Where the Fathers quote Psalms 4

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John ChrysostomPG 55:539expounds v.2“Εν τω επικαλεισθαι με εισηκουσας μου ο Θεος της δικαιοσυνης μου· εν θλιψει επλατυνας με. οικτειρησον με και εισακουσον της προσευχης μου.”Exegesis of: «You have relieved me in my distress» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:676expounds v.5“οργιζεσθε και μη αμαρτανετε· α λεγετε εν ταις καρδιαις υμων επι ταις κοιταις υμων κατανυγητε. (διαψαλμα).”239. Interpretation of «Be angry, and do not sin» Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:547A…ory comes. For timely flight from those who rise up becomes the cause of victory over the enemies. For this reason, the following psalm bears the inscription, ⟦Ps. IV, 1⟧ "To the end." Now the end of every… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:535B…His aid, so that the temptations may become for them an occasion of festivity. For this reason also blessed David said: "In tribulation Thou hast enlarged me" (Ps. 4:1). He does not mean the tribulation.… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:103…trust in this but in the mercy and compassions of god verse o ye sons of men how long will you be of a heavy heart why do you love vanity and seek after lies he… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:113…a citizen of heaven he will also cry out to the jews ye sons of men how long will ye be heavy hearted behold creation suffering with its creator if seeing lazarus running from the tomb… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:1047…flesh to the spirit and having your minds sufficiently lifted on high ye sons of men how long will ye be heavy hearted for i shall begin the prelude to you from the most grand voiced… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:49D…nce in the streets" (Prov. 1:21 LXX); that is, in hearts that have been widened through various afflictions, according to that: "In affliction you widened me" (Ps. 4:2). For wisdom is cramped in those who cu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:505B…tions, rejoiced and exulted, being winged by the expectation of the rewards laid up. For this reason the Prophet also said, In affliction You have enlarged me (Ps. IV, 2), teaching us that in that very afflict… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:91B…ious, reduce it to its former prosperity. But see how he everywhere mixes doctrine with prayers. For when he had said earlier, "Have mercy on me, and hear me" (Ps. IV, 2), he turned the discourse to counsel, s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:537B…ile the nature is insulted! Well did the blessed David say: Ye sons of men, how long will ye be dull of heart? Why do you love vanity, and seek after a lie? (Ps. 4:2). For everything alien to the teaching… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:889…him in his god ' but in this one he says o sons of men how long will you be heavy hearted why do you love vanity and seek falsehood and know that the lord has… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1667…interpreters made use of such a repetition of the word c vers o ye sons of men how long will ye be slow of heart that phrase sons of men some will think to have been… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:93…not despised if he should perhaps fall into temptations again b vers o ye sons of men how long heavy hearted he directs his speech to those known to him and to his friends who as… Bessarion of Nicaea c. 1403-1472PG 161:519A…led as if by the hand into the way. This the supreme prophet David does in many places. For when he had said, When I called, the God of my justice heard me (Ps. IV, 2), a little later in the same psalm he a… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:445B…of the psalms, and most especially in the fourth psalm, in which he says that those who do not distinguish falsehood and vanity from truth are "hard of heart" [Ps. IV, 3], but that they love what does not exis… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:739BLatin…us, amorem in iis consumentes, in quibus prohibet magnus David, dicens: «Filii hominum, quousque gravi corde? cur diligitis vanitatem, et quæritis mendacium?» (Psal. iv, 3). Est enim unum solum natura diligendum… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:131…m. And if Scripture broadens and extends the name to a plural signification when it says, "Men swear by the greater" (Heb. vi, 16), and "Sons of men" (Ps. iv, 3), and other things of this sort, we must know that it is us… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:47…at anger combined with gentleness, with what philosophy, this admonition is filled. For what does he say? "O sons of men, how long will you be heavy-hearted?" (Ps. IV, 3). This is the reproach of one who is se… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:47…are ourselves the impediment—so also it is wont to happen in the feet of the mind, namely, in our thoughts. "Why do you love vanity, and seek after a lie?" (Ps. IV, 3). Here, he seems to me to speak of idol… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1033B…that his own sins far exceed many talents of lead in heavy weight; nor has he known whence a man becomes heavy-hearted, who loves vanity and seeks after lies (Ps. IV, 3). Therefore, like one senseless and wal… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:513C…ud-voiced trumpet, preaching as it were from a watchtower and a high place, "how long will you be heavy-hearted? Why do you love vanity and seek after a lie?" (Ps. IV, 3). 