Where the Fathers quote Psalms 123
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1Ps 123:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:443…the one who has committed himself entirely to god he says therefore unto thee lift i up mine eyes o thou that dwellest in the heavens ps cxxii and unto thee o god have i lifted…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:13…h psalm cxxii h vers unto thee have i lifted up my eyes o thou that dwellest in the heaven because heaven is the throne of god for this reason he is said to dwell in…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:513…saying to those who abound in reproach unto thee have i lifted up mine eyes o thou that dwellest in the heavens behold as the eyes of servants are unto the hands of their masters the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1781…hills from whence cometh my help or as it is said elsewhere unto thee lift i up mine eyes o thou that dwellest in the heavens look to the sun of righteousness and with certain brighter…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:351…ever amen h on psalm cxxii h unto thee have i lifted up mine eyes o thou that dwellest in heaven a you see everywhere the benefit of captivity shining forth for they who were fixed…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1267C…xxiv, 10. — All my bones shall say: Lord, Lord, who is like to thee? etc. Psal. cviii, 13. — Give us help from trouble, and vain is the salvation of man. Psal. cxxiii, 1. — If it had not been that the Lord was…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1193…h a song of degrees psalm cxxii h vers unto thee lift i up mine eyes o thou that dwellest in the heavens these words are also to be read as from the…
2Ps 123:2
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:351…removing the observation of places slowly and as if by an enigma behold as the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters as the eyes of a maiden unto the hands of her…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:595B…st us, perhaps the water would have overwhelmed us. Our soul has passed through the torrent; perhaps our soul might have passed through the intolerable water" (Ps. cxxiii, 2–5). They were not caught in the snares, b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:769…read the scriptures do you not know what the holy david says behold as the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters as the eyes of a maid servant to the hands of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:189B…"As the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hands of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God" (Ps. cxxiii, 2, 3)? Be moved by this comparison: fear…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1193…in them and walk in them levit xxvi ii cor vi vers behold as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of…
3Ps 123:3
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:279…eyes unto the lord our god until he has mercy upon us have mercy upon us o lord have mercy upon us because we are filled with contempt ps these are truly divine teachings and the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:351…petition for you shall obtain h on mercy we attain salvation h have mercy upon us o lord have mercy upon us for we are exceedingly filled with contempt our soul is exceedingly filled did you…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1883…to attend to them b continually and desire their favor until he have mercy upon us for we do not limit this hope to a fixed time but we wait until we are deemed worthy of…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:725B…s saying: "When the cruel come upon me, who crave to eat my flesh" (Ps. xxvi, 2). And again: "When men rose up against us, they would have swallowed us alive" (Ps. cxxiii, 3). The terrestrial animals which are pra…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1193…as they are of a weaker sex than by menservants b vers have mercy upon us o lord have mercy upon us for we are exceedingly filled with contempt that is we are afflicted with contempt…
4Ps 123:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1635…this is that which can be a consolation to the despised vers our soul is exceedingly filled with the reproach of those who are at ease and with the contempt of the proud etc behold these…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1193…mercy from god and to be restored more swiftly to their homeland our soul is exceedingly filled with the aforementioned contempt that is with the scorning of those that are at ease and with the contempt…
OrigenesPG 16:1183…hieron our soul is much filled with the reproach of the abundant and with the contempt of the proud much filled is our soul the reproach to the abundant and the contempt to the proud much…
5Ps 123:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:725A…uprisings of ungodly men “waters.” Thus, then, it is said elsewhere: “Our soul has crossed the torrent; perhaps our soul has crossed the water without bottom” (Ps. CXXIII, 5). And the Savior Himself also taught th…
6Ps 123:6
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:949A…ered that hymn of victory and thanksgiving which we often hear in the Psalter of David saying: Blessed be God, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth (Ps. cxxiii, 6). And when those about him were marveli…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:729B…went past them, and sang over them; The snare is broken, and we were delivered (Ps. 123. 7). Blessed be God, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth (Ps. 123. 6). Whence also the angels who met us wer…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1039C…sly overcoming the snares of their nefarious falsehood, we shall sing among ourselves: "Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us to be caught in their teeth" (Ps. CXXIII, 6). Since, however, as it is written…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1189B…ory, with an act of victory he offered up a joyful hymn to the Giver of victory, saying: “Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth” (Ps. CXXIII, 6). Furthermore, the diligent student, r…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:345…nts said unanimously, "Into Thy hands, O Lord, we entrust our souls" (Ps. XXX, 6), and, "Blessed is the Lord, who hath not given us for a prey to their teeth" (Ps. CXXIII, 6), and chanting, they were thrown into t…
7Ps 123:7
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:599B…little ones" (Ps. LXXXIII, 4). Whom does he call a sparrow? Surely a human being: "Our soul, like a sparrow, has been snatched from the snare of the fowlers" (Ps. CXXIII, 7). The Lord, wishing to show this to His…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:649A…agents because of piety, but were able to escape his snares, about whom David said: "Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the hunters" (Ps. CXXIII, 7). And you would not be wrong in cal…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:729B…meless, and were silenced; we passed through, and brought them to nothing; we went past them, and sang over them; The snare is broken, and we were delivered (Ps. 123. 7). Blessed be God, who has not given us…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1453C…devil, but must amputate them with the sword of the divine word. Our soul, he says, has been snatched like a sparrow from the snare of the hunting demons (Ps. cxxiii, 7). For just as sparrows, by the motion o…
14Ps 123:14
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1207B…H 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 CXXIV. 15 Psalm CXXV. 15 Psalm CX…
20Ps 123:20
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:359C…, clearly. He speaks, however, about the four elements, and that the earth is founded on nothing; but Scripture says: "Thou hast founded [it] upon the waters" (Ps. CXXIII, 20). Essential. Perhaps "essential" app…
163Ps 123:163
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…lm 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 1638 On Psalm CXXV 1639 On Psalm CXXVI 1642…
188Ps 123:188
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…alm 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, 1883 on Psalm CXXIV, 1885 on Psalm CXXV, 18…
573Ps 123:573
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:1121…hat is to be understood by the name Prunicus, and what the word Prunica of beauty signifies, 78. A passage of Psalm LX is explained, 573. Also an exposition of Psalm CXXIII, 573. The impious error of Ptolemy concernin…