Where the Fathers quote Psalms 18
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John ChrysostomPG 49:103expounds v.2“Οι ουρανοι διηγουνται δοξαν Θεου ποιησιν δε χειρων αυτου αναγγελλει το στερεωμα.”Discourse 9: Praise for those who do not swear and on the propriety of hearing divine words after a meal
1Ps 18:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1663A…rigen was anticipated in these things by his teacher Clement in Ecl. proph., ch. 51, 52, where, explaining the words, The heavens declare the glory of God (Ps. xviii, 1), he says: The heavens are spoken of i…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1263…healthfully longs will be satisfied by being filled with it psalm xvii i will love thee o lord my strength the lord is my firmament and my refuge and my deliverer my god is my helper…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:35…the kingdoms come to the canticle when david fled from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of saul and said the lord is my firm support ii reg xxii you must arrive…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:79…a david spoke to the lord the words of this song on the day when the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:921…david who spoke the words of this canticle on the day when the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of saul and he said the content of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:427…is to turn away from the jewish nation and david spoke to the lord the words of this song then proceeding he says thus and he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1083…a h chapter xxi h and david spoke to the lord the words of this song in the day that the lord delivered him then in the following he bowed the heavens and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:165…the end to the servant of the lord david who spoke to the lord the words of this canticle in the day that he delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:167…this manner including saul together with all the others and he also delivered him from the hand of saul in another way for the hand is often understood as the work therefore he who delivered david…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:347…to him again he sang these words of the seventeenth psalm on the day that the lord delivered him d from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of saul and said i…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:109…unto the end to the servant of the lord david who spoke unto the lord the words of this canticle in the day that the lord delivered him a from the hand of all his enemies…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:701…the end to the servant of the lord david who spoke to the lord the words of this canticle in the day that the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:337…the hidden things in the inscription of the title a prayer when the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies for the morning reception of the first of the sabbaths before he was…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:901B…common Lord of all, they are not to be esteemed as being of a rational nature on this account. For neither, because "the heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. xviii, 1), are they animated in all modes, nor i…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:105A…things, as in the passage: “The sea said thus and thus.” And, “The abyss said: It is not in me” (Job xxviii, 14); and, “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Psal. xviii, 1). And again, a sword receives a command…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:489…doeg the edomite came and told saul or in the days when the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of saul or when joab returned and struck the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1167…have longed for thy salvation o lord and regarding love it is said i will love thee o lord my strength and i have loved because the lord will hear the voice of my prayer and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:287…t the human race. And therefore in the eighteenth Psalm, when He had divided both these parts, beginning [it], He said: The heavens declare the glory of God (Ps. XVIII, 1). But when He had come to the middle, a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:485B…that which is through the creation itself, as this very one says: The heavens show forth the glory of God; and the firmament declareth the work of his hands (Ps. 18:1). Thus, here too the creation praises H…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:521D…e no tongue. For the soul can; but how can the inner parts, having neither voice, nor tongue, nor mouth, praise God? "As the heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. 18. 1). For just as the heavens do not have a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:747B…hic intellige eos qui cælestia sapiunt. Talis quippe homo cœlestis etiam a Paulo dicitur. Quapropter hic ipse propheta alibi dicit: Cœli enarrant gloriam Dei (Psal. 18, 1); apostolos, ut etiam nunc, subindicans…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:145B…hey extend their teaching both on land and at sea. For this reason the Prophet did not say simply that the heavens utter the glory of God, but, they declare (Ps. XVIII, 1), that is, they instruct others too, an…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:145B…rings glory to God, so also seeing the beauty of the heaven, he glorifies the one who made it. For this reason he said: The heavens declare the glory of God (Ps. XVIII, 1), through those who behold them; Day u…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:625…it is understood from the insurgent we can say so because perhaps the lord delivered him from the insurgent sennacherib rising against him therefore as if giving thanks to god afterwards in the name of his…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:411C…s since the creation of the world are seen, being understood by the things that are made"; which also the prophet says: "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. 18:1). For what will they say on that…
Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:833B…as the heavens declare the glory of God, singing of the craftsman by their structure, so also did the earth, as if with voices, lament with its sufferings; Ps. XVIII, 1. (57) Two very short verses are missin…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:971…the end to the servant of the lord david who spoke to the lord the words of this song in the day that the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1997…the ' let god arise and let his enemies be scattered xvii i will love thee o lord my strength the lord is my support xl sing to the lord a new song sing to the…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:83A…For David says thus: "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth the work of his hands" (Ps. XVIII, 1), having begun in the dual, but ended i…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:339B…hath manifested it unto them.” By setting forth the creation to all as a teacher of His own majesty. For, “The heavens,” he says, “declare the glory of God.” (Ps. XVIII, 1). 