Where the Fathers quote Psalms 40
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1Ps 40:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:51D…as. 4 Kings xxiii, 7, chadoseím, chadoseím. 4 Kings i, 2, ’Ochozias, A. ’Ochozias. Job xlii, 14, A., S., ieimá. Psalm viii, 1, haggeth, haggeth. Psalm xl, 1, deeirnim, deeirnim. Where, however…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:89…the prophets having foreseen the future through the divine spirit prophesied saying i waited patiently for the lord and he heeded me he heard my prayer and brought me up from the pit of misery and…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1121B…rm] "according to likeness" is perhaps used in parallel, as is "I slept and took rest" (Psal. iii, 6), and "Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy" (Psal. xl, 1). INTERROGATION CLXI. Why indeed was i…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:225B…s, that of adversities. Which it also says elsewhere: Blessed is he who understands concerning the needy and poor: in an evil day the Lord shall deliver him (Ps. 40. 1). And such is the day that is coming to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:595…d now have been freed from the evil judgment. For "Blessed is he who understands concerning the needy and the poor; in the evil day the Lord will deliver him" (Ps. 40:1-2). Smooth out that most burning chaos wi…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:947…and hope will not confound therefore the divine melodist sings and says i waited patiently for the lord and he inclined unto me also another holy man says for you have need of patience that after…
Diadochus of Photice c. 400 – c. 486PG 65:1191…and between pain and joy hope i waited he says i waited for the lord and he inclined unto me and again according to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart thy comforts have gladdened…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1989…christ so that it may become their sanctification according to the verse i waited patiently for the lord and he inclined to me he who also endures the things that are pleasing to god and tolerates…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1683…and touched my chest and struck my chest with his fingers saying i waited patiently for the lord and he inclined to me and heard my prayer he brought me up also out of a horrible…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1667…repay me good for this curse therefore not without cause he sang i waited patiently for the lord and he inclined unto me and heard my supplication again i will wait for thy name for it…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:419…holy man's limbs beginning from his shoulders but the holy plato said i waited patiently for the lord and he inclined unto me and heard my cry and all who observed him were distressed because of…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:675…be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us and i waited patiently for the lord and he inclined to me and heard my cry and brought me up out of a horrible pit…
OrigenesPG 16:755…hebrew text hebrew text hebrew text versio hebraici text waiting i waited for the lord and he inclined unto me and heard my cry hieron waiting i waited for the lord and he was inclined unto…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:671…and deliver them because they have hoped in him c and indeed i waited patiently for the lord and he inclined unto me and heard my cry he brought me up also out of an horrible…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:261…the immortality which is now manifested modulating his song to these words i waited patiently for the lord and he heard my prayers and he brought me out of the lake of misery ps xxxix c…
2Ps 40:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1157…ages and he brought me out of the pit of misery and out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps those who think that nothing beyond the literal…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:685…will see them as infirm unstable and not able to say he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps and because they are not such that they have stood founded on a sturdy…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1377…this rock and thanking god for this also say of himself he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps because the sitting of god upon a spiritual throne is spiritual similarly the sitting…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:89…the pit of misery and from the mire of clay and he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps and he put a new song in my mouth a hymn to our god…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:715…MONSTRATION CONCERNING OUR SAVIOR. Of Judas the traitor, and the conspiracy formed with him against Christ, from the noted places of Divine Scripture. 1. From Psalm XL. 2. From Psalm LIV. 3. From Psalm CVIII. 4…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:353…pit of misery and from the mire of the clay and he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps he calls the rock the foundation in comparison to the solid word upon which…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1055…heard my supplication and brought me out of the pit of misery and set my feet upon a rock and in the fifteenth psalm it is said you will not abandon my soul to hades nor…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1205…thy mercy o lord gives me the confidence to say thou hast set my feet upon a rock and thou hast directed my steps vers according to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart thy…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:191…them for a pit of misery is malice and ignorance and he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps the apostle paul says cor x that the rock was christ for i have…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:803…pit of misery and out of the mire of dregs and he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps and he put a new song in my mouth a hymn to our god…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:651B…ure: "Almsgiving covers great sins." And again: "Blessed is he who understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day" (Psal. xl, 2)—that is, in the day of judgment (for i…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1093D…III, 15: emakarisan ton laon, "they called the people blessed": sometimes, however, makarizein is interpreted as "to make blessed" by the Old Itala, as Psalm XL, 2: Kai makarisai. Col. Ibid. C 4, Atq…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1007…he brought me up out of the pit of misery and from the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps ps xxxix by the rock we understand the lord who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:767A…t a great blessing, therefore he says in another Psalm: “Blessed is he who understands upon the needy and the poor; in the evil day the Lord will deliver him” (Ps. XL. 2). Thus, rightly now he also establishes…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:679B…t so much that he is forced to beg. According to which distinction also the prophet says: Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor (Ps. 40:2). Therefore He says, Blessed are the b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:595…now have been freed from evil judgment. “Blessed is he who understands concerning the needy and the poor: in the evil day the Lord will deliver him” (Ps. XL, 2). Smooth out that burning chaos with a copious distribution…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:93…will not hearken to his supplication" (Prov. 21. 