Where the Fathers quote Psalms 116
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1Ps 116:1
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:649D…name (Ps. XVII, 50); 11. and, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people (Deut. XXXII, 43); 12. and, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people (Ps. CXVI, 1); 13. and, There shall be a root of Jes…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:211A…I, 50). And again he says: Rejoice, O nations, with his people (Deut. XXXII, 43). And again: Praise the Lord, all nations, and praise him, all you peoples (Ps. CXVI, 1). And again Isaiah says: And there sha…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1355A…hee, O Lord, nor any of them that go down into hell,» etc. Ps. cxv, 17. — «I will sacrifice to Thee the sacrifice of praise, and in the name of the Lord,» etc. Ps. cxvi, 1. — «Praise the Lord, all ye nations; pr…
2Ps 116:2
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1357…have loved because the lord will hear the voice of my prayer because he hath inclined his ear unto me and in my days i will call upon him he who formerly feared the lord having…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1797…have loved because the lord will hear the voice of my prayer because he hath inclined his ear unto me the prophecy teaches that these things are to be said by them because to me divine…
PG 154:3…h in heaven. And below: Thy truth is unto all generations. (Ps. CXVIII, 89, 90.) And in the Proverbs of Solomon: The truth of the Lord endureth for ever. (Ps. CXVI, 2.) CAP. LIX. — That He himself is the…
4Ps 116:4
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1357…me i have found trouble and sorrow and i have called upon the name of the lord o lord deliver my soul the lord is merciful and just and our god showeth mercy the lord is…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1163…hell found me i found tribulation and sorrow and i called upon the name of the lord o lord deliver my soul the lord is merciful and just and our god shows mercy the lord is…
5Ps 116:5
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1249B…he is accounted worthy of the divine blessedness, having become that in which the divine is named. "The Lord is merciful and righteous, and our God has mercy" (Ps. cxvi, 5). How, then, is it not blessed for that…
7Ps 116:7
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:989…n the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Ps. CXVI, 15); and again, “Return, my soul, unto thy rest, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee” (Ps. CXVI, 7); and in another place, “The memory of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:223B…f fervor in which it was from the beginning. Whence the Prophet also seems to point to something of this sort when he says: "Return, O my soul, into thy rest" (Ps. cxvi. 7). From all of which it seems to be show…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:527…living nor shall it say return o my soul unto thy rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee but being deprived of all these it shall be delivered to darkness d concerning this thing…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:373D…life, and immortality, and the angelic lot. Do you not hear the Psalm saying: Return unto thy rest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee (Ps. 116. 7)? God calls the thing a bounty, and do…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:267D…hat you are singing in that time: "Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee: I will not fear evil, for thou art with me" (Ps. cxvi, 7; cxviii, 6). And again: "Thou art my re…
Justinian I 482–565PG 86:987A…ch also grants a return to that which it was in the beginning. This I consider to be signified by the prophet when he says, "Return, O my soul, unto thy rest" (Ps. CXVI, 7), so that all this might be mind. Mind,…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:1301…words of the psalm he chanted turn my soul unto thy rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee b c they say also that three youths brothers by race altogether young and nourished by…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:539…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 which same at our passing let us all…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1457…so hath it come to pass utter the words of david turn unto thy rest o my soul for your soul is the child of death and looking toward widowhood cry out the lord is my…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1199…he took up and sang these words of the psalm 'turn again unto thy rest o my soul for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee ' they say also that three boys brothers by birth…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1115…progress more and more vers turn o my soul unto thy rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee for he hath delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:607…sang that verse of david return o my soul unto thy rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee for he hath delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from…
Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:637…upon his bed he said return o my soul to thy rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee ps cxiv nor did he utter any word thereafter to testify to his grief whether he…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:491…he saved me verse turn again o my soul into thy rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee the good athlete proposes to himself words of consolation in like manner to paul saying i…
8Ps 116:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:499…are o god the vows which i shall pay praises to thee for thou hast delivered my soul from death and my feet from stumbling that i may please before god in the light of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1357…rest for the lord hath been bountiful to thee because he hath delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling all these things he says because i endured them for…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:257…us what shall we render unto thee but sacrifices of praise because thou hast delivered my soul from death from the intelligible death he says that is the ignorance of god and my feet from falling…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:871…o god are the vows which i will render of thy praise for thou hast delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from falling i will please before the lord in…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1165…with you a that he has delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling i shall be well pleasing before the lord in the land of the living alleluia psal…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:317…lord has benefited you for he delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from slipping i will be well pleasing before the lord in the land of the living the