Where the Fathers quote Psalms 22

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:357expounds v.4“εαν γαρ και πορευθω εν μεσω σκιας θανατου ου φοβηθησομαι κακα οτι συ μετ᾿ εμου ει· η ραβδος σου και η βακτηρια σου αυται με παρεκαλεσαν.”300. On «Thy rod and thy staff»

1Ps 22:1

2Ps 22:2

Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:641B…f false opinion, which previously flowed abundantly and copiously to the destruction of those who received it, will, he says, be abolished and shall be desert (Ps. XXII, 2). And if it were possible to know the p… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:641B…of the prophetic mind, and to apply the things signified by the names to the realities themselves. However, this water is contrary to the water of refreshing (Ps. XXII, 2), by which the Lord feeds those who are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:583C…lection of the apostles: "Instead of your fathers, your sons are born to you" (Ibid. v. 17). Tell of baptism: "He brought me up upon the water of refreshment" (Ps. XXII, 2). Tell also of the mysteries: "You prep… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:227…that fully refreshes, the green and joyful pastures. For He says, "He brought me up beside the waters of refreshment; He has placed me in a place of pasture" (Ps. 22:2). I would wish to speak of that place,…

4Ps 22:4

Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1425B…is often said: "Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world" (I Joann. iv, 4). And the Psalmist: "I will not fear evils, for thou art with me" (Psal. xxii, 4). And, "The Lord is my light and my sal… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:843…ique adest et præsens est, ei qui studium adhibet, animique contentionem, est propinquior. Itaque propheta etiam dicebat, Non timebo mala, quoniam tu mecum es (Psal. 22. 4). Et Deus ipse rursum, Deus appropinqua… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:269A…beneficial, at other times consolatory, and a symbol of royalty. And that it is both, hear the Prophet saying: Thy rod and thy staff they have comforted me. (Ps. 22: 4). And again: Thou shalt rule them with… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:533D…, needing a guide? I am the rod out of the root of Jesse, which supports the weak, of whom the prophet spoke: Thy rod and thy staff they have comforted me (Ps. 22. 4). Why a rod, why a staff? Because it is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:849D…ctly; but if He is everywhere present, to the one who is zealous and intent, He is near. Therefore the prophet says, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me (Ps. 22:4). And He Himself again, It is I, the Go… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:957B…eir worthlessness, he demonstrates it again, saying: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me" (Ps. XXII, 4). For deadly dangers then submerge us w… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:311A…d in a way intoxicated. Therefore the blessed David sings, having taken upon himself the common person of all: "Thy rod and thy staff, they have comforted me" (Ps. xxii, 4). For God confirms the righteous, just… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1571C…"Our bed is shaded," for You protect us even in death. "For if I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I shall not fear evils, for You are with me" (Ps. XXII, 4). The bride, glorying in the house buil… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1017…he staff, His providence. It belongs, therefore, to the one who has partaken of the knowledge of these to say: Thy rod and Thy staff, they have comforted me (Ps. XXII, 4). 100. When the mind is stripped o… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:387B…a gentle gaze, moving his tongue, and joyfully singing: "Though I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me, O Lord" (Ps. xxii, 4). Stupefied at once by the sight, they…

5Ps 22:5

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:435B…t prepared a table before me in the presence of them that trouble me; thou hast anointed my head with oil, and thy cup which inebriates, how excellent it is!" (Ps. xxii. 5). Indeed, lest you be frightened upon h… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:83A…ing, to others sour, to others nearly mature, to others sufficiently mature, but that it is drunk by the perfect. "For his intoxicating cup is very excellent" [Ps. XXII, 5]. These things having been said by the… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1017B…perance, love, and knowledge; but an unreasonable use begets intemperance, hatred, and ignorance. 2. Thou hast prepared a table before me, and so forth (Ps. XXII, 5). The table here signifies the practica… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1085C…, but Cyril intimates that it consisted mostly of oil, when in Cat. 22, n. 7, he applies to that sacrament the Davidic verse: "You anointed my head with oil" (Ps. xxii, 5). III. It is inscribed, On the Ch…

