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Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:625C…t is not obscure that they are subject to imperial laws. “For the heavens,” he says, “tell the glory of God, and the firmament declares the work of his hands” (Ps. XVII, 1). But if anyone, with the inner eyes of… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:341…nt alone, according to that sacred herald, Moses. Similarly, it says: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handywork (Ps. xvii, 1); beginning in the plural and ending in the singular, so th… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:43B…r we know that heaven and earth have always been full of the divine glory: "For all the works of the Lord bless the Lord, and recount His glory" (Dan. III, 57; Ps. XVII, 1). But since the angels in heaven recogn… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:115C…excellent codex, III Reg. xv, 12: Ο'., Γ'., τὰς τελετάς, ὁμοίως οἱ Γ', where that repetition of τοὺς Γ' was introduced by a fault; and the Vatican [codex] Psalm XVII, 2, at these words οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου notes… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:411A…ICA CONCERNING OUR SAVIOR. Concerning his sojourn among men, and his way of life with them, from the places of Divine Scripture which are noted below. 1. From Psalm 17. 2. From Psalm 45. 3. From Psalm 48. 4. Fr… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1027C…ful, long-suffering and full of mercy, and true," and strength, and a foundation, a refuge, and power, and a helper, and a defender, and a "horn of salvation" (Ps. 17:2-3), and such like. And again, he confesse… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:143A…a great sound uttered. Which when the Prophet had noted, he said: "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament annuntiateth the work of his hands" (Ps. XVII, 2). Descend from that string to the strin… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1013B…e in the place of weapons and a wall. And so the Lord ought to be to us in the place of a horn, according to that: "My protector and the horn of my salvation" [Psal. XVII, 3]. "For by you," he says, "we shall stri… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:165B…r to suppress them, is to destroy and remove them. For the Holy Spirit says through the Prophet: There are no speeches nor words, whose voices are not heard (Ps. XVII, 3). Therefore, a word that is not uttered… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1985…has the most but the latter has very few lovers who say by the word of thy lips i have kept hard ways who also going forth went on and wept casting their seeds for the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1353C…ill glorify those who glorify me, and he who despises me shall be brought into dishonor.» — Ps. ix, 1. «I will confess to Thee, Lord, with my whole heart.» — Ps. xvii, 4. «I will call upon the Lord with praise… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:19B…lent." Psal. VI, 6. — "I labored in my groaning; I will wash my bed every night." Psal. XII, 1. — "How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end?" etc. Psal. XVII, 4. — "The pangs of death encompassed me,"… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:895D…erefore, for Scripture, in causes that are excellent in virtue, to bring these things forward, as if it should be said: The Lord is my firmament and my refuge (Ps. XVII, 5). And elsewhere: I have established its… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1389D…the Psalms, a commentary on which, in manuscript, exists in part in my possession. Perhaps the following explanation was brought forward by him in relation to Psalm XVII, 5. In Corderius’s Catena on the Psalms, h… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:967…and arduous task i have steadfastly performed obeying thy commandments vers perfect my goings in thy paths that my footsteps may not be moved i beseech thee therefore that my purpose may not be turned aside… Pope Hormisdas c. 450-523 (pope 514-523)PG 86:97…prophet filled with the spirit of god would never pray saying perfect my goings in thy paths that my footsteps be not moved still truly animated by the spirit of the aforementioned heresy you follow it… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:737B…all know me, from the least to the greatest (cf. Acts VIII, 10), and, Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world (Ps. XVII, 5; Rom. X, 18). 