Where the Fathers quote Psalms 131

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John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:313D…an nature, or rather, preferred him before the whole race of men? And again, concerning David, Scripture says: Remember, O Lord, David, and all his meekness (Ps. 131:1). Hence also the patriarch drew to hims… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:191B…weighs it rightly. For both David and Moses were meek: and therefore concerning the former the Scripture says: Remember, O Lord, David, and all his meekness (Ps. CXXXI, 1); and concerning Moses: Moses was the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:689B…y hour David remembers you, and remembering he is glad; and do you remember him, O Lord, our God," and he says: "Remember, O Lord, David and all his meekness" (Ps. 131:1). Thereafter the man-loving God answers… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1115C…he did not take revenge, because of the excess of his meekness. Whence he says with confidence in the Psalms: Remember, O Lord, David, and all his meekness. (Ps. cxxxi, 1). CAP. XXVII [XXVIII] VERS. 2.… Anthony the GreatPG 40:1035…d was humble and gentle. Let us also, most beloved, embrace gentleness and humility like them. For David says: "Remember, O Lord, David, and all his meekness" (Ps. cxxxi, 1). While he was shepherding his father’s… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:185B…remaining at home to grieve the conspirator. What could be more gentle than his soul? Truly, he said rightly: Remember, O Lord, David, and all his meekness (Ps. 131:1). Let us, too, imitate him, and neither… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1645…the weaned one the lord grants a reward for such an ascent let israel hope in the lord from this time forth and forever etc in the ode before this it has been said… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1253…of thy seed and from the mouth of thy seed's seed saith the lord from henceforth and for ever b again the prophetic discourse announces here the calling of the church of the nations established through… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1247…a weaned child upon its mother so are retributions in my soul let israel hope in the lord from henceforth and forever h song of ascents psalm h o lord remember david and all his meekness… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:379…upon my soul that is let me undergo the ultimate punishment a let israel hope in the lord from this time forth and forevermore you see as i said at the beginning that in matters pertaining… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1221A…my couch; if I give sleep to my eyes, and slumber to my eyelids, and rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob" (Psal. CXXXI, 3-5). Quoniam angelis suis mandavit de te… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1903…instead entertained high thoughts i ask to receive that same requital vers let israel hope in the lord from henceforth and even unto eternity the prophetic word has shown for what cause it made a narrative… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:489B…uch, if I give sleep unto mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, and rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob (Ps. CXXXI, 3-5). And again: There is no peace in my b… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1215…was not humbly minded as one weaned towards his mother etc ver let israel hope in the lord from now and unto the ages meaning let them imitate me who in calamities in peace and quiet… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1597…any other of all things from the morning watch even unto night let israel hope in the lord he calls the last quarter of the night the morning watch as already indicating the morning and ending… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:365D…"will not give sleep to its eyes, nor slumber to its eyelids, nor rest to its temples," until it finds a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob (Ps. CXXXI, 4, 5)—let it have, I say, an altar fixed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1103C…aid: "If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids, or rest to my temples, until I find a place for the Lord, a tabernacle for the God of Jacob" (Psal. cxxxi, 4, 5). INTERROGATION XXXIII. By what… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:25C…and prudent men, both bishops and monks as well, whom I shall send to you at the first possible time. For I will not give sleep to mine eyes, as it is written (Ps. cxxxi, 4 seq.), nor slumber to my eyelids, nor r… Arsenius Autorianus d. c. 1273PG 140:949C…speak these things boasting, but declaring the truth: as long as I sat upon the patriarchal throne, I gave no sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my eyelids (Ps. cxxxi, 4): let envy depart, which censures wicke… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:425B…we heard of it in Ephratha, we found it in the fields of the wood. We will enter into his tabernacles, we will worship in the place where his feet have stood" (Ps. CXXXI, 4-5). Mark the prophet. It was revealed to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:135…hom God cast out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David, 46. who found grace before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob (Ps. 131. 5). David desired to build, and it was no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:691B…e says, "speak in secret; I will proclaim the birth with a high voice: 'Behold, we have heard of it in Ephrathah; we have found it in the fields of the wood'" (Ps. 131:6). And when he understood that this doct… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:835…and as it were a preceding resurrection of the same resurrection. Today the prophetic word is fulfilled: For we adore in the place where his feet have stood (Ps. 131.7). Rejoice therefore and exult with joy,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:781B…e elements. But he refers to that place which he set forth even more clearly through another Psalm, saying, Let us worship at the place where His feet stood (Ps. 131:7); he speaks of Golgotha. For that place… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1131A…citadel of the Churches, and the like, even as the God-bearing David said: We will go into his tabernacles: we will adore in the place where his feet stood (Ps. cxxxi, 7). That he means the Cross, the followin… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1243B…s when Joshua the son of Nun and Daniel adored the angel; or to places holy by God’s presence, as David says: “Let us adore at the place where His feet stood” (Ps. CXXXI, 7); or to things consecrated to Him, as a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:725B…ensible divinity, bearing the divinity as in an ark. Of this holy ark the blessed David said: Arise, O Lord, into thy rest, thou and the ark of thy covenant (Ps. 131:8). And see what he does: for the Jordan… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:815B…er of God was to be resurrected, the prophet David also foreshadowed, saying: "Arise, O Lord, into your resting place, you and the ark of your sanctification" (Ps. cxxxi, 8). Thence comes the report that it was n… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1857B…(n. 5), he adds: "The Church nourishes such presbyters, of whom the Prophet also says: 'And I will make thy princes in peace, and thy bishops in justice.' [ Psal. cxxxi, 9]." Otherwise, the innovators have no be… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1537A…ly gifts; but he shall not approach to the veil, nor shall he draw near to my altar. They shall not take a harlot or a profaned woman, because they are holy.” Ps. cxxxi, 9. — “Thy priests shall be clothed with j… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:599B…meanwhile, shall continue the rest of our discourse and persist in the argument proposed. 