 Homily on Psalm LXI. 470 Homily on Psalm CXIV. 483 Monitum to the following work. 495 BOOK…