37. It is therefore nece… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1489…, so that in each of their petitions they may joyfully say: "He heard from His holy temple my voice, and my cry before Him shall enter into His ears" (Ps. xvii, 7). Such then is the immediacy of the reward, and the very gr… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1303…jews vers deliver me from my enemies o god and redeem me from those that rise up against me just was the petition of the prophet for he prayed to be delivered from those who were… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1237…says to god keep me from those who resist your right hand as the apple of the eye that my mind may remain unharmed and also in the shelter of your wings protect me from the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1805…thou shalt keep us and thou shalt preserve us and that protect me under the shadow of thy wings and that holy father keep them now the evil one touches someone when he wounds and afflicts… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:433C…rrogantly, nor moved by boastfulness, but I desire to confirm your spirits, which perhaps are troubled. Observe, therefore, how the earth shook and trembled (Psal. 17:8), and yet the city did not collapse. Ho… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:967…vers keep me from those who resist thy right hand o lord as the apple of the eye he called those who wage war against him those who resist the right hand of god and quite… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:607…xc he shall overshadow thee with his shoulders wings ps xvi protect me under the shadow of thy wings arms ps lxxxviii my arm shall strengthen him back parts exod xxxiii thou shalt see my back… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1967…to you for if you say while praying keep me o lord as the apple of the eye he will say to you in return keep my commandments and live and my words as the apple… OrigenesPG 16:647…the paths of the robber sustaining hieron sustain separate hieron make wonderful as the apple of the eye hieron id with their fatness they closed hieron their fat they closed by our entry now they have… OrigenesPG 16:735…how precious is thy mercy hieron id and the sons of men under the shadow of thy wings shall trust hieron and the sons of adam under the shadow of thy wings shall trust thou shalt… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:377A…. Smoke is indeed a sign and proof of wrath, as it is written: There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his face shall burn (Ps. XVII, 9). And in another place: In an unbeliev… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:181C…cal adjustments made by the editors, such as the preference for ov over ir and specific grammatical corrections for the sake of the syntax of the period.] 1 Psal. xvii, 9. 2 Hebr. xii, 29.… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:631A…approach, it renders the inescapable more firmly fastened. Fire signifies the vanishing, smoke that which comes with wrath (for “smoke ascended in his wrath” [Ps. xvii, 9], as it is written), and sulphur, that… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:683C…he prophets bear witness; David, indeed, saying: "The Lord God, and He hath appeared unto us" [Ps. cxvii, 27]; and again: "He bowed the heavens and came down" [Ps. xvii, 10]; and again: "Thou that sittest upon th… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:957A…). If you love riches, spiritual wealth is ready for you, that is, the true judgments of God, justified in themselves, desirable above gold and precious stone (Ps. XVII, 10). If you are gluttonous and a lover of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:799D…the present feast of the Ascension of Christ into the heavens, of which David said: "And He bowed the heavens, and came down, and darkness was under His feet" (Ps. xvii, 10—11), intending to signify the coming of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:559D…use He is near to all who call upon Him in truth—do? He did not spurn nor despise the supplication of the saints, but He inclined the heavens, and came down (Ps. XVII, 10), and He ordained all things for the sa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:691D…, David prays: "O Lord, bow the heavens and descend" (Ps. 143:1). And having obtained his request, he proclaims and says: "He bowed the heavens and descended" (Ps. 17:10). And because he was to appear as a chi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:221B…usion, but you even stood and spoke with the mediator. But otherwise, He also shows the invisible through the darkness. "And gloom," he says, "under His feet" (Ps. 17:10). At that time even Moses was afraid, b… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1279B…And he calls his precise power to act "touch," and he names his swiftness to help the needy "feet" and "walking"; as, "And he bowed the heavens and came down" (Psal. xvii, 10), and, "Adam heard God walking in the p… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:65A…EODORET'S PENTALOGIUM ON THE INCARNATION. Enimvero miseratus Creator imaginem suam ab hoste afflictam mortique addictam: Inclinavit cælos, et descendit (Ps. XVII, 10); non quidem locum mutans, cum impleat… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:447B…the first chapter of Mystical Theology. This expression is taken from that admirable David, inasmuch as he says, that is: And darkness under his feet (Ps. XVII, 10). For this reason the Father adds: In… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:103A…ervant