Where the Fathers quote Psalms 147

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Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:189A…⟧ introduces the creation of the firmament. Scripture, however, acknowledges and admits several heavens; wherefore it says: "Praise the Lord from the heavens" (Ps. CXLVII, 1); and again: "Praise him, ye heavens of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1321…of zechariah alleluia therefore is interpreted as praise and a hymn praise the lord for it is good to sing to god as to him one should sing addenda and corrigenda from the vatican codex… AnonymousPG 106:1065…for 'allelu' is 'praise' and 'ia' is 'god' therefore instead of praise the lord for it is good to sing psalms symmachus has placed alleluia for it is good to sing psalms now a psalm and… Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:675…the lord building jerusalem will gather together the dispersions of israel who healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their bruises whether therefore it happen soon or long after at the end this word shall… OrigenesPG 16:1301D…axles of it, where Aquila brought "curves," and Symmachus "ways," and Theodotion "rollers." Elsewhere the same word is "tracks," as in v. 15, and the paths of Psalm CXLVII, 4, and Job XXXVIII, 20, where Symmachus a… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:49…christ is the power of god and the wisdom of god and of his understanding there is no number that is of the spirit as the savior said behold i give unto you the spirit of… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:951A…e capacity of the world. For since God made all things in wisdom, and the wisdom of God has no limit—for "of his understanding," he says, "there is no number" (Ps. CXLVII, 5)—the world, finished with its own measu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:705…great is the lord he says and great is his strength and of his understanding there is no number that is there is no comprehension what are you saying is the wisdom incomprehensible to the prophet… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:737…and again great is our lord and great is his power and of his understanding there is no number and again let them know that thy name is lord thou alone art the highest over all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:477…what calculation for his magnitude is infinite therefore he also said and of his understanding there is no number ps but just as his magnitude is infinite so also is his wisdom and therefore having said… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:609…word truly great is our lord and great is his power and of his understanding there is no number ps cxlvi he who said to them i will give you a mouth and wisdom luke xxi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:769…great is his power for christ is the power of god and of his understanding there is no number ps that is the holy spirit of god is a spirit of wisdom and understanding and the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1979…themselves vers great is our lord and great is his power and of his understanding there is no number all things are immense the greatness and the strength and the praise nevertheless we praise him as… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:877…not only overflowing with wisdom according to the scripture which says that of his understanding there is no number but he is also above all wisdom recognizing this the great paul the sun common to me… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:923…unified and is above unity for it is said of him and of his understanding there is no number he is also called great according to his more than fullness and magnificence because the fountains of… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:333…a and infinity also since according to the divine scripture and of his understanding there is no number ps cxlvi and again and of his kingdom there shall be no end luc i therefore as… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:371…is he is above the one wherefore it has been said and of his understanding there is no number iii thus therefore is the small in regard to god for all things both those which are… Meletius the Monk fl. 7th–9th c. (uncertain)PG 64:1147…things c great is our lord and great is his power and of his understanding there is no number ps cxlvi come now let us also embrace in our discourse the things which the admirable basil… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:701…or is it as if he were in need of understanding but of his understanding there is no number nor has anyone known the mind of the lord and if they suppose he is not inclined… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:177…thy wisdom thou hast manifested to me ps l crying out that of his understanding there is no number that is no comprehension is someone bold enough to speak concerning the incomprehensible nature what are you… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1617…essential knowledge great is our lord and great is his power and of his understanding there is no number do not ask he says how he will gather together his people scattered in so great an… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:89B…over the water” (Gen. i, 2), let him hear the blessed David saying concerning the God of the universe: “He will breathe his spirit, and the waters shall flow” (Psal. cxlvii, 7). That he thus called the wind, is mani… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:477…diligence sing upon the harp to our god another to the lyre who covereth the heaven with clouds who prepareth rain for the earth so that none of the senseless might say and what is the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:437…t, but the grace of God; which also the prophet, reproaching them, said: "He has not done so to every nation, and his judgments he has not made known to them" (Ps. 147:9); and Moses again: "Ask," he says, "if… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1327…he will not delight in the strength of the horse a nor will it be well pleasing to him in the legs of a man the lord is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:477…corrects this weakness of theirs also saying he shall not take pleasure in the strength of the horse nor shall he be well pleased in the legs of a man the lord is well pleased with… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:35C…says, "He will not have pleasure in the strength of a horse, nor will he be well-pleased in the legs of a man. The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him" (Ps. 147:10-11). "And their land was filled with the a… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:229…will not desire the strength of the horse nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man and again for they did not inherit the land by their own sword and their own arm… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:239…the divine thus the blessed david cries out he shall not delight in the strength of the horse nor shall he be pleased in the legs of a man and again he shall not gain possession… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1737…comes help the royal psalmist says c he shall not have pleasure in the strength of the horse nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man for a king is not saved by… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1085…the words of the prophet david saying he will not find pleasure in the strength of the horse nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man but the lord takes pleasure in those… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1087…all those who fear the lord psal cxlvi he does not delight in the strength of the horse nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man etc prov ii the lord will give… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:289…a and that he will not take pleasure in the strength of the horse nor will he be well pleased in the legs of a man and they who make counsel searching… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1305…them in what follows saying b vs he will not take