Where the Fathers quote Psalms 121
34 citations across the Patrologia Graeca — from the printed citations of the English pass; every reference opens the page with its facsimile one tap away. · trace across the Tradition ›
1Ps 121:1
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1781…always lifted toward heaven according to him who said i have lifted up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help or as it is said elsewhere unto thee lift i up mine eyes…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:999A…was frequent in prayer—that she was chanting that portion of the Psalms of David: I was glad for those who said to me, We shall go into the house of the Lord (Ps. CXXI, 1). This song was new and unusual, and lo…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1141C…they know not; who overturns them in wrath. Didymus. I know other "mountains" too, Moses and the prophets, as in "I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains" (Ps. 121:1). Christ makes the first Testament old,…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:67A…llow us into the church." Having remembered the divine word that speaks and says: "I was glad in those who said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord" (Ps. CXXI, 1), he followed into the church. Pappus t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:663…heavenly beauty so that you may say i have lifted up my eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help ps cxxii accustom your ears not to clamors and tumults but to the divine law…
Leontius of Neapolis c. 590–c. 650PG 93:1613…no way worthy or suitable for so great a work i lifted up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help ps cxx and thus employing the consolations and prayers of the fathers i…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1427B…me. » Psal. lxxvii, 53. — « He led them in hope, and they did not fear. » Psal. cxviii, 8. — « It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in man. » Psal. cxxi, 1. — « Those who trust in the Lord are as…
2Ps 121:2
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1299C…the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes toward the Lord our God (Ps. CXXI, 2). And in order that we may take care to…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1795…for those who possess the divine hope vers blessed are ye of the lord which made heaven and earth moreover he says you shall altogether obtain this help inasmuch as you have received the blessing from…
John VIII Xiphilinus c. 1010–1075PG 120:1285C…eside the Word; as Moses hearing from God, "But you stand here with me" (Deut. v, 31); and those who say, "Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem" (Ps. cxxi, 2). And since there is a difference among…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1065B…l be humbled, keeping the eyes of his mind toward God day and night, even as the eyes of a handmaid are, as the Psalmist says, unto the hand of her mistress (Ps. CXXI, 2), fearing lest, being separated from th…
3Ps 121:3
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:511…showing god's power he says who made heaven and earth let him not suffer thy foot to be moved and he shall not slumber that keepeth thee behold he shall not slumber etc have this hope…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:813C…participation is in itself. For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, the testimony of Israel, because there they sat upon seats in judgment" (Ps. 121.3-5). If therefore Jerusalem, which is buil…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:731…soul of a true christian for protection and assistance for he shall not suffer thy foot to be moved and he that keepeth thee shall not slumber and again take heed he says that ye despise…
OrigenesPG 16:1179…original script column see facsimile he shall not suffer thy foot to be moved a thy shadow upon thy right hand versions of the hebrew text he shall not give unto…
6Ps 121:6
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:51A…is umbrageous." Behold, my kinsman is beautiful; he himself is both beautiful and umbrageous. For "the sun shall not burn you by day, nor the moon by night." (Ps. cxxi, 6) 5. Ver. 16. "The rafters of our house…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1569…on psalm cxx in these words the sun shall not burn you by day nor the moon by night where it is read in certain editions concerning this sun father athanasius the bishop of alexandria spoke…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1633…vers the prudent natural man hears the sun shall not burn you by day nor the moon by night he calls worldly cares heat and those who are withered by it he calls hay but the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:345…complete guardianship and his very near alliance the sun shall not burn thee by day nor the moon by night and this happened when they were returning from egypt and were passing time in the desert…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:193…david the sun shall not burn you by day nor the moon by night ps a this is also what he says here that the memory of those saints just as…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:385…justified by faith in him hear the sun shall not burn you by day nor the moon by night some say also regarding the distribution of wages in the evangelical parable we have borne the burden…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:321…blessed david also cry out saying the sun shall not scorch you by day nor the moon by night this was provided to those of old by god with a cloud shading them in the desert…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1879…worthy of every providence b vers the sun shall not scorch you by day nor the moon by night they say that the moon is not only moist but also hot and that it burns bodies…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1189…exchange for your worthy deeds a the sun will not scorch you by day nor the moon by night he will take such great care of you that he will not permit even these to cause…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1593…a the sun shall not burn you by day nor the moon by night he said this to convey the utmost care the statement is elliptical the whole meaning is nor…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1171…cloud has overshadowed the tabernacle and neither the sun has scorched you by day nor the moon by night and all the apparatus of the tabernacle has been found in you so that you may place…
7Ps 121:7
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:357BLatin…hi alia utilitas, nisi certe animæ damnum? Itaque eam ob causam ego velut passer transmigro in montes. Sum enim sicut passer ex laqueo venantium liberatus (Ps. cxxi, 7). Etenim in hac solitudine dego, o mala…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:385C…of Christ. And if I am able to track down relics of martyrs, I desire myself to be a helper to your zeal. For if the righteous shall be in eternal remembrance (Ps. CXXI, 7), then surely we shall be partakers of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:685B…and domestics of God" (Ephes. II, 19). Its towers are the prophets, of whom it has been said: "Let there be peace in thy virtue, and abundance in thy towers" (Ps. CXXI, 7). Just as from towers missiles are…
OrigenesPG 16:1409A…is, houses, Jerome says concerning that passage. Idem in Comment. Jeremiah XVII writes that bareis are towered houses, which also [are called] pyrgovareis. Psalm CXXI, 7, LXX, in your pyrgovareis. Item in th…
8Ps 121:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:819…which at the end said blessed is the lord god of israel from this time forth and even for evermore amen amen the last of the second part was the one now at hand which likewise…
11Ps 121:11
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1207B…ou. ORDER OF CONTENTS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. EUSEBIUS PAMPHILI. SUPPLEMENT TO THE COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS. Psalm CXIX. 9 Psalm CXX. 11 Psalm CXXI. 11 Psalm CXXII. 14 Psalm CXXIII. 14 Psalm…
163Ps 121:163
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…lm 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 On Psalm CXXI 1631 On Psalm CXXII 1634 On Psalm CXXIII 1635 On Psalm CXXIV 16…
187Ps 121:187
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…alm CXIII, 1789 on Psalm CXIV, 1795 on Psalm CXV, 1801 on Psalm CXVI, 1805 on Psalm CXVII, 1809 on Psalm CXVIII, 1815 on Psalm CXIX, 1875 on Psalm CXX, 1877 on Psalm CXXI, 1879 on Psalm CXXII, 1881 on Psalm CXXIII,…