of all, that he might gain all. Assuming our nature, the Lord became a servant, that He might render slaves free. "He bowed the heavens, and descended" (Ps. 17:10), that He might lift up those who remai… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:829B…figurative modes of speech is clear from the writings of the blessed David, who constantly produces such things; thus, that saying, "darkness under his feet" (Ps. XVII, 10), and the other things that are held in… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:257B…rable remains of the creation that the hand of the Creator had honored; and seeing it, He was moved; and being moved, "He bows the heavens and comes down" (Ps. XVII, 10). He who cannot be circumscribed lives… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:645C…upon the heavenly powers, this He granted also to our nature. He sits upon the Cherubim, just as the psalm also says: He mounted upon the Cherubim and flew (Ps. 17: 11); and again: He who sits upon the Cher… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:799D…f they had known, says the Apostle, they never would have crucified the Lord of glory (I Cor. ii, 8). And He said again: "He flew upon the wings of the winds" (Ps. xvii, 11). Upon the Cherubim, he says, because t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:645D…ght unapproachable, and Clouds and darkness are round about him, and he set darkness as his hiding place (Ps. 96:2), and He made darkness his secret place (Ps. 17:11). These things are not contrary to one… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1275A…he calls a flight hyperbolically, as it is written: "He mounted upon the Cherubim and flew" (Ps. XVII, 11; Ps. CIII, 3; Ps. XVII, 11). 3. From p… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1275A…he calls a flight hyperbolically, as it is written: "He mounted upon the Cherubim and flew" (Ps. XVII, 11; Ps. CIII, 3; Ps. XVII, 11). 3. From psychic movements: as it is… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1279C…d as descending, then calling out, then sending arrows; he knows how to do the same also in the case of men; as, "Deliver my soul from the midst of the lions" (Psal. xvii, 11), and what follows; these things may be… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:347…elic power: for these are by their own nature pure, and lofty like clouds. For that saying of the Psalmist is known: He ascended upon the Cherubim, and flew [Ps. XVII, 11]. By him, therefore, who was seen sitti… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:641C…xcels in power; thus saying, "Who sits upon the Cherubim" (Ps. XCVIII, 1), as if to say, he who is a mighty king; and, "He mounted upon the Cherubim and flew" (Ps. XVII, 11), that is, he appeared with great power… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1395A…rroneously here, and begins another from the following [words], although the sense is still suspended. A little later, we have inserted the verse of David from Psalm xvii, 12, omitted by the translator, where it is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:775ALatin…tebat, ne dignitatem divinitatis Unigeniti agnoscerent: ita ut alibi hic psalmista dixerit: Posuit tenebras latibulum suum: in circuitu ejus tabernaculum ejus (Psal. 17. 12). Justitia et judicium correctio throni… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:743D…roused by the holy Spirit, and there are clouds, which are from the spirit of the power of the air, as the prophet says: “Dark water in the clouds of the air” (Ps. 17:12). For the clouds, which are aroused by… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1273…, 746. IV, 525. 6, 10. IV, 326. 6, 13. III, 166. IV, 1544. 6, 13-16. IV, 1274. 6, 15. I, 610, 1111. 6, 16. I, 705 (on the explanation: "his dark hiding place," Ps. 17, 12, which however has nothing similar; yet… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:277A…ost ancient (not according to time, but according to order) distribution of those intelligences (according to the text: In circuitu ipsius tabernaculum ejus [Ps. XVII, 12, referring to the LXX or similar, thoug… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:753B…estation of light of the One who exists in the inmost shrines and in the hidden abyss, according to that which is written: He made darkness His hiding-place [Ps. XVII, 12], as if they were secondary lights proj… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1005…: "He made darkness his hiding-place" (Ps. XVII, 12). Furthermore, to the students of the m… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1007B…abound in their own sense, they think they know Him by their own cognition, which they derive from creatures—namely God, who "made darkness His secret place" [Ps. XVII, 12]—because His nature can in no way be kn… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1037D…er the ascent, it will be made silent and will be wholly united to the ineffable God, honoring him with reverent silence, who "made darkness his secret place" [Ps. XVII, 12]. But