6Ps 22:6

9Ps 22:9

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:761…his hope upon god so as to be able to say for thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb my hope from my mother's breasts b i was cast upon thee from… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1013…in him is also to be found in the holy gospels for thou art he that took me out of the womb my hope from my mother s breasts i was cast upon thee from the…

10Ps 22:10

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:761…out of my mother's womb my hope from my mother's breasts b i was cast upon thee from the womb from my mother's belly thou art my god and who having been an object of such… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1107…out of the womb my hope from the breasts of my mother i was cast upon thee from the womb from my mother's womb thou art my god i will declare thy name to my brethren… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1109…out of the womb my hope from the breasts of my mother i was cast upon thee from the womb from my mother's womb thou art my god moreover the d passage teaches us that certain… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1277…from her by a divine birth my hope from my mother's breasts i was cast upon thee from the womb to other human beings hoping and expecting things to come belongs to those who have reached… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1013…me out of the womb my hope from my mother s breasts i was cast upon thee from the womb from my mother s womb thou art my god these things the blessed isaiah also prophesied… Manuel II Palaiologos 1350–1425PG 156:571…will walk in thy truth teach me to do thy will for thou art my god from my mother's womb sustain me when i am in danger of falling raise up my leaning mind revive me…

11Ps 22:11

Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:705…womb you are my god do not depart from me for tribulation is near for there is none to help me many calves have surrounded me fat bulls have beset me they have opened their mouth… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1013…sucking my mother s breast i hung my hopes upon thy care be not far from me for trouble is near for there is none to help for indeed at that time the chorus of his…

13Ps 22:13

Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:685…bulls have beset me round they have opened their mouth against me as a ravening and a roaring lion when was he dishonored when the dogs barked and the lord did endure when the wolves tore…

14Ps 22:14

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1299…take his soul and bring it down into gloomier regions i was poured out like water and all my bones were scattered etc… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:759…opened their mouth against me as a lion that rapes and roars i am poured out like water and all my bones are scattered my heart has become like wax melting in the midst of my… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:779…the entire death of the spiritual nature when he says i was poured out like water and all my bones were scattered my heart became like wax melting in the midst of my belly my strength… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:305…is clearly pronounced from the person of the savior it is said i am poured out like water and all my bones are scattered b by this indicating the dispersion of his apostles and the flight… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:133…surrounded me he means the rulers of the jews i have been poured out like water and all my bones have been scattered he calls the holy initiators of his mysteries his bones for if the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1279…of man and by the legs its way of life d ver i am poured out like water and all my bones are scattered since the body of christ are the faithful… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:799…might rather be transformed into eternity and just as iron material when it is melted in the midst of a furnace's heat glows like fire and is turned into its appearance and imitates the heat and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1015…bulls and the madness of lions set upon the lord christ verse i am poured out like water and all my bones are dispersed he calls the holy apostles bones since he also calls the church… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1423…gathered together they shouted away with him away with him crucify him i am poured out like water and all my bones are scattered c by his bones we shall understand the apostles as those holding… OrigenesPG 16:675…have surrounded me fat bulls have beset me round i have been poured out like water and all my bones are scattered my heart has become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels my…