13). "Blessed is he who understands concerning the needy and poor: the Lord will deliver him in an evil day" (Ps. 40. 2). And this day is no other than that da…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1101…even those who have become partakers of this aid may say he set my feet upon a rock and he directed my steps that the mind of the jews had been enveloped in darkness and gloom…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1147…a firm o sion the divine david also sings somewhere he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps it is written also in the book of psalms god sits upon his holy…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1683…for the lord and he inclined to me and heard my prayer he brought me up also out of a horrible pit out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and established…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:1307…a tower of strength from the face of the enemy you have set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps receive then only begotten my spirit you who know my distress and do not…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:485…me out of the pit of misery and the mire of dregs and set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps ps xxxix and that other text the lord is my light and my…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1025…the lake of misery and from the mire of dregs and he set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps xvii when they had already reached tetrapyrgia c the prison received him as the…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1205…a tower of strength from the face of the enemy thou hast set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps receive therefore only begotten son of god my spirit and do not shut me…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:299…lord jesus christ my god i give thee thanks that thou hast set my feet upon a rock and hast directed my steps and now stretch out thy palms which for us were wounded upon the…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:885…wherefore he said my foot has stood in uprightness and you have set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps all the limbs of the divine prophet were strengthened in the fear of god…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:675…my cry and brought me up out of a horrible pit and out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and established my steps and he has put a new song in…
OrigenesPG 16:745A…e day etc. Drusius. V. 27. [Sigma], and you will rest forever. Eusebius. V. 28. 'A(quila), his pure ones. One Coislin. Thus Aquila translates above on Psalm XL, 2. Drusius. V. 32. Another, he watch…
OrigenesPG 16:839…5. 'A., was exceeding stormy. So MSS. and Drusius. V. 5. The Heb. etc. Eusebius. Ibid. To his saints. One Coislin. Thus Aquila translates the word ton in Psalm XL, 2. Ibid. The others, my covenant. One…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:671…for the lord and he inclined unto me and heard my cry he brought me up also out of an horrible pit out of the miry clay the flight of the saints is therefore shown to…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:147…out of the pit of misery and out of the mire and clay and set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps this is what we too should do crying out in the swell…
3Ps 40:3
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:89…set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps and he put a new song in my mouth a hymn to our god and he clarifies what the new song is saying further sacrifice and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:359…was the new song for the sake of which he said above and he hath put a new song into my mouth nevertheless having obtained such great things because of the corruption of human life he…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:803…set my feet upon a rock and directed my steps and he put a new song in my mouth a hymn to our god many shall see and shall fear and they shall hope in the…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1683…clay and set my feet upon a rock and established my goings and he hath put a new song in my mouth a hymn to our god and he says all these verses three times striking…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:993B…out to all as if from some remote and very high watchtower: "O sons of men, how long will you be slow of heart? Why do you love vanity and seek after a lie?" (Ps. XL. 3). For they deem this life here, and lux…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1455…ordered my steps he showed me the path of salvation and he put a new song in my mouth a hymn to our god it is fitting for the new grace and the new benefits of…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:675…my feet upon a rock and established my steps and he has put a new song in my mouth a hymn to our god b and the blessed simeon metaphrastes also writes a soul caught in…
5Ps 40:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:355…again interpreted it in this way if i should recount and tell them they are more than can be narrated for he says we know in part and we prophesy in part all thy wonders indeed…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:837D…these plasters, let us heal our own wounds, saying: Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee (Jerem. 17. 14, and Ps. 40. 5). For the Physician, having accepted us…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1323…notes. In Psalm XXXIX, 7, Cyril follows the reading soma, body, instead of ota, ears, 184. And v. 9, koilias, womb, instead of kardias, heart, 183. In Psalm XL, 5, Cyril seems to have read "count" inste…
OrigenesPG 16:759…than can be recounted hieronymus if i wish to recount and number them they are more than can be recounted you dug ears for me hieronymus idem then i said hieronymus idem in the volume of…