pleasure in the strength of the horse nor does he delight in the legs of a man by will and delight he means the good… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:965…a but a false horse for salvation nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man if he shows hard things to his own people and tempers a cup of contrition yet he… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:883…does not desire the strength of the horse nor does he take pleasure in the legs of a man xxxiii and therefore let us return to the lord our god so that when we have prayed… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:973…he be pleased with the legs of b a man ps cxlvi the lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him and in those who hope in his mercy ps cxlvi by saying this he means… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:427…upon the earth and in a short time running through all men praise the lord o jerusalem praise thy god o sion then proceeding a little further he says who sendeth forth his speech to the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:617…h strengthened the bolts of thy gates, He hath blessed thy children within thee; who hath placed thy borders in peace, and filleth thee with the fat of wheat" (Ps. 147. 12-14). Then, having mentioned the benefit pr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:477…and power for ever and ever amen h on psalm cxlvii h praise the lord o jerusalem praise thy god o sion not to the city but to those who dwell in it he directs his… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1327…psal cxlvii praise o jerusalem the lord praise thy god o sion for he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates he hath blessed thy children in thee who hath placed thy borders in peace and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:617…lord praise thy god o sion because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates he hath blessed thy children within thee who hath placed thy borders in peace and filleth thee with the fat of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:477…in his providence having prepared this in advance he adds and says for he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates he hath blessed thy children within thee what is he hath strengthened the bars he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:483…praise thy god o sion a because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates he hath blessed thy children in thee for he fortified it more strongly than jerusalem not with bars and gates but… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1983…a ver praise o jerusalem the lord praise thy god o sion for he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates through the unassailable aid of god and freed from enemies and remaining unbesieged o jerusalem… Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:671…tribulations and then praise jerusalem the lord praise thy god o sion for he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates he hath blessed thy sons in thee and isaiah saith israel shall be saved by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:731…n "fat" because of the Spirit inhabiting the letter: wherefore in another Psalm he says, Who makes your borders peace, and satisfies you with the fat of grain (Ps. 147:14). What that is, he teaches in the follo… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:957A…ion of the highest good, by which all appetites are united and quieted in the One: and this is the final end of the rational creature, according to that of the Psalm CXLVII, 14: Who has set your boundaries as peace.… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1983…is one into myriad forms as soon as he wills ver who giveth snow like wool he scattereth the mist like ashes he casteth forth his crystal like morsels for out of the one substance of… Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1533…snow scattering like ash the smoke like filth of the fog sending forth his ice like morsels who can compare with his coldness in strength all things will be dissolved at the incitement of the living… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:399A…grace of tongues). Acts II, 3. Verse 6, a fin. phōnēn boōsan (a voice crying). Isa. XL, 3. Verse ult. exapostelei ton logon (He shall send forth his word). Ps. CXLVII, 17. Page 581, verse 13, di' Hiu. (throug… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1627B…that "Spirit of God" the Holy Spirit is signified, what is to prevent one from interpreting the passage "He shall blow His Spirit, and the waters shall flow" (Ps. CXLVII, 18) in a similar fashion, not as referring… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:47…throws his ice like fragments and so forth and again he makes his wind to blow and the waters flow does it not therefore appear from these things that spirit is sometimes said in scripture to… Leo Choerosphactes c. 845 - c. 917PG 106:1017A…emonstrate. But that he says it is the Spirit of God, hear David: "He will blow with his Spirit," that is, with the Spirit of God, "and the waters shall flow" (Ps. CXLVII, 18). And: "The earth is the Lord's and the… Leo Choerosphactes c. 845 - c. 917PG 106:1019…and luminous nature the words "was borne" and "above" clearly demonstrate. But as to what he calls the Spirit of God, listen to David: Thy Spirit shall blow [Ps. CXLVII, 18], that is, the Spirit of God, and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:399…this he gave the law to israel hence david says he declareth his word unto jacob his statutes and his judgments unto israel he hath not dealt so with any nation and his judgments he hath… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:39A…s hedge, and it shall be for trampling"; and again, "He gave the law for help," and, "The Lord made known his judgments, he made known his statutes to Israel" (Ps. 147:19). But it became a middle wall, not maki… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:285…were more excellent for the psalm again speaks of god he has not dealt so with any nation and his judgments he has not manifested unto them now the statement he has not dealt so signifies… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:617…s beloved" (ibid. v. 36-37). Therefore David also said: "He hath not done in like manner to every nation, and His judgments He hath not made manifest to them" (Ps. 147. 20). Paul, therefore, hinting at this, wro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:311A…, He sent prophets. These things he proclaims also elsewhere, saying, "He has not done so to every nation, and He has not made manifest His judgments to them" (Ps. CXLVII, 20). And another: "What nation is so wise… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:399…declareth his word unto jacob his statutes and his judgments unto israel he hath not dealt so with any nation and his judgments he hath not… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:897…of the appearance that he made in sinai and he mentions that he hath not dealt so with any nation and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them just as david says the lord… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1067…d of great honor hear he has not dealt so he says with any nation and as for his judgments he has not made them manifest unto them even to israel vers which in other generations… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:831…declared he says his statutes and his judgments to israel he has not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgments he has not made them known to them in another sense d a… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1207B…lm CXXXVII. 38 Psalm CXXXVIII. 39 Psalm CXXXIX. 42 Psalm CXL. 43 Psalm CXLI. 45 Psalm CXLII. 46 Psalm CXLIII. 51 Psalm CXLIV. 58 Psalm CXLV. 62 Psalm CXLVI. 66 Psalm CXLVII. 67 Psalm CXLVIII. 70 Psalm CXLIX. 72 Psalm… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…XXIX 1663 On Psalm CXL 1666 On Psalm CXLI 1666 On Psalm CXLII 1667 On Psalm CXLIII 1670 On Psalm CXLIV 1671 On Psalm CXLV 1674 On Psalm CXLVI 1675 On Psalm CXLVII 1678 On Psalm CXLVIII 1678 On Psalm CXLIX 1679 On Psalm CL 1682…