15Ps 22:15

Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:707…like wax melting in the midst of my belly my strength has dried up like a potsherd and my tongue has cleaved to my throat and you have brought me down to the dust of death… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:713…like wax melting in the midst of my belly my strength has dried up like a potsherd and my tongue has stuck to my throat these words were a proclamation of the things that were to… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:719…were inflicted upon him and which befell him and that which says my strength is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue has cleaved to my throat which i mentioned before was a prediction of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1493…says our soul has been humbled to the dust and you have brought me into the dust of death d to which corresponds also who shall deliver me from the body of this death it has… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:759…like wax melting in the midst of my belly my strength has dried up like a potsherd and my tongue has cleaved to my throat and you have brought me down into the dust of death… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:765…b 'thou hast brought me into the dust of death ' followed by 'for many dogs have compassed me the congregation of the wicked hath enclosed… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:779…like wax melting in the midst of my belly my strength was dried up like a potsherd and my tongue has cleaved to my throat for what else could all these things signify but the dissolution… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:133…fled mimicking water being poured out upon a plain my strength has dried up like a potsherd and my tongue has stuck to my throat by these things he signifies the thirst that occurred to him… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1015…has become like wax melting in the midst of my belly verse my strength is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue is stuck to my throat and thou hast brought me down into the… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:903…my face from the shame of spitting david truly my strength has dried up like a potsherd and my tongue has cleaved to my throat and thou hast brought me into the dust of death the… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1423…him but stood silent or when he was parched upon the cross and thou hast brought me into the dust of death d the dust of death is the tomb just as if he were saying… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:109…driving away this humidity through the temperance of his own life says my strength is dried up like a potsherd and my bones are burned up like a faggot my knees have grown weak from fasting… OrigenesPG 16:675…like wax melting in the midst of my bowels my strength has dried up like a potsherd and my tongue is glued to my throat and you have brought me down to the dust of death… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:827…and as a whelp you have also heard often the psalm saying and thou hast brought me into the dust of death we have indeed noted the place in this statement look to the rock which…

16Ps 22:16

18Ps 22:18

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:471B…cuses him as a fornicator. A voice befitting Joseph, that of the Master: They have divided my garments among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots. (Ps. xxii, 18). The history of temperance is sweet to…

20Ps 22:20

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:765…when he said 'thou hast brought me into the dust of death deliver my soul from the sword and my only one from the hand of the dog' for having prayed these things and petitioned to…

21Ps 22:21

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:311…the sword and my only one from the hand of the dog save me from the lion's mouth and my humility from the horns of the unicorns to these therefore is added that which follows i… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:611…the sword and my only one from the hand of the dog save me from the lion's mouth and my humiliation from the horns of the unicorns all this however was said concerning the opposing powers… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:745…the sword and mine only one from the hand of the dog save me from the lion's mouth and my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns for these things indeed are spoken concerning the opposing…

22Ps 22:22

23Ps 22:23

Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:707…in the midst of the church i will praise you you who fear the lord praise him all the seed of jacob glorify him let all the seed of israel fear him having said these things… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:723…in the midst of the church will i sing praise unto thee ye that fear the lord praise him all ye the seed of jacob glorify him let all the seed of israel fear him and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:759…in the midst of the church i will praise you you who fear the lord praise him all the seed of jacob glorify him let all the seed of israel fear him for he has not… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:765…regarding his own passion he does not stop there but adds 'ye that fear the lord praise him for he hath not despised nor abhorred the prayer of the poor neither hath he hid his face… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:787…and his brothers to praise the father therefore he says you who fear the lord praise him all the seed of jacob glorify him and let all the seed of israel fear him for he has… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:789…thenceforth to celebrate the father with hymns where he says you who fear the lord praise him all the seed of jacob glorify him and let all the seed of israel fear him because he has… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:209…this too the history of the holy gospels teaches more clearly you that fear the lord praise him all you the seed of jacob glorify him let all the seed of israel fear him since the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:135…father again as man he is united through the church you who fear the lord praise him all the seed of jacob glorify him since indeed the church consists of both gentiles and jews he rouses… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1019…them ready to weave this hymn then he fulfills the promise vers ye that fear the lord praise him all the seed of jacob glorify him let all the seed of israel fear him since the… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:667A…h. The war, however, is against those who are called sons and brethren of Christ, according to what has been said: "I will declare thy name unto my brethren." (Ps. 22:23) He determined to wage war from wrath a…

24Ps 22:24

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:765…not stop there but adds 'ye that fear the lord praise him for he hath not despised nor abhorred the prayer of the poor neither hath he hid his face from me and when i cried… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:787…the one who said god has not abhorred his prayer nor turned his face from him but when he cried out he heard him had found deliverance from these things therefore having been delivered from such… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1019…said thus men of israel and ye that fear god among you for he hath not despised nor abhorred the prayer of the poor neither hath he hid his face from me but when i cried…