discourse…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1287…then he teaches concerning what things and what the promises are verse for thou hast delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from slipping by all these things as if instructing…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1799…this also vers for he has delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling i will be pleasing before the lord in the land of the living by land of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1073…david names the region of the living for he says he hath delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from slipping that i may be well pleasing before the lord in…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:403…preceding psalm had said who hath delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from slipping i will please the lord in the land of the living at that time that land…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1763…me psal cxiv and he delivered my soul b from death my eyes from tears and my feet from slipping psal cxiv and those who sow in tears shall reap in exultation psal cxxv and then…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1223…also to utter the words of your david you have delivered my eyes from tears and my feet from falling for i have been truly delivered from stumbling no less in the steps of the soul…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:1385…a wide place and directed my steps because you have rescued my eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling h caput ii h a blind man turns to saint demetrius for healing and experiences him…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:591…blessed david had promised that he would praise god his benefactor vers for thou hast delivered my soul from death my soul that is myself but if you wish to understand the soul by its own…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1115…rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee for he hath delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling some think that by these words the prophet is exhorting…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:607…rest for the lord hath dealt bountifully with thee for he hath delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling c when emperor alexius and his mother xene had departed…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1577…from the body for he has delivered my soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from slipping death is sin tears are temptations slipping is the tripping up by the invisible enemies i…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:491…of his passions but what are these things verse for he hath delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling by a comparison of things present he describes the future…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:283…bountifully with you for he has delivered your soul from death my eyes from tears and my feet from slipping d and i have been taken up from the destruction that follows unto the earth…
9Ps 116:9
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:143…is to be thought of the saying c i shall be glad before the lord in the land of the living that is to say as if he said in the order of the saints or…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1357…called upon the name of the lord c vers i will please before the lord in the land of the living this world itself is mortal and it is a place for those who are dying…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1359…turn o my soul unto thy rest and again i will please before the lord in the land of the living he subjoins here these words i believed therefore i have spoken for i believed that…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:871…my eyes from tears and my feet from falling i will please before the lord in the land of the living h psalm lvi h to the end destroy not for david in a title inscription…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1165…from tears and my feet from stumbling i shall be well pleasing before the lord in the land of the living alleluia psal cxv i believed therefore i have spoken i said in my agitation every…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:581…restored to the living light i will be well pleasing he says before the lord in the land of the living from whence he had been alienated at the beginning through sin and concerning these matters…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:181…said i believe that i shall see the good things of the lord in the land of the living that is by the good and guileless is denoted he who has practical virtue by righteousness and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:317…from tears and my feet from slipping i will be well pleasing before the lord in the land of the living the discourse of the history speaks of a terrible deliverance and a certain relief and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:319…from constant departure i shall be well pleasing before the lord in the land of the living another before the lord another i walked this paul also shows saying and we shall…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:469…an oath verse that day there shall be an altar to the lord in the land of the egyptians and a pillar at its border to the lord and it shall be for a sign and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1799…eyes from tears and my feet from stumbling i will be pleasing before the lord in the land of the living by land of the living he does not mean the present life in which there…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1073…tears and my feet from slipping that i may be well pleasing before the lord in the land of the living and the lord in the holy gospels makes this same division these shall rise he…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1115…attempting to trip up my steps d vers i will be pleasing before the lord in the land of the living the land of the living is heaven or the future world where there is no…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1117…prophet said in the end of the previous psalm i will please before the lord in the land of the living he now says in the beginning of the present one i believed regarding what i…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:999C…scourse is speaking about the land of the living, about that land, I say, which is above the heavens—that land of the living of which the Psalmist speaks. ⟦Ps. cxvi, 9⟧ For it does not call this current…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1577…slipping is the tripping up by the invisible enemies i will please before the lord in the land of the living the land of the living is the world to come in which no one lies…
10Ps 116:10
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:319…and unto the ages of ages amen h on psalm cxv h i believed therefore have i spoken i was greatly humbled a having recalled this saying the blessed paul speaks in some such way having…