why, you ask, do we begin to make… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:309…fore, by "subordinate deities," understand the deities of angels and just men. In absconditis. As it is written: "He made darkness His secret place" (Ps. XVII, 12); and again: "In the hidden place of the storm" (Ps. LXXVII… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:341…ither that which is immaterial nor that which is sensible—they named it darkness, as in the passage of Scripture: He made darkness His hiding place (Ps. XVII, 12), which the divine Apostle speaks of as: dwelling in light… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:603D…, 4). Darkness signifies that the mystery of Christ cannot be grasped, just as that passage: "He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion round about him" (Ps. xvii, 12); the dark, airy water, which needs God… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1275C…med man from the earth; and who leads him back into the earth? Who placed darkness as His hiding place and covers the abyss of His judgments with a cloud? [Psal. xvii, 12] Let David persuade you, O man, saying:… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:545B…ed from Him—the remnants and memory of those things which are spoken and read to you. But you will say, "Because there is dark water in the clouds of the air" (Ps. XVII, 12)—this means that there is obscurity and… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:165D…son—shall have been joined with its kindred nature, and when the image shall have ascended Rom. xi, 33. Job xxxviii, 16. Isa. xiv, 12. Exod. xiv, 20. Psal. xvii, 12. Thren. iii, 34.… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:667…place" [Ps. XVII, 12]. Verily, the theologians even called t… AnonymousPG 111:447B…is shoulders, and laboring much.” He says this; and shortly after, leaving the assembly, he rises, enters the mountain, and makes darkness his hiding-place. ⟦ Psal. XVII, 12.⟧ But as they wondered and pondered wha… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1329B…ed by this" (1 Cor. IV, 4); that is, I commit many sins, and I do not understand them. Whence also the Prophet says: "Who will understand his transgressions?" (Ps. XVII, 13). Therefore, you are not lying when you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:545B…is obscurity and darkness in the clouds of the Scriptures. But look also at what follows: that by reason of the radiance in His presence, the clouds pass away (Ps. XVII, 13). For when He shines upon our mind, tho… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:251C…from heaven; how then do they say it is from heaven? Just as "the birds of heaven" (Ps. 8.9), the Scripture says; and again, "The Lord thundered from heaven" (Ps. 17.14). But he calls him the true bread, no… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1159B…nity. De Divinis Nominibus, ch. 1, § 1. For God in the Holy Scriptures is called hidden and absconded, and 1 Tim. vi, 11: dwelling in inaccessible light, and Ps. xvii, 14: having placed darkness as his hiding p… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1777D…ind this life of ours called "waters" and "seas," as in the Psalms when he says: "He sent from on high and took me, and took me up from a multitude of waters" (Psal. XVII, 17). For he most manifestly calls the mobi… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1119D…in many places in Holy Scripture called waters and sea, as in this place of the Psalmist: “He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters” (Ps. XVII, 17). For it is not doubtful that by waters… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:55A…em, they would not have sin (John XV, 22); and again Paul, But I say, Have they not heard? And indeed their sound went forth into all the earth (Rom. X, 18; Ps. XVII, 20). For then there is pardon, when there… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:145…ZONAR. Our Lord, for the sake of sinners, bowed the heavens and descended; for He Himself said: "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Ps. XVII, 20). He, therefore, who does not receive o… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:37D…e is divided by diverse intent, so this one world is divided by diverse use. One, indeed, says to God: "All day long I have stretched out my hands to you" (Ps. XVII, 20), and "Seven times a day I have praised… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:145…e Arians, Macedonians, and other heretics who held wrong opinions about it. A diligent reader will observe that this is the case in the catena on the Psalms at Psalm 17:22, and elsewhere in the catena on the Act… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:477B…ity. Nothing is as useful as discussing hell; it makes our souls purer than any silver. For hear the Prophet saying that "Your judgments are before me always" (Ps. 17. 