1, 20. “For the invisible things of…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:353B…en he substantiates this, saying that by the good order of the creatures the Creator is proclaimed, as David also says: “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Ps. XVIII, 1). But what that which can be known of G…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:863A…the very things themselves. Thus, for instance, Isaiah says: Be ashamed, O Sidon, said the sea (Isa. xxiii, 4); and, The heavens declare the glory of God (Ps. xviii, 1). And what is more pertinent to the pre…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1327A…Creator, and through its own construction and order, proclaimed its Maker with silent voices, according to that saying: "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. XVIII, 1); and also according to what is written…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:217…the end to the servant of the lord david who spoke to the lord the words of this canticle in the day that the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:219…the book of kings we however improperly call these odes psalms in the day that the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies that is to say on the day when he seemed…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1395…end to the servant of the lord to david he spoke to the lord the words of this song in the day the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:149B…rly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made" (Rom. I, 20), or that of David: "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. XVIII, 1), one must understand this as they them…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:535…fountains of water so pants my soul after thee o god and i will love thee o lord my strength and my soul is in thy hands always that is with thee therefore he also said…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:467…to the servant of the lord david on the day in which the lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies save me from all those who persecute me and deliver me…
2Ps 18:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1263…my god is my helper i will hope in him my defender and the horn of my salvation and my helper etc the lord himself is the strength and the firmament of the saints…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:79…all his enemies and from the hand of saul and he said the lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer the lord my god shall be my helper if therefore you too can…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:767…o lord my strength the lord is my firmament and my refuge and my deliverer my god my helper and i will hope in him my protector and the horn of my salvation and my receiver…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:167…god is my helper and i will hope in him my protector and the horn of my salvation and my sustainer c and further he calls god his strength confessing human weakness and that he could…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:701…o lord my strength the lord is my firmament and my refuge and my deliverer my god my helper and i will hope in him my protector and the horn of my salvation and my support…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:855B…repetition of words that have the same force, firmly and more stably expresses what it intends—as in that passage, "The Lord is my strength and my firmament" (Ps. XVIII, 2). For the thing signified by each of th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:109D…your love: just as God has glorified us through such a creation, so let us also glorify Him through a pure way of life. The heavens declare the glory of God (Psal. XVIII, 2), while only appearing; so we too shoul…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:115D…t corruptible. And both of these the Scriptures teach. One, indeed, recounting the beauty of the heavens, says thus: The heavens show forth the glory of God (Ps. XVIII, 2); and again: Who hath established the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:843…e discourses in the church after a meal: why the divine Scriptures were handed down after a long time; and on the text, "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. 18:2): a description of the natural world: a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:535C…t which is subject to no perturbation: Turn, my soul, into thy rest (Ps. 114:7). Why the heaven is so great, he says: The heavens declare the glory of God (Ps. 18:2). Why night and day? Not only that they…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:145B…lity of night and day, and let them put an end to their own disease. Thus, therefore, day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night declareth knowledge (Ps. XVIII, 2–3), not by emitting a voice, but by their…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:491…n purifies the heaven, the Spirit adorns the earth and illuminates the air. Now is fulfilled what was spoken of old by the prophet: "Day to day utters speech" (Ps. 18. 2). The Day is the Father, the Day is the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:651C…tranquil lot: "Turn, he says, my soul, into thy rest" (Ps. cxiv, 7). Why is the heaven so great? He will also say this: "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. xviii, 2). For what was night and day made? Not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:19D…it necessary to cut it away? Did He not create the creature as an instructor of His goodness and power? For "the heavens," he says, "declare the glory of God" (Ps. 18:2). Has He not sent prophets? Has He not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:545C…wondrous and great, is a proof of God's wisdom, and the heavens declare the glory of God, and day to day utters speech, and night to night declares knowledge (Ps. 18:2, 3); and yet many have stumbled at this…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:839A…n our mind, lead the same life that they did. For in this, more than in all other things, God will be glorified. For if "the heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. 18:2), not by emitting a voice, but by rousi…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:821…a vers my protector and the horn of my salvation and my sustainer all these epithets are rightly ascribed to him of whom this very prophet has taught…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:247B…he creator, the Word of God, and extol the glory of the Maker. For "the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands" (Ps. XVIII, 2). And as Esdras says: "All the earth ca…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:973…shield and the horn of my salvation and my protector a with love the prophet repays these benefits for this is the only thing that…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:873B…dom decorates the things which were effected not by chance. For as The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of his hands [Ps. 18:2], they declare, I say, not with a voice…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:67ALatin…II, 2), « qui ponit trabes cœnaculorum suorum in aquis ». Quando igitur legimus aut audimus in Scriptura sacra dici vel scribi: « Cœli enarrant gloriam tuam » (Ps. XVIII, 2), et: « Dominus fecit cœlos » (Ps. XCV,…
Justinian I 482–565PG 86:971D…Psalm CXLVIII, 4), we do not on that account hypothesize them to be a rational nature. For the heavens are not animate because they declare the glory of God (Psalm XVIII, 2); nor is the firmament a living creatur…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:295A…ith themselves the divine counsel in every work; for which reason: "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of his hands" (Ps. XVIII, 2). Sempiternal, however, is his power an…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:83D…l. ix, 4. — “You sat upon the throne, You who judge justice.” Psal. x, 7. — “A just Lord, and He has loved justices; His countenance has beheld uprightness.” Psal. xviii, 2. — “The judgments of the Lord are true,…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:219…at what befalls me nor despairing of my salvation d my protector and the horn of my salvation and my helper in wars he places his protection before me that i may not be struck for…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:49…e is to be translated to the mystical sense, which many Fathers of excellent reputation indicate, it also falls conveniently upon that praise of God, 1Psal. XVIII, 2, 5.…