11Ps 116:11
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:191C…life, on account of which the prophets seemed even to many to be out of their senses, about which the righteous man also boasts and says: I said in my trance ⟦Ps. cxvi, 11⟧.] Thou hast done many things, O Lord…
12Ps 116:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:595…to his benefits other than dying in martyrdom for it is written what shall i render unto the lord for all that he has rendered unto me psal cxv and he adds saying i will take…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1557…the former signifies substance while the latter signifies a most evil disposition what shall i render unto the lord etc…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1559…that solomon says in the proverbs concerning the ant regarding the question what shall i render unto the lord it seems to me that the rendering is first i will take the cup of salvation second…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1375…on that which is said in the one hundred and fifteenth psalm what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me i will take the cup of salvation and call upon the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:253…more cheerful course of life let us utter that voice of david what shall i render unto the lord for all that he hath rendered unto me ps cxv he brought us from non existence into…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1277…more cheerful state of life let us utter that voice of david what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me ps cxv well did the prophet doubt and looking around at…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:743…who spent his whole life in wars and struggled against countless misfortunes what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me ps cxvii one may also hear the divine daniel and those…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1853…to whom we shall say being convicted what shall i render unto the lord for all that he has rendered unto me a we have it in many places of scripture…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:713…is fitting that we also should say what shall i render to the lord for all his benefits toward me ps cxvii god the only begotten son was well pleased to become man for our sake…
Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:27…earth with great humility he uttered with tears the words of david what shall i render unto the lord c for all his benefits that he has rendered unto me for you o lord did take…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:483…h epistola lxv to the magister lord john pantechnes h what shall i render unto the lord for all that he has rendered unto me a he led me through the watery depths as…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1117…living are truly real as they are permanent immutable and incorruptible vers what shall i render unto the lord for all the things which he has rendered unto me for having filled me with ten thousand…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1121…i was affected with no small joy for this reason i say what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me for the prophet refers to himself and counts as his own…
13Ps 116:13
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:77…take as is clear from this chos isuoth essa which is interpreted i will take the cup of salvation and the man is called is as is evident from this esre ais which is blessed is…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:595…that he has rendered unto me psal cxv and he adds saying i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord now d martyrdom is accustomed to be…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:599…cup is the death of the martyrs b therefore to the words i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord these are added precious in the sight…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1559…unto the lord it seems to me that the rendering is first i will take the cup of salvation second i will pay my vows third i will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise fourth…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1375…shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits toward me i will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the lord i will pay my vows unto the lord now…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1383…things he has done for us except that we might promptly receive the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the lord that we may be able to drink it magnanimously in the drinking…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1743…render to the lord for all that he has rendered to me i will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the lord if therefore the cup of salvation is the cup…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:919…receive anything from a man but always gives and therefore i said i will take the cup of salvation d as if i were answering him who says can you drink the cup which i am…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:109…render to the lord for all that he has rendered to me i will take the cup of salvation having come to a realization of the myriad gifts from god that from nothing he was brought…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…that he is about to give hear him saying for he adds i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord ps cxv they then who take what…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327…below and everywhere he renders the same retribution to god saying above i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord here i will sacrifice to you the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:721…cup of salvation from the hand of the sons of zebedee saying i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord ps thomas the curious investigator of the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:833…his spiritual lyre with words most congruent d with the law says i will take the cup of salvation and will call upon the name of the lord expressly calling the sacrifice of praise the cup…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:793…towards salvation for it produces gladness and life according to the verse i will take the cup of salvation but that of sinners conveys them to death and it possesses an unquenchable flame for it is…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1269…we must understand that it is the god of the universe vers i will take the cup of salvation for it is indeed a cup of salvation to hymn god the savior of all the universe…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1137…punishment but it would be fitting for any righteous man to say i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord for to know and to call upon…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:533…render to the lord for all that he has rendered to me i will take the cup of salvation and will call upon the name of the lord for indeed he