26. Thy priests, Scripture says, shall be clothed with justice (Ps. cxxxi, 9). But what of the alien priests? They s… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1619A…r an oath, joins it to what is said next: "The Lord swore truth unto David, and He will not set it aside; of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne" (Ps. CXXXI, 11). For according to the voice of the Sav… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:695C…stomary in the divine Scripture: as that, "The Lord God swore to Abraham" (Gen. 22.16); and, "The Lord swore to David the truth, and He will not make it void" (Ps. 131.11). Nevertheless, an oath is forbidden by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:755B…elf elsewhere musically recounted: "The Lord swore truth to David, and He will not be frustrated of it: of the fruit of your womb I will set upon your throne" (Ps. CXXXI, 11). He hints at the coming of Christ, in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:613…and he will not frustrate him: of the fruit of thy body upon thy throne" (Ps. 131. 11). Therefore, he speaks of both as a son… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:309B…makes a clear prediction. For in later times it was said to the blessed David by God, the ruler of all: "Of the fruit of thy loins I will set upon thy throne" (Ps. cxxxi, 11). Since, however, He who knows all… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:761B…wore the truth to David," says the wise Psalmist in a certain place, "and He will not frustrate him. Of the fruit of your loins I will place upon your throne" (Ps. cxxxi, 11). And the prophet Micah says: "And you,… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:641…wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt fill me with joy with thy countenance. V. Psalm cxxxi, ver. 11. Of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne, ibid., v… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1155…ises made to him. For the Scripture says: "The Lord swore truth unto David, and He will not set it aside; of the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy throne" (Ps. CXXXI, 11). And again: "Once have I sworn by my h… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 153:921B…y to Abraham that He would multiply his seed in His own person, but also to David afterwards, “For the Lord swore truth unto David, and will not frustrate it” (Ps. CXXXI, 11)—it is manifest that He swore not for H… AnonymousPG 2:619A…: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne (Ps. cxxxi, 11). And again through the prophet Isaiah:… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1365A…God, which Gregory denies, just as he also denied that God was known in Judea alone, David Psalm lxxv, 2: "God is known in Judea." God is known in Judea, and Psalm cxxxi, 13: "He delighted in it as a habitation fo… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:797A…elieve the Lord also will dwell with us, as He said: "I will dwell in them and walk among them" (II Cor. 6:16), and: "Here will I dwell, for I have chosen it" (Ps. 131:14). But where is "here," if not where one… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:845B…to the cutting off of his own will; but having seen it, he rejoiced greatly and gave thanks to the Lord, saying: "This is my resting place for ever and ever" (Ps. cxxxi, 14). He then added this utterance also: "H… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:347B…okos, and He Himself is manifested as a place of rest for you in your migration, most hymned one. “For this,” He says, “is My resting place for ever and ever” (Ps. CXXXI, 14); that is to say, the flesh which was c… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:77…the Tetrapla, as we note in the same place; because, clearly, that corrupted reading basilei had not yet flowed into the copies which Origen used. Psalm cxxxi, v. 15, the LXX translators had translated the word as theran, h… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:313…in other books it is read poreia, in others phortia. V. 21. Aquila is accustomed to translate the word seda as episitismon, thus in Judges xx, 10, and Psalm cxxxi, 15, where Symmachus has sitesin. Jerome… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:983…. "We borrow these readings of the three interpreters from Basil. A., provision. Aquila is accustomed to translate the word [Hebrew] thus. See Gen. XLV, 2, and Ps. CXXXI, 15 ()." Ibid. "crumbly. He uses the same… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1685…according to the testimony of many among the ancients, 309. Lucanus the Marcionite denied the immortality of the soul, 61. The lamp, concerning which Ps. cxxxi, v. 17, variously interpreted by some, 114. Lucianus the martyr te… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:609D…is being preached, a lamp is brought in. For the prophecies are accustomed to ignite a lamp for Christ, as David says: "I have prepared a lamp for my Christ" (Ps. 131:17). The perceptible lamp has arrived. Und… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:547…nt to us than all things, to the extent that we see it. And consider the words to be spoken to you by David: I have prepared a lamp for my Christ. ⟦Ps. CXXXI, 17⟧ He has set his law before you, ready for you, as much as e… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:851D…names; so also Peter, when saying that Ananias had lied to both the Spirit and to God, demonstrated to those with understanding that they are one, not two. ¹ Ps. CXXXI, 17. ² I Cor. XII, 3. ³ Gen. III, 5. ⁴ Act.… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1121A…enists render this κατὰ καιρόν, or ἐν καιροῖς, or ἐν εὐκαιρίαις. And it is a parody of that most noble passage, “I have prepared a lamp for my Christ,” Ps. cxxxi, 17. For here it follows, “But you were wi… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:681A…came, the Jews denied Him, but the demons confessed Him. Yet the patriarch David was not ignorant of Him, when he said: “I have prepared a lamp for my Christ” (Ps. cxxxi, 17). Some have interpreted the “lamp” to b… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:475…ian, which attributes the same reading in that place to the LXX Interpreters. S., aphorisma (separation/excommunication). Thus also Aquila translates [it] in Ps. CXXXI, 19, and the LXX in Exod. ch. XXXIX, 50. Je… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1207B…salm 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 CXXXI. 26 Psalm CXXXII. 27 Psalm CXXXIII. 27 Psal… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…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 On Psalm CXXXII 1651 On Psalm CXXXIII 1651 On Psalm CXXXIV… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…II, 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, 1901 on Psalm CXXXI, 1903 on Psalm CXXXII, 1909 on Psalm CXXXIII…