Constantine Akropolites d. c. 1324PG 140:917…firmament and my refuge and my deliverer my god is my helper the horn of my salvation and my protector whom invoking i shall be saved and in my god i shall scale the wall that…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:249A…reaching unto the ends of the earth and spanning out the declaration of the truth. For the heavens, as sacred heralds brought forth, declare the glory of God ⟦Ps. XVIII, 2⟧ through their own ingloriousness; and…
3Ps 18:3
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:105D…f natural things. For these reasons, also, the Psalmist, struck with amazement at their equality, cried out saying: Night unto night declares knowledge (Ps. 18, 3). If you know how to philosophize on th…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:981C…ay nothing of the fact that individuals have not pursued everything, and also because, as the poet of the celestial hymns says, day unto day uttereth speech (Ps. xviii, 3); it surely pertains to this edition of…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1161D…owledge of God; which is indeed clear both from some other places and from this: Day unto day poureth forth speech, and night unto night declareth knowledge [Ps. xviii, 3]. Likewise from this: In the head of t…
4Ps 18:4
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:105C…ation emits a voice easily understood by barbarians and Greeks and all men in general, said thus: There are no speeches or words, whose voices are not heard (Ps. 18, 4). But what he says is this: "There is n…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:487…is. For this reason, the prophet also, wishing to show the excellence of these voices, said: "There is no speech or language where their voices are not heard" (Ps. 18:4). For our speech indeed is known only t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:535C…night and day? Not only that they may appear and cease, but also that they may instruct us. For There are no speeches nor words, whose voices are not heard (Ps. 18:4). How the sea wraps the whole earth: T…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:527B…y were present? Did not the Apostles, by being armed with it, sound out: "Their sound went out into all the earth, and their words into the ends of the world" (Ps. 18:4)? Did not the martyrs, strengthened by…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:501B…There are no speeches or words, whose voices are not heard; into all the earth their sound has gone out, and into the ends of the inhabited world their words (Ps. XVIII, 4-5). This, another [prophet] also indicate…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1165A…yrants, and yet after this took possession of the inhabited world ("For into all the earth their sound has gone out, and their words to the ends of the world" [Ps. XVIII, 4]), what else could you say but that it…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:151A…t spread over the whole earth according to that prophetic saying: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world (Ps. XVIII, 4), was offering to Christ the Lord souls…
5Ps 18:5
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:565A…of God and of his Christ—this was a symbol. Therefore David also says: "Into all the earth their sound has gone out, and their words to the ends of the world" (Ps. xviii, 5). And Isaiah, as if representing the ap…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1265…the torrents of iniquity have troubled me the sorrows of hell have compassed me about the snares of death have prevented me etc christ as a man says these things for to him death brought forth…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:853…apostles preached, it is said that they obeyed in the faith (Rom. 1, 5), and that into all the earth the sound of their grace is commemorated to have gone out (Psal. XVIII, 5; Rom. x, 18), so that it might reach th…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:239B…r thy possession" (Ps. II, 8). And at that very time, the sound of the holy apostles went forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world (Ps. XVIII, 5). CAPUT IX. De Josepho et de…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:593A…rvants, and the fidelity of their business, by their very works; as, "Their sound has gone forth into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world" (Ps. XVIII, 5). For through those companions of the S…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:483A…ken to? To those who announce the Gospel to you. For: Into all the earth, He says, their sound hath gone forth, and unto the ends of the world their words (Ps. xviii, 5). Be strong, and be overcome; put off…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1115…because those who do not manfully withstand temptations fall into iniquity vers the sorrows of hell compassed me about the snares of death prevented me didymus the sorrows of death and hell are mortal sins vers…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1041B…, quæ ad utramque terrarum extremitatem porrigitur, penitus exscinditur, nec amplius in omnem terram exivit sonus eorum, et in fines orbis terræ verba eorum (Psal. XVIII, 5)? Nec illud valet, quod a Servatore dic…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:821A…For hear David saying this and prophesying: Into all the earth their sound has gone out, and to the ends of the world their words (Ps. 18. 5). Then, showing also that they preached…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:57A…egroom going forth from his chamber, shall rejoice as a giant to run his way; his going forth is from the end of heaven, and his course unto the end of heaven (Ps. XVIII, 5, 6). Do you see how he also made manife…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:635…aith the entire world was filled with the preaching of salvation. Into all the earth their sound hath gone forth, and their words unto the ends of the world (Ps 18:5). For the whole world, having become a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:493C…the sake of the Church; you imitated Christ unceasingly in all things. "For into all the earth has gone your sound, and your words into the ends of the world" (Ps. XVIII, 5). Christ will preserve infrangible the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:573B…th all hyperbole, the solution to the objection is offered: And indeed their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world (Psal. 18, 5). What are you saying, he says? Have th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:553D…on in the world. Everywhere in the world it was heard and believed; and the prophet signifies this by saying: Into all the earth their sound has gone forth (Ps. 18:5). Do not think these are simply empty w…
Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:729…ood news of good things. Ibid. 13. XXVI. From the prophet Isaiah, sixth time, ch. LIII, 1: Lord, who has believed our report? Ibid. 16. XXVII. From Psalm XVIII, ver. 5, fifth time from the Psalter: Their sound has gone out into…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:169C…e cause of their incredulity? Not even this can be said. For in them more truly might the saying of David be: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth (Ps. XVIII, 5), and the things that follow. But this…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:603D…ets and apostles, however, gave forth the sound as if with organs. For "their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world" (Ps. xviii, 5; Rom. x, 18). Moses leads the people to…
Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:607B…verbo, quale scilicet factum est ad Osee sanctosque alios, effundunt fecundum imbrem non super solam Judæam, sed et in omnem terram in quam exivit sonus eorum [Psal. XVIII, 5]. Et hæc quidem de prima particula loci…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:763C…divine declaration of the inspired David was most aptly spoken of you: Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world (Ps. XVIII, 5; Rom. X, 18). For you became a student…