75. Since you deem something of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:49A…herefore this prophet also leads those living in wickedness up from what happened to the saints, saying: Know that the Lord hath made wonderful His holy one (Ps. IV, 4). What is, hath made wonderful? He ha… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1015A…reat benefit to examine the past, so that we may not fall into similar things again. Wherefore it says: "What you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds" (Ps. iv, 5). 5. And again, as night begins, let u… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:507B…n, Whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause (Matt. V, 22): not, therefore, one who is simply angry. And the Prophet says: Be angry, and sin not (Ps. IV, 5; Eph. IV, 26). But if it is not at all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:659D…For that this time is more suitable for such a reckoning, hear how the prophet testifies when he says: "What you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds" (Ps. 4:5). Many things are not done by us during… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:49C…stancy and in the asking. For God does all things for our benefit. Be ye angry, and sin not: what you say in your hearts, upon your beds receive compunction (Ps. IV, 5). What I said before, I say now also. F… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:51A…osophy, having said the very things that Christ said, he adds another admonition, saying: Those things which you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds (Ps. IV, 5). What is the meaning of this? For it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:581C…lf: "Did I sin today? In word or in deed?" 6. The prophet also counsels this: Be angry, and do not sin; what you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds (Ps. 4:5). By day you have no leisure; there is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:437A…icted to sleep. Why do you imagine things above you?" For night is compunction; whence David also says: "What you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds" (Ps. IV, 5). Indeed, a man lies at night, neither… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:691D…in of thought is dissolved by a contrary thought. Who is the witness? The prophet. The things you say in your hearts, and in your chambers be sorry for them (Ps. 4:5). Do you see that to be angry is of nat… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:709A…oul. For the closet is the heart or the inner intellect, that is, the spiritual: as it is written: What you say in your hearts, and in your closets be pricked (Ps. 4:5). The door, however, is the outer carna… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:247D…t to be angry inopportunely. Therefore the prophet said: Be angry, and sin not. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the council (Ps. IV, 5). He calls the judgment of the Hebrews… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:455B…time is suitable; indeed, the place is the bed and the chamber. That too the prophet commanded, saying: "What you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds" (Psal. 4. 5). Demand strict accounts even of small… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:219B…an shall not be directed" (Ps. CXXXIX, 12); and again Christ, "He who is angry with his brother without a cause" (Matt. V, 22); and, "Be angry and do not sin" (Ps. IV, 5); and, "Cursed is their fury, for it is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:115D…hen the soul is in tranquility and quiet, when it is in the harbor, when it is in serenity: "What you say," He says, "in your hearts, be pricked in your beds" (Ps. IV, 5). For one ought, indeed, to have this m… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1219A…causes him to fear, while he is disturbed by thoughts and his councils are scattered; and this is that saying: “Be angry, and do not sin” (Ps. IV, 5). This is a useful remedy to apply to t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:737A…dignity. For God receives the voices of the holy and brings their petitions to completion: for what could be equal to this? Irascimini, et nolite peccare. (Ps. IV, 5.) ⟦A v. 24.⟧ No human being is immune t… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:139A…now his own disease will not be cured. 239 On anger, what kind it should be, where it finds a place, and what utility it has. An exposition of the passage from Ps. IV, 5. Confer ep. 189, above, and ep. 208, bo… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:839B…on flatters himself as being prudent. Dionysius of Halicarnassus. — With us, anger is to be bounded until sins cease. For he says: "Be angry, and do not sin" (Ps. IV, 5; Eph. IV, 26). Apollonius. — The p… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:131D…ur sins, saying to yourself: "Have I sinned today? In word? In deed?" This is what the prophet advises: "What you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds" (Ps. IV, 5). In the day you do not lead a leisurel… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:273B…s temper? Dion. Alex. — In our case, anger is circumscribed by this limit: that it may proceed toward the suppression of sins. "Be angry, and do not sin" (Ps. IV, 5). We must also beware lest we present o… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1115…the blessed David said: "Be angry, and do not sin" (Ps. IV, 5); that is, do not, when you are made angry, immediately als… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1145…the blessed David said: "Be angry, and do not sin" (Ps. IV, 5); that is, do not, when you are made an… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:685…d not even then suffer in their soul, nor did they condemn themselves. Such also is that which is said, What you say in your hearts, be pricked in your beds (Ps. iv. 5). That is: what you revolve in your min… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1173C…impulses, yielding the reins to his passion? For us, being angry will be limited to the point of ceasing from sins. For, he says, "Be angry, and do not sin" (Ps. IV, 5). And one must avoid excessive criticis… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1011B…. 