Where the Fathers quote Psalms 127

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:412expounds v.2“τους πονους των καρπων σου φαγεσαι· μακαριος ει και καλως σοι εσται.”414. On «You shall eat the labor of your hands» Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1637…of knowledge without toil shall reap in joy h psalm cxxvi h except the lord build the house they laboured in vain that built it except the lord keep the city the watchman wakened in vain… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1845…also have angels co shepherding them the text will be applied unless the lord keep the city the watchman wakes in vain it is possible to say from scripture that there are two bishops of every… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1145…showeth mercy is understood just as david also says in the psalm except the lord build the house they labor in vain that build it except the lord keep the city the watchman waketh but in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:157…ensure that he who keeps israel shall neither sleep nor slumber for except the lord keep the city the watchman waketh in vain but when because of a lack of good works he abandons our protection… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:667A…dominion over the passions. For, he says, Unless the Lord build the house, and keep the city, in vain the keeper watcheth, and in vain the builder laboureth (Ps. cxxvii, 1). II. For it is impossible for one to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:367A…gh all these he emerged illustrious. Reflecting upon all these things, the Prophet said: "Blessed," he says, "are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways" (Ps. CXXVII, 1). For lest you should think that fear s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:147D…d to virtue, if anyone has acquired spiritual riches: "Woe," he says, "to those who trust in their riches"—Ps. 48.7; and, "Blessed are they that fear the Lord"—Ps. 127.1. From which, tell me, do you wish to be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:523A…ar the Psalmist shouting: "Unless the Lord build the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord keep the city, the guard watches in vain" (Ps. CXXVII, 1). I therefore affirm that we must n… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1087B…he fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psal. cxi, 1.— Blessed is the man who fears the Lord. Psal. cxviii, 120.— Pierce my flesh with your fear. Psal. cxxvii, 1.— Blessed are all those who fear the Lo… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1205…is said: "Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways"; and: "Blessed is the man who fears the Lord; in His commandments he shall greatly delight" (Ps. cxxvii, 1; cxii, 1). But which commandments, ab… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1301…verb is these words seem to pertain to the sentiment delivered elsewhere except the lord build the house they labour in vain that build it he shall gather together the dispersions of israel this prophecy concerns… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:19…place if one removes oneself from god through idolatry whence symmachus said it is vain for you to rise at dawn to dwell or to sing hymns h psalm cxxvii h consistently with the canticle before… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1237…h concerning the titles of the psalms psalm cxxvi h it is vain for you to rise before the light rise up after you have sat down you who eat the bread of sorrow… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1425…spiritually; rather, they will rejoice in their own righteous deeds, according to that which is sung in the Psalms: "You shall eat the fruits of your labors" (Ps. CXXVII, 2), referring to the fruits of the flesh,… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:945D…riches in our own souls through various fruits, and having locked them away as if in treasuries (for it is written, "You shall eat the fruits of your labors" [Ps. CXXVII, 2]), then indeed, then also we shall dwel… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:399C…r bread." Job xi, 12. — "From care and anxiety shall peace appear to you." Psal. ciii, 23. — "Man shall go out to his work and to his labor until the evening." Psal. cxxvii, 2. — "Because you shall eat the labors of… OrigenesPG 16:1193…flowings etc drusius sic reads one codex h psalm cxxvi h symmachus it is vain for you to rise early to dwell they who eat the bread of ill suffering as arrows in the hand of… Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1509…children the dear and glorious reward of a fruitful womb for just as arrows are in the hand of a strong man so shall he look upon his robust children blessed is he who shall fulfill… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:363…be added and showing what these are he subjoins saying as arrows in the hand of a mighty man so are the sons of those who have been cast out another of those who have been… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:153…arrows in the hand of a mighty man so are the children of those who have been cast out for he calls those from israel… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1893…reward to us who have placed our hope in him as arrows in the hand of a mighty man so are the children of those who have been shaken out theodotion as arrows in the hand… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:891…king that is the demons just as david also says as arrows in the hand of a mighty man so are the sons of those who were cast out for the jews were indeed cast out… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1595…thing of virtue given from the fruitfulness of the womb as arrows in the hand of a mighty man so are the children of those who have been cast out just as arrows in the hand… OrigenesPG 16:1193…to dwell they who eat the bread of ill suffering as arrows in the hand of a mighty man like the sons of youth blessed is the man who has filled his quiver from them lxx… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:373B…room, and strew the bridal chambers with words just as with flowers. But I, for my part, shall sing to you my own epithalamium: "The Lord bless you from Sion" [Ps. CXXVII, 5], and may He Himself join this union, a… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1147A…ing blessed us, therefore, he sent us away, saying, "May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of your life" (Ps. CXXVII, 5). As we were traveling along the deser… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:29C…Him you may conceive and bring forth a spirit of salvation, and appear with boldness. "For your sons," he says, "are as young olive plants around your table" (Ps. 127: 5). Let there, therefore, be nothing old,… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1113…Ecclesiastes ver. 16: Εἰ δὲ κατὰ κοινοῦ ἐκληφθῇ τὸ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον « And if it be taken in common, "under the sun," » and in St. John Chrysostom, in Psalm cxxvii, v. 6: Καὶ ἴδε τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν υἱῶν σου, εἰρήνην ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ,… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:373B…ing to you my own epithalamium: "The Lord bless you from Sion" [Ps. CXXVII, 5], and may He Himself join this union, and "may you see your children's children" [Ps. CXXVII, 6]—it is not much to add, and that they m… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1123C…deer, and caught like a bird, hast neither been saved from the nets as a gazelle (Eccli. xxv, 22), nor, as a bird, hast thou been delivered from the snare (Psal. cxxvii, 7). Rather, the dancing girl has become a… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1207B…ENT 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 CXXVI. 19 Psalm CXXVII. 19 Psalm CXXVIII. 23 Psalm CXXIX. 23 Psalm… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…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 On Psalm CXXVII 1643 On Psalm CXXVIII 1646 On Psalm CXXIX 1647 On Psalm CXXX 16… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…m 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, 1889 on Psalm CXXVI, 1891 on Psalm CXXVII, 1893 on Psalm CXXVIII, 1897 on Psalm CXXIX,…