Eustathius of Thessalonica c. 1115–1195PG 136:759A…nd true disciple of Christ that which was spoken of the apostles: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world (Ps. 18:5). For he was not, in truth, running thr…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:775D…iately, in accordance with the prescription of the divine Scriptures: "Their sound is gone out into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world" (Ps. XVIII, 5). And so, throughout all cities and vil…
OrigenesPG 16:131…in greek characters aquila version of the hebrew text vulgata latina aquila the sorrows of hell compassed me about the snares of death prevented me the sorrows of hell compassed me about the snares of death…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:433A…hets and apostles those who were to attain salvation; of whom, because "Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world" (Ps. XVIII, 5), he therefore says: "Hear, all you nat…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:87…been spread throughout the whole world, hear the prophet saying: "Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world" (Ps. 18:5; Rom. 10:18). Whether you betake yourse…
6Ps 18:6
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:637A…orn of Jupiter from Alcmene, and died, and ascended into heaven, do I not think that the Scripture which says of Christ, "Strong as a giant to run his course" (Ps. xviii, 6), has been similarly imitated? And when…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1465A…sacred Scriptures, and the future for the present. By this rule established by him, our author interprets these words: He hath set his tabernacle in the sun (Ps. XVIII, 6), in a truly singular and false explana…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:599C…carried the nature of flesh into heaven? But let us hear what he meant in the eighteenth psalm, explaining that verse: He hath set his tabernacle in the sun (Ps. XVIII, 6). ORIGENES. (59) <What is this that he…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:601…e may deign to open to us the secrets of spiritual understanding. What is therefore felt by us in this place, that is, In the sun he hath set his tabernacle (Ps. XVIII, 6), I ask what is the tabernacle of Chris…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:963A…est he should make him move by running circularly. And again: "And he himself," he says, "as a bridegroom," not ascending, but "coming forth from his chamber" (Ps. XVIII, 6). The Lord Himself also proclaims: "He…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:903C…predicted that He must be crucified, and die, and rise again on the third day; who voluntarily ascended the cross, and "exulted as a giant to run his course" [cf. Ps. xviii, 6]; who by His life-giving death kill…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:115D…ed (Ps. CI, 26, 27). And again regarding the sun, David says, that As a bridegroom coming out of his bride chamber, hath rejoiced as a giant to run his way (Ps. XVIII, 6). Have you seen how he placed before yo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:493B…ishing season, the flower that never drops, its seemliness, its shapeliness, and its unobstructed ministry, spoke thus: He has set his tabernacle in the sun (Ps. XVIII, 6), that is, in the heavens themselves; b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:329…learned from the part they will give thanks for the whole from distress i called upon the lord and he heard me for enlargement did you see goodness and philanthropy he did not say because i…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:153…creeping things of living souls, but rational and Spirit-bearing souls. And what is said about the sun, that like a bridegroom coming forth from his chamber (Ps. 18. 6), this would be more appropriate to say…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:67B…they came out as if they were coming forth from heaven: and that which the prophet says concerning the sun, "As a bridegroom coming out of his bridal chamber" (Ps. XVIII, 6), he who should say this concerning the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:23…e, now fewer, and now very different things were expressed in the text than in the translation; indeed, a lacuna of four lines was obvious in the Commentary on Ps. xviii, 6, 7 (Vol. I, p. 467 of the Sirmondian ed…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:27B…ese. We are more pleased by the help that those excellent codices brought to us, so that that lacuna, of which we have already spoken, could be happily filled: Ps. XVIII, 6, 7. Many passages, and sometimes quite…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1449D…it is joined. The same thing is held by St. Gregory Nazianzen, ibid., by whom he is called "beautiful as a bridegroom, swift as a giant and great," which is in Ps. XVIII, 6. The giant shall exult to run his cour…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:919C…n aspect, truly admirable for its beauty? What else can one say of it, but that as a giant it exults to run its course from one end of heaven to the other (Ps. XVIII, 6), unfolding itself in a certain orderly…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:1165B…iance: "And their going forth shines from the end of heaven, and their course reaches to the end of heaven, and there is no one who is hidden from their heat" (Ps. XVIII, 6-7). For if such titles of these lamps wer…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1451C…in divinity alone (29), as the Manichaeans thought, who produced this place of David for the patronage of their dogma: “He has set his tabernacle in the sun” (Psal. xviii, 6); he cures this suspicion with acute pr…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1299B…d an inseparable concurrence of the Word and Jesus. Others, however, poorly understanding the Davidic verse which says, He has set his tabernacle in the sun (Ps. XVIII, 6), introduced a setting aside of the fle…
Michael Choniates c. 1138–c. 1222PG 140:323…o run its course. Its going forth is from the end of heaven, and its circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat (Ps. XVIII, 6 ff). For the most wise man was indeed a…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1397…are to hunters these ambushes are to enemies and in my affliction i called upon the lord and cried unto my god i lifted up my voice still being constrained he heard my voice from his…
Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1033…He calls a bridal chamber, to which David also bore witness, saying, "And he as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber" (Ps. XVIII, 6); that is to say, coming out of the sep…
7Ps 18:7
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:963A…t a globe. And David says in the Psalms: "His going forth is from the extremity of heaven; and not his ascent; and his encounter is unto the summit of heaven" (Ps. XVIII, 7); and not his descent, or his setting—l…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:451C…Segor" (Gen. 19:23). It is clear, therefore, from Scripture that the sun went forth, it did not ascend; and again, "From the top of heaven is his going forth" (Ps. 18:7), he says, not an ascent. If it is a sp…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:759D…s said of Me: "His going out is from the highest heaven, and his circuit even to the highest thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat" (Ps. 18:7). As there is no place where the sun mi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:587D…en he had diffused the warm rays of divinity, and had warmed the souls of men enervated by the devil: "For there is no one who can hide himself from his heat" (Ps. 18:7). For with the coldest sin the devil fr…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:695B…ng and evening you will delight (Ps. LXIV, 9). For he also calls the east itself the exit of the sun, as in that, His going forth is from the end of heaven (Ps. XVIII, 7). Therefore, he speaks of the exit, or…
8Ps 18:8