25Ps 22:25

Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:997…cxv for he knew nature how it cannot of itself remain unharmed my praise shall be of thee in the great church ps xxi at the time to come for before that time arrives i cannot…

26Ps 22:26

Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:27A…ary. For it is written in David: The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and they shall praise the Lord who seek him; their heart shall live for ever and ever. ⟦Ps. XXII, 26⟧ For those who seek with true inquiry,… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:791…he adds this the poor shall eat and shall be filled and they shall praise the lord that seek him their hearts shall live for ever and ever all the ends of the earth shall remember… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:727…that fear him the poor shall eat and shall be filled and they shall praise the lord that seek him their hearts shall live for ever and ever all the ends of the earth shall remember… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:285ALatin…oor, but the Lord is his hope.” Ps. xiii, 6. — “Consilium inopis confudistis: Dominus autem spes ejus est.” “The poor shall eat, and shall be satisfied.” ⟦Ps. xxii, 26.⟧ “He shall judge the poor of the peop…

27Ps 22:27

Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:941…lord shall be saved and again all the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the lord and all the families of the nations shall worship before him for the kingdom is the lord's… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:411C…which the prophet also says: ‹All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the Lord, and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship in his sight (Ps. XXII, 27).› 37. But if anyone dares to claim su… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:101…born shall receive his righteousness h all the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the lord and all the families of the nations shall worship before him for the kingdom is the lord's… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:761…not one jewish race but that all the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the lord and all the families of the nations shall worship before him and do you having examined d… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:717…oracle which saith in other places all the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto the lord and all the families of the nations shall worship before him b according to aquila the ethiopian… OrigenesPG 16:675…great assembly i will pay my vows before those who fear him all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him all the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped all those who…

28Ps 22:28

Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:941…lord and all the families of the nations shall worship before him for the kingdom is the lord's and he ruleth over the nations and since the calling of the nations is spoken of everywhere having… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:101…lord and all the families of the nations shall worship before him for the kingdom is the lord's and he is the master of the nations and he adds straightway a generation to come shall be… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:759…lord and all the families of the nations shall worship before him for the kingdom is the lord's and he dominates the nations all the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped all those… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:791…and all the families of the gentiles shall adore in his sight for the kingdom is the lord's and he shall have dominion over the nations ps xxi by these words very aptly and in very… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:137…error of demons to his own faith and to gratitude and justice for the kingdom is the lord's and he is the master of the gentiles for god is not the god of the jews only… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:727…and all the families of the gentiles shall worship in his sight for the kingdom is the lord's and he dominates the nations the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped verses are missing… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1091…lord and all the families of the nations will worship before him for the kingdom is the lord's and he himself rules the nations and what follows has the same meaning for he predicts a new… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:157…that the earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof and that the kingdom is the lord's and he himself is master of the nations he himself clearly and the commanders around him and from then… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:871…the raving one where christ the true god is not worshiped because the kingdom is the lord's and he shall rule over the nations all the fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshiped by… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1427…nation have believed in christ and through him have worshipped the father for the kingdom is the lord's and he is the master of the nations he is their king and master according to that and…

29Ps 22:29

OrigenesPG 16:675…fat ones of the earth have eaten and worshipped all those who go down to the dust shall bow before him and my soul shall live to him and my seed shall serve him it shall…

30Ps 22:30

OrigenesPG 16:675…bow before him and my soul shall live to him and my seed shall serve him it shall be told to the lord original script column see facsimile the hebrew and by night and there is… OrigenesPG 16:677…and his seed shall serve him it shall be recorded in the book for the lord h psalm xxi h a symmachus and by night and…

102Ps 22:102

Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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 Psalm XXI, 1007 on Psalm XXII, 1023 on Psalm XXIII, 1029 on Psalm XXIV, 10…

126Ps 22:126

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…5 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 Psalm XXII 1260 On Psalm XXIII 1266 On Psalm XXIV 1270 On Psalm XXV 1274 O…