Where the Fathers quote Psalms 128
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1Ps 128:1
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:475A…could not prevail against me. The sinners have wrought upon my back; they have lengthened their iniquity. The Lord is just; He will cut the necks of sinners" (Ps. cxxviii, 1-4). Then God works a miracle here too, no…
2Ps 128:2
OrigenesPG 16:1193…cxxvii h symmachus the labor of your hands eating blessed you shall be and it shall be well with you lxx interpreters the labors of your fruits or palms you shall eat blessed you are and…
OrigenesPG 16:2367…to the word of the lord r which i speak to thee and it shall be well with thee and thy soul shall live but if thou refusest to go forth this is the word which…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1119…evening thou shalt eat the labors of thy fruits blessed art thou and it shall be well with thee b prov vi if thou art active thy harvest shall come like a fountain but poverty shall…
3Ps 128:3
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:983…is adapted to a husband by the lord and david says your wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house your children as young olive trees around your table behold…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1641…as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house thy sons like olive plants round about thy table etc no one alien to god shall attain these things for they are not physical but spiritual…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1901…a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house thy children as olive plants round about thy table up to the place where he says may the lord bless thee out of sion and mayest thou…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:155…each one is likened to a vine as in the psalm your wife shall be as a fruitful vine and the lord says i am the vine you are the branches we must fear lest this…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:611…to him that is the church and of her children in faith thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the sides of thy house thy children as young olive trees round about thy table…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:137…and conversely the following testimony of scripture also pertains to this and thy children like olive plants round about thy table then it is added behold thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the lord…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:639…christ concerning his bride and the children transplanted by faith into him thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house and thy children as olive plants round about thy table…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:641B…suffering for Christ, and as a healing remedy he sang that psalm-song over his wounds, saying: "The sinners laid upon my back, they prolonged their iniquity" (Ps. cxxviii, 3); and he considered the blows to be an…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1595…the hand he says therefore that you shall gain the deeds your wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the sides of your house your wife flourishing with children as a vine with clusters to…
4Ps 128:4
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:137…like olive plants round about thy table then it is added behold thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the lord according to the image the earth is full producing in itself a hundredfold fruit…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:85A…n of Thy throne.” (Ps. XCVI, 2) “Judgment and righteousness in Jacob Thou hast made.” (Ps. XCVII, 4) “The Lord is righteous; He has cut the necks of sinners.” (Ps. CXXVIII, 4) “All the works of the Lord are with ri…
5Ps 128:5
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1147…lord bless you from zion and may you see the good things of jerusalem all the days of your life ps cxxvii as we were traveling along the desert at midday suddenly we see a track…
6Ps 128:6
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:925A…hings, having bloomed briefly, wither immediately. Thus, somewhere, he speaks regarding the splendor of the world: Let them be as the grass of the housetops (Ps. cxxviii. 6); for the grass born on roofs, because…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:337A…, through divine grace, been extinguished and have become, to speak with the Prophet, "like the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up" (Ps. CXXVIII, 6). And perhaps someone might find fa…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1217C…ks which he could compare were not copies of the LXX, but other editions, nor were they from the Hexapla, which he is accustomed to name specifically, I, 1501. Ps. 128, 6 (ekspasthēnai instead of exēranthēna…
8Ps 128:8
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1117C…is also right that we should be blessed in Him: David the Psalmist taught: The blessing of the Lord be upon you, we have blessed you in the name of the Lord (Ps. CXXVIII, 8). By the name of the Lord, He evidently…
23Ps 128:23
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1207B…TARY 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 CXXX. 26 Psalm CX…
164Ps 128:164
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…X 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 1650 On Psalm CXXXI 1650…
189Ps 128:189
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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, 1899 on Psalm CXXX, 19…
371Ps 128:371
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:787A…s, the efficacy of which is illustrated by the example of Lazarus. "In all the days of thy life." How the promises of God are fulfilled. 365-371 EXPOSITION on Psalm CXXVIII. 371-372 EXPOSITION on Psalm CXXIX. The depth o…