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:749A…t which He dictated in a book when the people had worshipped the calf: not that of which it is said, "The law of the Lord is irreproachable, converting souls" (Ps. 18:8); but that of which it is said, "The la…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:11…he 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 the fire,” etc. Psalm 18:8. — “The law of the Lord is perfect, con…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:977…d through this they sought to enter into the calling of the One calling. Thus also David testifies, saying: The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls (Ps. XVIII, 8). And in that same place: The declarati…
9Ps 18:9
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:425…in the seventeenth psalm it is said and he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet and he mounted upon the cherubim and did fly he did fly d upon the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:427…this song then proceeding he says thus and he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet and he mounted upon cherubim and flew yea he flew upon the wings of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1083…the lord delivered him then in the following he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet and again after this you shall deliver me from the contradictions of my people you…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1103…superficial and brief explanation especially in this place he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet and he mounted upon the cherubim and flew he flew upon the wings of the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:409B…about things perceived by sense; rather, if the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes, and the word of God is a lamp to the feet of the just (Ps. XVIII, 9; Ps. CXVIII, 105), he who does not live…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1193D…s the course of life." For the command of the Lord, etc., when it teaches us that we should cling to God alone. He cites two places of Scripture; the former is Psalm xviii, 9, the latter Psalm lxxiii, 28: which sho…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1507…to grasp for it was said already before he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet for the fact that he is most difficult to behold or rather incomprehensible to the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:799…into the heavens of which david said and he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet ps xvii intending to signify the coming of the divine word from the heavens down…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:707…risees went out: from where? From the commandment of God illuminating the eyes of the heart. For “the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes” (Ps. 18. 9). And the Pharisees went out and took c…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1097B…ruth our God, the true light, enlightened humanity through the commandments of the law. "For the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes" [Ps. XVIII, 9]. And again, "For thy commandments are…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:693…and darkness are round about him and elsewhere he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet and he mounted upon the cherubim and flew he flew upon the wings of the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:975…that they might not suffer similar things vers he bowed the heavens and came down and darkness was under his feet and he ascended upon cherubim and he flew upon the wings of the winds and…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1419A…is commandments, that I may not perish.” Job XXXVI, 11. — “If they hear and serve him, they shall complete their days in prosperity, and their years in honor.” Psal. XVIII, 9. — “The commandment of the Lord is clea…
10Ps 18:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:173…the words and he went up upon the cherubim and did fly he did fly upon the wings of the wind it is therefore demonstrated that he descended then ascended with the cherub and afterwards thundered…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1103…"The judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves; more to be desired than gold and many precious stones; and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb" (Psal. xviii, 10, 11). For the desire for better things,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:193C…for those who are fired with longing for it, "The judgments of the Lord are true, justified altogether, more to be desired than gold and much precious stone" [Ps. XVIII, 10], hear the prophet saying; not because…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:873B…owing this, I say—this fear, most of all—to be constitutive of divine love, the blessed David says: "The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever" (Ps. XVIII, 10). He knew, clearly, that this is a diff…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:717D…your prayers to Christ, the great and only God and Savior of our souls, to whom be glory and power, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, unto the ages. Amen. Ps. XVIII, 10.…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:53C…ay not be punished. And such is the initial fear. But the perfect fear is free from such dread. Wherefore it is called “holy and abiding forever and ever” [Ps. 18:10]. What, then, is this perfect fear, and…
Prudentius Maranus 1683-1762PG 6:219…and the text he rode upon the cherubim and did fly and he did fly upon the wings of the wind is it not clearer and shortly after the lord was not in the wind this…
11Ps 18:11
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:111…up and a cloud received him out of their sight v and he made darkness his secret place his tabernacle round about him c who can see him who is in the tabernacle unless he has…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:111…and thus to demonstrate the superiority, hear also the things that follow. [107] He added, therefore: "And sweeter than honey and the honeycomb" (Ps. XVIII, 11). Even here, not because they are only so much sweeter, nor…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:27D…vitatem longo intervallo superent, audi prophetam asserentem his verbis: Desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosum multum, et dulciora super mel et favum (Psal. 18. 11. 12); sed bene valentibus tantum; ideo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:261C…arments and footwear; be adorned with these, be content with these. "To be desired," says David, "above gold and much precious stone are the judgments of God" (Ps. 18:11). Could these have any account of reaso…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…and incomprehensibility is the mystery of christ therefore the blessed david sings he made darkness his secret place his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies in which by darkness…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:975…upon cherubim and he flew upon the wings of the winds and he made darkness his secret place his tabernacle round about him here again in explaining the manifestation of god he instills much fear in…
12Ps 18:12
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:91C…ngly (Gen. 15:1). According to the word it was said once and again "copious," but according to the meaning often. For David also said, Retribution is great (Ps. 18:12), that is, the reward is great; and els…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1349D…etimes count eight, sometimes nine, as is evident in these treatises; whence I would gladly exclaim with the kingly Psalmist, “Who can understand his errors?” (Ps. XVIII, 12). In the Cologne edition, that treatise…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:977…i tim vi dark water in the clouds of the air vers at the brightness that was before him the clouds passed for just as he says the air having become dark by the density of…
OrigenesPG 16:1789A…e Gentiles, who were before blind, that the Sacraments of Christ were to be preached, according to that which is said, 'dark water in the clouds of the air.'" [Ps. xviii, 12.] V. 19. Another, "they shall rejoice.…
13Ps 18:13