truly drains the cup of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…multitude of my sorrows thy consolations have gladdened my soul b vers i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord it is fitting therefore to accept death…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2503…a justly then do the words follow i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord he says therefore that the cup shall…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:551…to god d for all his benefits the prince david has declared i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord wherefore let us rejoice brethren that we…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:611…i render to the lord for all that he has repaid me i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord but the apostles sentiment is this it…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1117…then having found nothing worthy to render to god he says vers i will take the cup of salvation by the cup of salvation he understands death and martyrdom for christ for the lord himself also…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1121…them all these words are of a very grateful and cheerful soul i will take the cup of salvation that is the vessel of libations i will pour a libation he says to god for the…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1577…render to the lord for the benefits he has given me b i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord he called death for the sake of…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:513…our midst then he gives from the common cup and the verse i will take the cup of salvation is chanted this is done on account of the most holy gifts and as a sign of…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:633…i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord manifest the communion of christ and salvation…
14Ps 116:14
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1559…vows third i will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise fourth i will pay my vows unto the lord but the first i will pay my vows has only the clause in the presence of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1375…the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the lord i will pay my vows unto the lord now in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1383…name of the lord i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for we can render…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:109…under the witness of all his people i will pay my vows in the presence of all his people then there is an exhortation to the hearers not to be terrified of death precious he says…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:113…have an equal share i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people offering to you then this praise i will not do it as one ashamed in secret and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…him of my salvation i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people ps cxv here he calls promises 'vows' for in these dire straits he was fleeing to god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327…a sacrifice of praise i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people in the courts of the lord's house in the midst of you jerusalem he was doing this…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…of this death vers i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints if it is precious…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3381…and not pay and david who begot him says in the canticles i will pay my vows unto the lord and inviting all to his own imitation he says vow and pay to d the lord…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1759…the most high and i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people paul also says be not slothful in zeal being fervent in spirit serving the lord persevering in…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1437…to the most high i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people call upon me and i will hearken to you and you shall seek me with all your…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1119…times for christ verse i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people i will pay he says what i have promised to god before i depart from the present…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1121…the name of the lord for the salvation of the people b i will pay my vows unto the lord in the presence of all his people that is i will fulfill those promises which i…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1577…a benefit from god i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people these vows of mine i will clearly perform before the people leading them to imitation precious in…
15Ps 116:15
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:853…toward sin immutable in virtue and undoubtedly praiseworthy concerning whom david said precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints and solomon the memory of the righteous is with praise concerning…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:989…e who have fallen asleep, accompany them with psalteries, if they are faithful in the Lord. For “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (Ps. CXVI, 15); and again, “Return, my soul, unto thy…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:599…i will call upon the name of the lord these are added precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints death therefore arrives for us as something precious as it does…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1599…and to die for the sake of holiness we have deemed reasonable precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his holy ones ps and we say it is a good thing not…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1559…sacrifice of praise and the words thou hast broken my bonds follow precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints which the one who glorifies god for his martyrdom says because…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1375…vows unto the lord now in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for we can render nothing more to the lord for the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1383…cup is what brought upon those according to the cup the saying precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints by way of conception martyrdom is twofold the one of which…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:919…own powers but i will invoke the name of the lord for precious in the sight of the lord is the death which is undertaken for piety and truth according to this therefore even in apostolic…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:227…scripture your end will be good so that it may be said precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps cxv and you will not cast away your hope for…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:811…the testimony given about him so that it is said of them precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for to these this saying also is similar and their name…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1359…i will pay my vows to the lord before all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints o lord i am thy servant i am thy servant and…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1381…of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints as far as the cup is concerned the lord himself also…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1391…shall enjoy a precious death inasmuch as precious in the sight c of the lord is the death of his saints they shall furthermore be able taking the example from the apostle to say i have…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:473…afflicted myself with hardships lest i should fall from such a state precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints another he says is the recompense we shall have for what…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1165…will pay my vows to the lord before all his people b precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints h athanasius' interpretation h that he has granted you his riches…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:751…of god finally david also called that departure death when he said precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints do you see how divine scripture has shown that it is…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:109…the hearers not to be terrified of death precious he says in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints do not be sluggish he says towards the noble struggle you men nor…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:111…colors are accustomed to be called precious but precious a in truth is the death of his saints when a soul living a pure life free from the stains of the flesh lacking spot or wrinkle…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1267…certain participation in sanctification from the grace residing in the body for precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints compare therefore death with birth and cease mourning him who has…
Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1489…my hands and i shall invoke the name of the immortal unceasingly precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints c hear o lord for i boast to be your servant…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:321…a fatherland those to whom you begrudged exile o blessed souls how precious in the sight of the lord is your passing from the mire of filth to a place of pasture from a desert land…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:739…when he wills from all these things o pious people learn that precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for the body of all men is indeed one and the…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:885…of his saint through the things he did precious it says in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints i saw however at that time another sight more marvelous than those mentioned…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:71…as being fellow sufferers as being themselves also constituted in a body precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps cxv b epis you have spoken well hear therefore the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:393…die ezek and david the death of sinners is evil ps again precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps and job death is rest to a man job and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:691…to be feared but sin hear with what words the prophet teaches precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps and elsewhere the death of sinners is the worst ps…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:567…that their death was ignominious but will follow the divine scripture saying precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps cxv and just as he called the death of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:281…not death that is evil but a wicked death therefore he says precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps and elsewhere he says the death of sinners is evil…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…vows to the lord in the presence of all his people b precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps cxv another honorable and what is this sequence and what…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:535…them ps and again the death of sinners is wretched ps and precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps repeat these frequently that you may be instructed by them…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:147…needful for you phil c for this reason also the prophet said precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps not simply death but death of this kind and again…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:653…deliver them ps and again the death of sinners is evil and precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps speak these things continuously be instructed from them for each…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1015…perhaps the blessed david sings something of this sort in these words precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his c saints ps cxv for the death of the saints will be…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:441…david seems to have looked toward something like this when he said precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints the meaning of what we have just said is appropriate in…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:545…the life of the world for if he is true who says precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints how would god and father not deem the death of the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:865…who loves virtue therefore the prophet david also sings and says d precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints having undergone this glorious and admirable mortification the all wise paul…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints if it is precious to god to whom among the saints…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:437…the lord knew those who were his as the oracles say and precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints with the death of the saints being spoken of in place…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:465…that irreproachable knowledge concerning them just as the divine oracles also testify precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints not in so far as it is simply death and the…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:679…the martyrdom of christ just as the prophets foretold concerning future things precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints since therefore the dignity and glory of the martyrs and of…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:579…for the death of the saints is holy as this utterance teaches precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints psal cxv these things also harmonize with the jews who after…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:697…god therefore it is placed in the text before the lord for precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints thus speaking about christ paul says who offered our sins in…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1791…and your exit will be good so that it may be said precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints b nor will you fail in the hope of future goods…
Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2385…bodies of the saints a have power equal to their holy souls precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints and i will protect this city said the lord for my…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1163…they labored in this age and shall live to the end and precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for what is more precious than to be in the hand…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1415A…X. — Concerning the just: that the death of them is precious in the sight of the Lord. Num. XXIII, 10. — Let my soul die in the tabernacles of the just. Ps. CXVI, 15. — Precious in the sight of the Lord is…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1415A…receives a certain participation in holiness from the grace that resides in the body. Precious, therefore, in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints (Ps. CXVI, 15). TITLE XXX. — Concerning the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:699…the most wise solomon for as the parent of god david says precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints if therefore the memory of all the just is recalled with…
John Mauropous c. 1000–c. 1080PG 120:1197…the wood of the cross is the crucifixion of sin the resurrection of the lord is the death of death the ascension is the raising of the fallen the coming of the spirit is the end…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1119…have promised to god before i depart from the present life verse precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints i rejoice he says in dying for their death is honored…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1121…which i made for my own salvation when i was in perils precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints from this place we are taught that the death of the…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1577…mine i will clearly perform before the people leading them to imitation precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints i rejoice dying for god for the death of those devoted…
Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1199…and because it offers glory to god for precious it says in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints this therefore is also predestined as was that of the divine peter you…
Andronicus Callistus c. 1418-1478PG 161:1025…clearly weaves an epitaph more divinely through the lyre of the spirit precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his holy ones ps cxv but it also seems that the divine sanctuaries…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:309…a for precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints ps cxv and in many places the relics though divided preserve…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:333…do they remember that divine oracle celebrated by the mouth of all precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints let us therefore pray to god but let us also beseech…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:1193…be desired for you but to us a most grievous thing for precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints but the death of us sinners is evil wherefore also the…
Pseudo-John of DamascusPG 96:1393…you up to seven times but rather seventy seven times precious before the lord is the death of his saints as it is written but yours o all praised one is truly much more precious as…
Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:513…adore your relics b and all the peoples exulting habitually cry out precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints item in the same office such things as these are sung…
16Ps 116:16
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1359…sight of the lord is the death of his saints o lord i am thy servant i am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid thou hast broken…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:497…themselves but from without i am thine save me it is understood i am thy servant i am thy son by grace i am thy minister c sinners awaited me to destroy me i understood thy…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…in the sight of the lord wishing to signify this o lord i am thy servant i am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid ps cxv he does not speak of common servitude but…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…to whom among the saints is it not venerable vers o lord i am thy servant i am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid if therefore we undergo that death worthy of admiration we…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1243…despise the wisdom of a poor man but grant me grace for i am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid b grant i say the grace to recount the magnalia of thy gifts for…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1121…precious in which practicing the virtues they served their master o lord i am thy servant i am thy servant and the son of thine handmaid the prophet does not mean that common servitude according to…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:879…dared to confirm from the person of christ saying to wit because i am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid having in mind that saying the father is greater than i yet there is…
17Ps 116:17
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1559…take the cup of salvation second i will pay my vows third i will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise fourth i will pay my vows unto the lord but the first i will pay…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:85…xliv this one will say i am of god and this one will call upon the name of jacob and another will write with his hand i am of god and will call upon the name…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:717…his right hand these in chariots and these in horses but we will call upon the name of the lord our god they were bound and fell but we rose and were set upright o lord…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:59B…only to praise and celebrate God with hymns according to his dignity and their own capacity. For this is what is written: Sacrifice the sacrifice of praise (Ps. CXVI, 17); and, A sacrifice of praise shall glo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327…god saying above i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord here i