23). And Christ also discusses it constant… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:401A…[Him] when we appear good before God, not when we appear so before men. This is what David also says: "According to the cleanness of my hands before His eyes" (Ps. XVII, 24). And Isaiah: "Take away the evils from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:11D…itened sepulchers, or those who wear sheep's skins. But He does not seek such, but those whom the Prophet describes: "And according to the purity of my hands" (Ps. 17:25). What purity? He seeks the holiness th… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:59A…the suppliant, for whom the day offers its aid. TIT. IV. — Concerning equality: and that things ought to be distributed to each according to his merit. Psal. xvii, 25. — “With the holy thou shalt be holy, a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:523D…e's table. Thus, indeed, would his soul have been corrected and made better. For "with the holy you will be holy, and with the perverse you will be perverted" (Ps. XVII, 26, 29). For when he ought to have looked… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:797B…y thou shalt be made holy, and with a blameless man thou shalt be blameless, and with the elect thou shalt be elect, and with the perverse thou shalt pervert' (Ps. 17:26-27). This word many thought was spoken by… OrigenesPG 16:135…gs. V. 6. "Another, ropes etc. Thus certain manuscripts and the Complutensian [edition]." V. 16. "Another, and the fountains of the waters appeared." Psalm XVII, v. 26. V. 26. "Another, with the innocent man thou shalt be innoc… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1017C…υροῦ, I, 1267: from Supplement. χέρας, II, 895: from another translator for Ἱερά, Ezek. xxvii, 16. κερατιοῦμεν τοὺς ἐχθρούς, II, 1551: as if either from Ps. xvii, 30, or from xlix, or cviii. κέρδει χρημάτ… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1151A…not ascended and surmounted the walls, will dwell in the vast wilderness of the demons. Therefore, that certain one prayed: In my God I will overleap a wall [Ps. XVII, 30]. And another says as if from the perso… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:671A…nner is not very much under the care of God; but without a doubt, he can do nothing to a man of God, because God is the Protector of all those who hope in him (Ps. 17. 31). For so he says also elsewhere: Are n… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1071…Ps. XVII, 31. — "Who is God besides our Lord? Or who… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1425D…ctions. Job xxii, 8. — « He who trusts in the Lord shall be safe. » Psal. v, 12 — « Let all those who hope in thee be glad for ever, » and the rest. Psal. xvii, 31. — « A protector is he to all who hope… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:11…days of your children, in the land.” Psalm 11:7. — “The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times,” etc. Psalm 17:31. — “The words of the Lord are tried in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1165B…The eyes of the Lord are spiritual virtues, which look upon us and receive our prayers, 154. Scripture calls those "gods" who are not gods, 182. The words of Ps. XVII, 32, "What God is there besides the Lord,"… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:543A…g upon him, and adapting it joyfully to the lyre, he said: "And who is God except our God? It is God who girds me with strength and has made my way blameless" (Ps. XVII, 32, 33). He rightly considered that the so… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:791DLatin…Paulum unum nobis dixisse Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum. David autem etiam psallit in Spiritu: "Quis Deus præter Dominum? et quis Deus præter Deum nostrum?" [Psal. XVII, 32]. Annon ergo clarissime et manifestissi… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1471A…th, but let us be made brothers through the grace of the Lord and the power of his might: Who made my feet like the deer's, and set me firmly on high places (Ps. XVII, 34), through the intellect of his supreme… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:405…n, than which there is nothing higher. For "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God (Matth. V, 8)." And, "The Lord leads me onto the high places (Ps. XVII, 34)," so as to overcome the destructive de… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:313A…V, 17. "Lay hold on instruction, lest the Lord be angry, and you perish." Psal. II, 12. "Your instruction has corrected me to the end, and your instruction." Psal. XVII, 35. "Anger is in his wrath, and life in h… Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:641B…who has already endured many labors in the conflicts and battles against the enemies, that He may make his arms like a brazen bow and teach his hands for war (Ps. XVII, 35), so that they may repel that Italian s… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1401A…th the Prophet: "Prove me, O Lord, and try me" (Ps. xxv, 2). And he did not say, "Thy discipline has destroyed me," but, "It has set me straight unto the end" (Ps. xvii, 36). 