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:305B…this reason, the Apostle wishes to be delivered, considering it to be death and destruction, just as the Prophet also says: "Cleanse me from my hidden faults" (Ps. xviii, 13). These words, therefore, establish thi…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1173C…this reason, the Apostle desires to be delivered, judging that to be death and destruction; just as the Prophet also says: "Cleanse me from my secret faults" (Ps. xviii, 13). For the words themselves convey this:…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:539C…w that her sins were revealed, she said: “Lord, I see that thou art a prophet”: which was the same as if she said with David: “Cleanse me from my secret sins” (Ps. 18:13). O remarkable humanity! He who sits ab…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:327B…nd again: "Cleanse me from my hidden faults, and spare your servant from the sins of others; if they do not have dominion over me, then I shall be blameless." (Ps. 18:13-14) Therefore there is sometimes a place f…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:327B…ght of the lawgiver discerns, though it escapes our own view; for we do not in any way perceive it, according to the words: "Who can understand his failings?" (Ps. 18:13) Moreover, Isaiah says that all our rig…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1115C…nd spare your servant from those of others. If they do not have dominion over me, then shall I be blameless, and I shall be cleansed from great transgression" (Ps. XVIII, 13, 14). And the Apostle himself also in a…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:411A…se 5, "I do not know." Rom. VII, 15. Verse 8, "for not toward us." See the scholion at page 266, 33. Page 913, verse 26, "from the." "From the hidden things," Psalm XVIII, 13. Verse 31, "thoughts." II Cor. X, 5. Ve…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:411A…tai, I would prefer to read skirrhountai with the manuscript of Augsburg. Verse 3, from end, "he prays to be delivered," Rom. VII, 24. Verse alt., "hidden." Psalm XVIII, 13. Verse 23, Agiaophōn, cod. V. and H.…
14Ps 18:14
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:173…all these things after his ascension into heaven and he sent forth his arrows and scattered them and he multiplied lightnings and discomfited them and the fountains of waters appeared and the foundations of the world…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:703…thundered from heaven and the most high gave his voice he sent his arrows and scattered them and he multiplied lightnings and troubled them and the fountains of waters appeared h interpretation of athanasius h may…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:865…hose who are being saved. For to communicate in the sins of others is deadly: whence David also said: And from the sins of others spare thy servant (Ps. XVIII, 14). And Paul instructed Timothy: Lay hands suddenly on no ma…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:977…lord also thundered out of heaven and the highest gave his voice he sent out his arrows and scattered them and he multiplied lightnings and discomfited them these things have often happened in our own time…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1285…up in his wrath and concerning the lightning and the arrows that he sent out his arrows and scattered them and he multiplied lightnings and disquieted them read also the expositions of such passages nor would…
15Ps 18:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:171…the knowledge of christ david also says the fountains of waters appeared and the foundations of the world were revealed clearly at the advent of our savior jesus christ let thine eyes he said look upon…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:173…he multiplied lightnings and discomfited them and the fountains of waters appeared and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke o lord at the blast of the breath of thy wrath by the…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:705…mighty works of god for he calls them fountains and foundations a and the foundations of the world were revealed from thy rebuke o lord from the breath of thy spirit of wrath he sent from…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1247…the c churches bless god the lord from the fountains of israel and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke o lord the world builds through those things which are done and said…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:343…concerning whom the blessed david also sings 'the fountains of waters appeared and the foundations of the world were uncovered ' for the fountains of waters are the wondrous disciples who pour down upon the whole…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1209…david says in the seventeenth psalm that the fountains of waters appeared and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke o lord at the blast of the breath of thy wrath b for…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:977…sent away as messengers of what had occurred vers and the fountains of waters were seen and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke o lord at the blast of the breath of…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2063…regarding them we find david speaking thus the fountains of water appeared and the foundations of the world were revealed for christ is the elect stone in zion that is the church said to be placed…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2541…itself also supporting this in these words the fountains of waters appeared and the foundations of the world were revealed at thy rebuke o lord at the blast of the spirit of thy wrath for to…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4137…a fountain of living water into eternal life fountains of waters appeared and the foundations of the world were revealed fountains will be opened in the midst of the fields the fountains of israel the fountains…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:231…because they appeared to all in that they were sent to all and the foundations of the world were revealed these same men are to be called the foundations of the world in that they were…
16Ps 18:16
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:417…life called waters and a sea by scripture as in the psalm he sent from above he took me he drew me out of many waters c for it is clear that he calls the turmoil…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:977…punishment and awaits our repentance vers he sent from on high and took me he drew me out of many waters and teaching what he calls waters figuratively he added…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1351…for ourselves let us sing that he sent from on high and took me he drew me out of many waters and delivered me from my mighty enemies i write these things now having received two…
17Ps 18:17
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:705…on high and took me he took me out of many waters he delivered me from my strong enemies and from them that hate me for they were too strong for me they prevented me in…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1297…for i was brought very low deliver me from them that persecute me for they were too strong for me bring my soul out of prison to confess thy name the righteous shall wait for me…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:979…will deliver me from my strong enemies and from them that hate me for they were too strong for me he says that god clearly manifested his care for me to my enemies for this is…
18Ps 18:18