will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise that is i will give thanks…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:833…d with the law says i will take the cup of salvation and will call upon the name of the lord expressly calling the sacrifice of praise the cup of salvation and we too offer praise…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:533…he has rendered to me i will take the cup of salvation and will call upon the name of the lord for indeed he truly drains the cup of salvation whoever gives thanks to god but…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…soul b vers i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord it is fitting therefore to accept death for his sake boldly and to give this in…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1119…will sacrifice to you on the altar of my soul and i will call upon the name of the lord and i will call upon the name of the lord for the provision and cooperation of…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1121…cup was the vessel by which they offered the libation and i will call upon the name of the lord for the salvation of the people b i will pay my vows unto the lord in…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1577…given me b i will take the cup of salvation and i will call upon the name of the lord he called death for the sake of piety the cup of salvation as it saves he…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1119…themselves call upon he says the names of your gods and i will call upon the name of the lord my god and whoever shall hear in fire he shall be the lord god although demons…
18Ps 116:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1559…vows third i will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise fourth i will pay my vows unto the lord but the first i will pay my vows has only the clause in the presence of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1375…the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the lord i will pay my vows unto the lord now in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1383…name of the lord i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for we can render…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:109…under the witness of all his people i will pay my vows in the presence of all his people then there is an exhortation to the hearers not to be terrified of death precious he says…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:113…have an equal share i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people offering to you then this praise i will not do it as one ashamed in secret and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…him of my salvation i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people ps cxv here he calls promises 'vows' for in these dire straits he was fleeing to god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327…a sacrifice of praise i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people in the courts of the lord's house in the midst of you jerusalem he was doing this…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…of this death vers i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints if it is precious…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3381…and not pay and david who begot him says in the canticles i will pay my vows unto the lord and inviting all to his own imitation he says vow and pay to d the lord…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1759…the most high and i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people paul also says be not slothful in zeal being fervent in spirit serving the lord persevering in…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1437…to the most high i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people call upon me and i will hearken to you and you shall seek me with all your…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1119…times for christ verse i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people i will pay he says what i have promised to god before i depart from the present…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1121…the name of the lord for the salvation of the people b i will pay my vows unto the lord in the presence of all his people that is i will fulfill those promises which i…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1577…a benefit from god i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people these vows of mine i will clearly perform before the people leading them to imitation precious in…
19Ps 116:19
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1559…clause in the presence of all his people whereas the second has in the courts of the lord's house and in the midst of thee o jerusalem and the first i will pay my vows unto…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1361…all his people in the courts of the house of the lord in the midst of thee o jerusalem he indicates progress for the one who says these things that is for the people from the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327…my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people in the courts of the lord's house in the midst of you jerusalem he was doing this however not to show himself off nor…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…all his people in the courts of the house of the lord in the midst of thee o jerusalem having been delivered from calamities i shall not be ungrateful for the benefits but i will pay…
26Ps 116:26
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:965A…e the debtors, according to what is said: "He is generous all the day long and lends, and the righteous man," and again, "He who pities the poor lends to God" (Ps. CXVI, 26; Prov. XIX, 17). It was necessary, th…
46Ps 116:46
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:267D…f the power of a prince who commands most unjustly. Indeed, according to the song of David: And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed (Ps. cxvi, 46). That, in truth, the governance of the…
57Ps 116:57
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:959B…Jacob. [XXXII, 9.] A portion comes to be God’s by rendering it worthy of his choice, and for this reason one cries out with David: The Lord is my portion. [Ps. CXVI, 57.] For by election they became beloved f…
141Ps 116:141
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1189…Psalm LXXVIII (LXXIX), 1166. In Psalm CXVI, 1417. Also Jeremiah V, 6, II, 439. Antiochu…
157Ps 116:157
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…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 On Psalm CXIX 1627 On Psalm CXX 1631…
180Ps 116:180
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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 on Psalm CXVII, 1809 on Psalm CXVIII,…
319Ps 116:319
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:787A…the following verse. The honor due to the sepulchers of the martyrs; there are good and bad bonds; a grateful heart is most pleasing to God. EXPOSITION on Psalm CXVI. 319-327 EXPOSITION on Psalm CXVII. The dignity…