16. And since David says: Who will show us good things (Ps. IV, 6)? he speaks concerning the Holy Spirit;… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:957…me unto thy holy hill and to thy tabernacles but also that lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us o lord and the rest all conspire to one and the same purpose which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:51C…ith the world (1 Cor. XI, 31-32). That we may not be condemned, therefore, let us do this. Sacrifice a sacrifice of righteousness, and hope in the Lord (Ps. IV, 6). Have you seen the consequence of this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:91D…ng, tolerance, meekness, and patience. These sacrifices you may see prefigured even many ages back. Offer, says David, "to God the sacrifice of righteousness" (Ps. 4.6), and again, "I will sacrifice to Thee… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:737C…the greater, that is to say murder and whatever is born from anger when it is not restrained. Sacrificate sacrificium justitiae, et sperate in Domino. (Ps. IV, 6.) David sets forth his own affairs… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1079C…appointed by Christ with sacrifices not bloody or smoky, but rather spiritual. For it is written: "Offer a sacrifice of righteousness, and hope in the Lord." ⟦Ps. IV, 6.⟧ In sacrifices of this kind God deligh… Callistus Cataphygiotes fl. c. 1350–1362PG 147:863C…that is simply One, nor does it seek It, nor is it occupied with It. Concerning these, the Spirit says in David: "Many say: Who will show us good things?" (Ps. IV, 6) — but not "the Good"; and rightly so,… Callistus Cataphygiotes fl. c. 1350–1362PG 147:863C…ut those who have been led by David as a tutor, and have determined to follow in his footsteps, say: "The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us" (Ps. IV, 6)—that is to say, the knowledge of thy u… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:443C…n they participate in the outflow of a certain more divine intelligence, as is clear from these words: "Lord, the light of thy countenance was marked upon us" (Ps. IV, 7). And if the soul, being lifted up and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:323A…you possess. And if you are of such a nature that the eyes of the Lord shine upon you, you will say: "The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us" (Ps. IV, 7). 2. Let us see what is said conce… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:445C…ear, asserting that only that which can show itself to the senses is to be numbered among goods. "For many," he says, "say, Who will show us good things?" [Ps. IV, 7]. But he who turns his eyes toward virt… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:445C…ich shines forth from the divine face, which the nature of the senses is not permitted to reach. "For the light of your face, O Lord, has been signed upon us" [Ps. IV, 7]. For the face of God, viewed in terms… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:747…, performing dances in praise, and adoring in faith, let us say, chanting with the prophet David: The light of Thy countenance has been marked upon us, O Lord (Ps. 4. 7). What then is this light, if not the C… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:119…ἡμῖν is illuminated by his bounty, not being essentially light as he is. The Psalmist says: "The light of your countenance, O Lord, has been signed upon us" (Ps. iv, 7). And what, I pray, is that countenance… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:485B…to a likeness with God so far as it is possible; just as we understand in that which some say: "The light of thy countenance, O Lord, has been signed upon us" (Ps. IV, 7). For he says that the face of God and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:629A…Ps. iv, 7: “The light of thy countenance, O Lord,… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:575A…r: "Upon whomsoever this sign shall be, do not kill him." So that we may truly be able to say: "The light of thy countenance, O Lord, has been marked upon us" [Ps. iv, 7]. We, too, find salvation in this way.… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1545B…So that it may render to the pressing angels The calculations of the debts and the interest, And the first-fruits of the earthly heart. NOTES 1461. Ps. iv, 7: The light of thy countenance, O Lord,… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1435B…of your immaculate feet, and hoping in the shadow of your wings, O all-merciful God, we cry out to you: “Let the light of your countenance be signed upon us” (Ps. 4:7). Exalt the horn of your orthodox peopl… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:867A…"Among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life." For those who can say, "The light of your face, O Lord, is lifted up over us" (Ps. iv, 7), they can become lights. By "word of l… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1027…to be marked by the light of the Lord's countenance (Ps. IV, 7), and are hastening to become a son of… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1283C…y truth (Ps. XLII, 3); now, however, as having obtained his desire, he gives thanks in these words: The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is marked upon us (Ps. IV, 7); that is, I have marks and signs of br… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1283C…received by divine favor. What, finally, are these signs and arguments? The beauty and delight of prophecy. For thou hast given, he says, joy in my heart (Ps. IV, 7). Only avoid that one light, of which G… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:717A…David: “The light of thy countenance, O Lord, is signed upon us” [Ps. IV, 7]. And: “In thy light shall we see light… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:445C…han the virtues; for by these the divine form is characterized. And having said this, he mentions the perfect sign of virtue: "You have given joy in my heart" [Ps. IV, 8], putting "heart" in the place of soul… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:227D…it, but implicitly indicates it, saying, "From heaven to us, rains." Thus also David was saying: From the fruit of their wheat and wine they are multiplied (Ps. 4:8); and discoursing on creation, he place… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1245…Esdr. 1, 1 seqq. II, 1401. 1, 58. II, 1226. 2, 1. ibid. Job 1, 1. I, 101. 1, 9. I, 103. 1, 10. I, 1260. 1, 10, 11. IV, 581. With an addition, undoubtedly from Ps. 4, 8. 1, 11. I, 1103. 1, 21. III, 669. IV, 1… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:403A…summer brings about, and which he bestows for the three subsequent months, he says thus: By the fruit of their corn, and wine, and oil they were multiplied (Ps. IV, 8). Here again, he wonderfully keeps orde… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1173A…ts occurs in peace. For the great David, in the manner of prophets, was also signifying this beforehand, saying: In peace I will both sleep and take my rest (Ps. IV, 9), not intimating by the veils of his wo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:59A…th the pleasures of wisdom, and bearing no such unpleasantness. Wherefore, enjoying this providence, the prophet said: In peace I will lay me down and sleep ⟦(Ps. IV, 9)⟧; implying that he who does not have… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:105D…into God: and then God is its peace and its enjoyment. Therefore, placed in such an excess of mind, it rightly sings: "In peace I will sleep and I will rest" (Ps. IV, 9). The loving soul, I say, flows forth,… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 86:3027D…when the sun brought back the day. And only then would he sing to himself: "I will sleep and rest in peace, for you, O Lord, have made me dwell in hope alone" (Ps. IV, 9, 10); and he would summon sleep as a se… Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1187A…rst one most appropriate to the time, according to what is said: In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You, O Lord, have made me dwell in hope alone. [Ps. IV, 9] O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your ange… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:59A…the world; but considering what is mine, and what is useful to me, and what is most appropriate for a man: For thou, Lord, hast established me in hope alone ⟦(Ps. IV, 10)⟧.” And what he says is of this ki… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:425B…ities, it is manifest that he will pass his time without any cares or toils, for himself alone. "For You, O Lord," he says, "in hope have made me dwell alone" (Ps. 4, 10). Therefore, the Lord says concerning s… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1243C…quiet. 4 Reg. XIV, 10. — “Glorify yourself while sitting in your house.” Job XI, 19. — “You shall rest, and there shall be no one to wage war upon you.” Psal. IV, 10. — “You, O Lord, have settled me alone… Anthony the GreatPG 40:1045C…ar the yoke of the Lord from his youth, and to sit alone (Thren. iii, 27, 28); and the psalmist David also says: I will remain alone, until iniquity pass away (Psal. iv, 10). The prophet Jeremiah also, because he… Anthony the GreatPG 40:1045C…s frequent solitude established for us a firm hope of the love of solitude, just as David the prophet says: Thou, O Lord, hast made me to dwell in hope secure (Psal. iv, 10). The prophet Elijah also merited spiri… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:275A…ome, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord." Ps. CXVIII, 1. — "Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord." Ps. IV, 25. — "Let thy eyes look right on, and let… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…TENTS Monitum on the Exegetica in the Psalms 1019 FROM THE COMMENTARIES ON THE PSALMS 1053 On Psalm I 1075 On Psalm II 1099 On Psalm III 1117 On Psalm IV 1131 On Psalm V 1167 On Psalm VI 1173 On Psalm VII 1177 On Psal… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1397A…he diapsalma. 75 Psalm David I. 79 Psalm David II. 91 Narration of Psalm III. Psalm of David, when he fled from the face of Absalom his son. 102 Narration of Psalm IV. 115 Interpretation of Psalm V. 119 Psalm Da…