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:175…and from them that hate me for they were strengthened over me they prevented me in the day of my affliction the holy spirit proclaims through this that he was taken from many waters and that…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:705…from them that hate me for they were too strong for me they prevented me in the day of my affliction and the lord became my protector and he brought me forth into a large place…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:979…my enemies for they were too strong for me he says vers they prevented me in the day of my affliction here it seems to me he secretly hints at the revolt of absalom which occurred…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1401…i a material one and i do not see those who wound they prevented me in the day of my affliction to prevent does not always mean to anticipate but there are times when it also…
OrigenesPG 16:655…me hieronymus he will send from on high and he will take me in the day of my tribulation hieronymus in the day of my tribulation in latitude hieronymus the same for he was pleased with…
OrigenesPG 16:657…most high gave his voice he sent from on high and took me in the day of my affliction into a broad place because he delighted in me before his eyes with a holy one thou…
19Ps 18:19
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1249…of the tribulation but by being bravely and piously stretched toward it he delivered me because he delighted in me even if my enemies have very great power yet he delivered me because he delighted in…
20Ps 18:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1273…nobly and the lord will repay me according to my righteousness and according to the cleanness of my hands he will repay me because i kept the ways of the lord etc he who lifts up…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:705…me and the lord will reward me according to my justice and according to the cleanness of my hands will he recompense me for i have kept the ways of the lord and have not kept…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:707…and according to the cleanness of my hands he will recompense me in the sight of his eyes with the holy you will be holy…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:979…vers and the lord will reward me according to my justice and according to the cleanness of my hands he will reward me for i have kept the ways of the lord and have not acted…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:633…so before men b this is what the prophet david also says according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes and isaiah take away the evils from before my eyes vers and i beseech…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1403…to me his own help as if it were a debt and according to the cleanness of my hands he will recompense me the cleanness of the hands is interpretive of righteousness for i have neither…
21Ps 18:21
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:161…words of your lips i have kept hard ways symmachus by saying i have kept the ways of the transgressor presents a different meaning as if he who utters the prayer avoids every man who is…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:177…what his righteousness was and how he washed his hands vers because i have kept the ways of the lord and have not acted impiously toward my god for all his judgments are before me and…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:705…and according to the cleanness of my hands will he recompense me for i have kept the ways of the lord and have not kept myself wickedly from my god for all his judgments are before…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:145…at verse of chapter of the second book of kings which begins for i have kept the ways of the lord these things are written on page didymus 'for i have kept ' he says 'the…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1251…practical powers vers god desires him who performs his will b because i have kept the ways of the lord and have not acted impiously toward my god he does not say this arrogantly as it…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:979…and according to the cleanness of my hands he will reward me for i have kept the ways of the lord and have not acted wickedly against my god for all his judgments are in my…
Isaac of Nineveh c. 613-c. 700PG 86:827…to me and i will have mercy on you when you shall have kept the ways of the lord and shall have done his will then hope in him and while you are yet calling he…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:235…as works are accustomed to be done through them b vers because i have kept the ways of the lord and have not acted wickedly against my god he places this as the cause of the…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1403…or even with those things which we do through our hands because i have kept the ways of the lord and have not acted wickedly against my god he sets these down as the causes of…
OrigenesPG 16:651…likewise the ' etc regarding the note ' in the preliminaries v i have kept the ways of the transgressor thus colbert and drusius but two royal manuscripts the ways of the transgressor v a to…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:397B…ν. 8, H. St. 2, ἁρμόζουσι. V. 28, μελικηρίδων. Quam hic significationem habeat, satis notum est, a lexicographis etiam adnotatam: sed alia utitur Apollinarius, Psal. XVIII, 21; et Psal. LXXIII, 192, ubi μελικηρίς, i…
24Ps 18:24
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1273…nobly and the lord will repay me according to my righteousness and according to the cleanness of my hands he will repay me because i kept the ways of the lord etc he who lifts up…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:705…me and the lord will reward me according to my justice and according to the cleanness of my hands will he recompense me for i have kept the ways of the lord and have not kept…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:707…and according to the cleanness of my hands he will recompense me in the sight of his eyes with the holy you will be holy…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:979…vers and the lord will reward me according to my justice and according to the cleanness of my hands he will reward me for i have kept the ways of the lord and have not acted…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:633…so before men b this is what the prophet david also says according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes and isaiah take away the evils from before my eyes vers and i beseech…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1403…to me his own help as if it were a debt and according to the cleanness of my hands he will recompense me the cleanness of the hands is interpretive of righteousness for i have neither…
31Ps 18:31
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1785…be likened unto the lord among the sons of god and again for who is god save the lord or who is a god besides our god c through all of these things we learn the…
33Ps 18:33
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1053B…ruth, having led me out of darkness and the shadow of death, and having turned my feet (Ps. 119:105) from the slippery, deadly, most crooked, and winding path (Ps. 18:33). You have become the agent of great an…
36Ps 18:36
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1831…elsewhere he says in tribulation d thou hast enlarged me and again thou hast enlarged my steps under me and my feet have not been weakened vers set me a law o lord the way of…
43Ps 18:43