2. The beginning of what is good… Evagrius PonticusPG 40:1231C…, and the demons wrestle with us, then those who wear us down are in turn worn down by us. "I will crush them," he says, "and they shall not be able to stand" (Ps. XVII, 39). And again: "They that pursue me and m… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:143B…ome dust, is cast outside the city, so that not even a stone remains of it, according to that which is written: "I will crush them as the clay of the streets" [Ps. XVII, 43]. For it is necessary that evil should… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:273B…ed down on account of leprosy, becomes dust, and when it has become dust, it is cast out outside the city, so that not even a stone remains, likewise that (cf. Psalm XVII, 43): "As the mire of the streets I will tr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:823C…desire; but a body you have prepared for me (Ps. XXXIX, 7). The people whom I did not know have served me; by the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me (Ps. XVII, 45), that is, not seeing the sea divided o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:829A…er in silence; rather, on the one hand, David proclaims in prophecy: Aliens have lied to me; alien sons have grown old and have limped away from their paths (Ps. 17:45-46); and on the other hand, Isaiah says:… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:457…d you do not come; but this offer I reject, and yet he persists. A people who did not know me served me, he says, at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me (Ps. 17:45); and elsewhere: I was made manifest t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:31A…s sufficient to have heard a single, thin word, and all ran together immediately. David, hinting at this, said: "A people whom I have not known has served me" (Ps. 17. 45), and marveling at the manner of their… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:69C…he hearing of the ear they have obeyed me; the sons of strangers have lied to me; the sons of strangers have grown old, and have limped away from their paths (Ps. XVII, 45, 46). And again: They to whom it has n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:849A…ing whatsoever the Lord had commanded; but afterwards, turned away, they lied to God, just as the prophet says of them: "The strange children have lied to me" (Ps. 17:46). "Which of the two did the father's w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:127…where the old is elsewhere given over to reproach: "They have grown old and have halted from their paths"; and again, "I have grown old among all my enemies" (Ps. XVII, 46; VI, 8); and again, "O thou that art gr… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:271D…or himself is witness to this through the voice of David, saying: "Alien children lied to me; alien children have grown old, and they limped from their paths" (Ps. XVII, 46). That Israel has suffered a spiritual… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:673A…gs somewhere and says: "The enemies of the Lord lied to Him [Ps. LXV, 3]," and indeed, as if in the person of Christ: "Strange children," he says, "lied to me [Ps. XVII, 46]." The cause of such a disease for them… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2251A…ght or to receive the divine light, especially the Scribes and Pharisees. Whence David says, "Alien children have grown old, and have limped from their paths" (Ps. XVII, 46). And Paul, "Wherefore lift up the hand… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:649D…t be joined to those from the Gentiles, saying thus: "As it is written: Therefore I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, O Lord, and will sing to thy name (Ps. XVII, 50); 11. and, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with h… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:211A…tion of the nations had been foretold from of old. As it is written: Therefore I will confess to you among the nations, O Lord, and I will sing to your name (Ps. XVII, 50). And again he says: Rejoice, O nation… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:75D…the other with a lemniscus, as I indeed believe: then, the asterisks being neglected, both readings remained thus, ou mē hypakousē autō, hina mē anteipē. In Psalm XVII, 56, the Seventy had translated these words… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…I 1182 On Psalm IX 1196 On Psalm X 1191 On Psalm XI 1199 On Psalm XII 1203 On Psalm XIII 1205 On Psalm XIV 1207 On Psalm XV 1210 On Psalm XVI 1215 On Psalm XVII 1223 On Psalm XVIII 1259 On Psalm XIX 1246 On Psalm XX 1248 On… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1397A…142 Psalm David XII. 143 At the end, Psalm David XIII. 147 At the end, Psalm David XIV. 154 Title inscription to David himself XV. 159 Prayer of David XVI. 166 Psalm XVII. 168… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…Psalm VIII, 913 on Psalm IX, 919 on Psalm X, 931 on Psalm XI, 941 on Psalm XII, 945 on Psalm XIII, 947 on Psalm XIV, 953 on Psalm XV, 955 on Psalm XVI, 965 on Psalm XVII, 971 on Psalm XVIII, 989 on Psalm XIX, 999 o…