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:887…you he was received as the cornerstone therefore he says concerning you a people whom i have not known has served me at the hearing of the ear it has obeyed me h chapter xvii h…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:345…wrong by this pedagogical method he has made use of david saying a people whom i have not known hath served me and in the hearing of the ear hath obeyed me the strange children have…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1281…head of the nations for christ is the head of the church a people whom i have not known have served me at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me etc the scriptures specifically use…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1139…gentiles by whom he was not known as he says through david a people whom i have not known served me therefore from them is christ also according to the flesh who is over all god…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:427…the people thou shalt set me as the head of the nations a people whom i have not known have served me at the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me the sons of strangers…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1171…the seventeenth psalm where again as if from his person we read a people whom i have not known has served me at the hearing of the ear it has obeyed me for of whom else…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:185…above says thou wilt set me as the head of the nations a people whom i have not known has served me to this one he grants the a obedience to be under him wherefore he…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:121…submission to the servitude b of those who have believed in him a people whom i have not known served me of christ himself for turning away from the disobedient jews he asks for the nations…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:225…of the people thou shalt make me the head of the nations a people whom i have not known served me at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me the strange children lied unto me…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:457…you who are known to me i reject and yet she persists a people whom i have not known serves me he says as soon as they heard they obeyed me ps xvii and elsewhere i…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:31…thin word and all ran together immediately david hinting at this said a people whom i have not known has served me ps and marveling at the manner of their obedience he added in the hearing…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:69…prophets indeed cried out thus c speaking from the person of christ a people whom i have not known have served me at the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me the sons of strangers…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:165…as he himself testifies speaking through the voice of david somewhere saying a people whom i have not known has served me they obeyed me at the hearing of the ear but concerning israel who had…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:327…of obedience and faith for christ himself has testified of them saying a people whom i have not known has served me at the hearing of the ear it has obeyed me for even if we…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:517…but regarding the nations you shall make me head of the nations a people whom i have not known has served me at the hearing of the ear it has obeyed me alien sons have lied…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:1033…the voice of david concerning those born of israelite and gentile blood a people whom i have not known has served me strange children have lied to me c verses thus says the lord almighty set…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:987…a vers a people whom i have not known have served me by the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me he speaks these things…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:583…things that follow and he himself also through the blessed david says a people whom i have not known have served me and it is possible to find countless other testimonies teaching this same thing therefore…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1123…and the rest and he himself also says through the blessed david a people whom i have not known have served me and it is possible to find countless other testimonies teaching this same thing therefore…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:485…become first by being obedient to christ indeed the great david shows a people whom i have not known has served me at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me these are they who were…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:247…he reigned over the gentiles having accepted their voluntary subjection b verse a people whom i have not known served me a people truly from the gentiles who was previously unknown to me as one who…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:395…you the heir but regarding the nations what thanks does he write a people whom i have not known has served me at the hearing of the ear it has obeyed me concerning you he says…
44Ps 18:44
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1083…the gentiles a people which i have not known has served me at the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me the sons of strangers have lied to me the sons of strangers shall be…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1407…did not know them for the lord knows those who know him at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me at the hearing of the ear they accepted my gospel strange children have lied to…
46Ps 18:46
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:183…the sinners have wrought the lord lives and blessed be my god and let the god of my salvation be exalted it is god who gives me vindications and subjects peoples under me my deliverer from…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:121…the people where they were shouting saying c away away crucify him and let the god of my salvation be exalted even if he humbled himself he says having taken the form of a servant yet…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:711…of the stranger have grown old they have halted from their paths the lord liveth and blessed be my god and let the god of my salvation be exalted it is god who giveth revenges to…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1115…of your tribulation and again the lord lives and blessed be god and let the god of my salvation be exalted b likewise in thy light we shall see light that is in your son we…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1265…about him is also said and thought in a state of blessing and let the god of my salvation be exalted the god of my salvation is exalted when i grasp the sense of his greatness…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:987…to all b vers the lord lives and blessed be my god and let the god of my salvation be exalted having made mention of the opposition of the jews he alludes to the passion and…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:247…blessed be god for he is worthy to be blessed and praised and let the god of my salvation be exalted by his prayer and vows the prophet hastens christ toward the ascension so that having…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:263…of your tribulation and again the lord lives and blessed be god and let the god of my salvation be exalted b and furthermore in your light we shall see light that is in your son…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1315…thy tribulation likewise the lord lives and blessed be the lord likewise let the god of my salvation be exalted to these can be added by the word of the lord the heavens were fixed and…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1407…god for he is worthy also to be blessed to be praised and let the god of my salvation be exalted he hastens him toward the ascension in order that having departed he may send the…
49Ps 18:49
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:649…up ye everlasting doors and the king of glory shall come in therefore will i give thanks unto thee o lord among the nations and i will sing unto thy name magnifying the salvations of the…
50Ps 18:50
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:989…a vers magnifying the salvations of the king and showing mercy to his anointed to david and to his seed unto the age for you having anointed me as king do not only save…
125Ps 18:125
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…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 Psalm XXI 1254 On Ps…
989Ps 18:989
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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 on Psalm XX, 1003 on…