6Ps 40:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:557…his mount. How? Because he has risen but a little from the ground in body, but in soul he is stuck fast: For my strength, he says, has cleaved to my flesh (Ps. 40:6); but you, in your mind, walk in heaven…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:133…these very things they might be confuted and then christ came for sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire he says he removed all things by this so that he might say in general and in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:353…without the scriptures but he also employed a prophetic saying saying for sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire he says indeed he has put away sins again he proves this also from written testimony for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:935…openly crying out to the father god who is in the heavens sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire burnt offerings and sin offerings thou didst not require then i said behold i come o god…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:997…has been genitally begotten with perfect and supreme praises he sometimes says sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire but mine ears hast thou opened burnt offering and sin offering thou hast not requested then i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1429…might appear as a display and the psalmist is to be heard sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire my ears thou hast opened burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required then said i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:263…ask was he who said to the father and god in heaven sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire but a body thou hast prepared for me in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hadst…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1155…thou hast given a new grace which ordains a rational worship vers sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire but a body thou hast prepared for me burnt offering and sacrifice for sin thou hast not…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:573…master seeks good action for this the divine david also cries out sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire a body hast thou prepared for me and again if thou hadst desired sacrifice i would have…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:901C…, mindful of him who said: "For my soul was troubled, oppressed by the anticipation of my sins as if by a tyranny, I will take vengeance upon her enemies" (Ps. XL, 6). Who has conquered his body or flesh?…
Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:753…own will saying who hath required this at your hands and david sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire not only however on account of the absence of good deeds was judea called a desert but…
7Ps 40:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:191…the head of the book in the psalms saying in the head of the book it is written of me for he who wishes to take the phrase in the head of the book it is…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:89…and sacrifices for sin you did not approve then i said 'behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me to do your will o god ' i willed it and…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1155…same one says in the person of the stone in the head of the book it is written of me psal this is what john revealed while he cries aloud in the beginning was the word…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:805…did not seek then i said behold i come in the scroll of the book it is written of me to do your will o my god i desired a i willed and your law in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:823…having said this he further adds and says then i said behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me for two things are indeed signified from this both that he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:919…he is introducing some innovation hear what he says in the scroll of the book it is written of me long ago he says the prophets proclaimed my presence and in the beginning of the books…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:405…offerings and for sin you took no pleasure then i said behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me paul having stated this prophecy and having said that he did…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:129…and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure then i said behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me to do o god your will above saying that sacrifice and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:347…not pleased with then i said behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me that i may do o god thy will above saying that sacrifices and oblations and holocausts…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:143…did not require then i said behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me to do your will my god i wished that the things contained in the history we…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:987…no need thereafter for any sacrifice for sins vers in the head of the book it is written of me he calls the head the summary as it were of the things contained in the book…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:989…the entire scope of his own prophecy the expression in the head of the book it is written of me is to be understood thus the book is the five part most wise composition of moses…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:565…offerings and sin offerings you did not approve then i said behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me to do your will o my god i have desired for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:721…prepared for me burnt offerings and for sin thou didst not approve then said i lo i come in the head of the book it is written of me to do thy will o god dost…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:997…not requested then i said behold i am coming in the head of the book it is written of me that i should do thy will o god and at other times again for i have…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:221…take pleasure in then i said behold i come in the scroll of the book it is written of me to do o god your will ps xxxix hebr x the commandment according to the law…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1295…and sacrifices for sin you did not require then i said 'behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me to do your will o god ' the passion of christ…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1429…thou hast opened burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required then said i lo i come in the volume of the book it is written of me i delight to do thy will o…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1441…but a body thou hast prepared for me then i said behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me to do thy will o god i have willed you will…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:117…took no pleasure then i said behold i come in the scroll of the book it is written of me to do your will o god for he offered his own body for us as an…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:977…not required but a body hast thou prepared me then i said lo i come in the volume of the book it is written of me that i should do o god thy will i longed…
Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:741…did not please then i said behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me that i should do o god your will heb x…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:747…sacrifices for sin you have taken no pleasure then i said behold i come in the volume of the book it is written of me to do o god your will then he explains the testimony…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:569…prepared for me then i said behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me to do o god your will for he offered for us as an odor of sweetness…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:391…offerings for sins i said therefore behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me he calls the whole pentateuch of moses a book the head and beginning of the whole…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1173…the voices of all the saints of old says in the chapter of the book it is written of me ps xxxix according to this sense therefore i judge the present commandment that multiple books should…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:323…didst not require then i said behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me that i should do thy will o my god i have willed that christ is called…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:975…in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure then said i lo i come in the volume of the book it is written of me that i should do thy will o…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:395B…clearly insane? The second part of the same work, from the Vienna Greek theological codex 40 9a. David, by saying, "And by the Spirit of his mouth" (Ps. XL, 7), also taught that the Spirit proceeds…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:771…night to night showeth knowledge nay also from that in the head of the book it is written of me to those who had at least attained to perceiving in those six initial days that there…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:387…tookest no pleasure then i said behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me that i should do o god thy will since he says above sacrifice and oblation and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:321…not desired vers then i said behold i come in the head of the book it is written of me to do o god thy will do you see that the sacrifices of the law were…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:323…righteousness in the great congregation then it is interposed in the head of the book it is written of me for so the syntax must be ordered by head of the book he means the volume…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:453…say you see that i am prepared h verse in the scroll of the book it is written concerning me h the hebrews used to call written texts books and rolled scrolls they called volumes according…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1161…unto night declareth knowledge ps xviii likewise from this in the head of the book it is written of me ps xxxix for all who have expounded on those first days have uttered nothing obscure for…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1455…he said o father the hour has drawn near in the roll of the book it is written of me books are called writings but rolls are the scrolls in which the hebrews arranged the writings…
OrigenesPG 16:759…h hebrew text ears you have dug for me then i said in the volume of the book it is written of me i desired and your law in the midst of my bowels your mercy…
8Ps 40:8
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:31…church of god concerning legislation concerning the father david says i desired to do thy will o my god and thy law in the midst of my heart concerning the son however paul says bear one…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1429…come in the volume of the book it is written of me i delight to do thy will o my god therefore the sacrifices of the mosaic law are not required by the father's will but…
Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:623…contain mysteries concerning which the savior said in the psalms of david to do thy will o my god i have been willing ps xxxix the will of the father moreover was the incarnation of his…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1455…heads of the matter a roll comprehensively and generally i was minded to do thy will o my god and the my is placed here as a redundancy just as it is in many places and…
9Ps 40:9
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:979…of his throne see also in psalm xxxix where it is said i have preached righteousness in the great assembly and all the peoples saw his glory his wonderful works surely because of which you have…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1455…that is i was minded to perform them with my whole soul i have preached righteousness in the great assembly he calls the gospel righteousness as it justifies those who believe and it is the same…
10Ps 40:10
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1371A…also in Suidas, πτέρνα is ὁ δόλος καὶ ἡ ἐπιβουλή. The Hebrew word py which Jeremiah used is not only turned as πτέρνα (heel), but also as πτερνισμός, Psalm XL, 10, "supplantation," and IV Kings x, 19,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:227A…th and life encompass me. Scripture is accustomed to call deception the “heel”: For he that ate bread with me, it says, hath lifted up his heel against me (Ps. XL, 10). And Esau again said concerning Jacob:…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:583C…u have told of his descent, which was devoid of all noise; tell also of his betrayal: "He who was eating my bread, has magnified his supplantation against me" (Ps. XL, 10). Tell of the envy of the Jews: "They h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:691D…of the peoples are gathered together with the God of Abraham" (Ps. 46:10); concerning Judas, "He who ate my bread has magnified his supplantation against me" (Ps. 40:10); concerning the synagogue of the Jews…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1157…church behold i will not restrain my lips o lord thou knowest i have not hid thy righteousness in my heart i have spoken of thy truth and thy salvation i have not hid thy mercy…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:525A…to us" (Sap. II, 12). That He would be betrayed by his disciple, the author of the Psalms predicted: "He who eats my bread has lifted up his heel against me" (Ps. XL, 10). The same [prophet] prophesied that Ch…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:33C…ed cum quoque qui tradidit, quod nimirum contubernalis, et ejusdem particeps mensæ fuerit. Qui enim edebat panes meos, magnificavit super me supplantationem (Ps. 40. 10). Vocem quoque sic effert, quam emissur…
12Ps 40:12
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:737…am a sinner he says and without boldness filled with shame and i am not able to look up and see the height of heaven because i have sinned much both in words and in works…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1347D…— ‹Raising the needy from the earth, and from the dunghill,› etc. Nahum i, 4. — ‹Threatening the sea, and drying it up, and making all the rivers a desert.› Psal. xl, 12; 15-22. — ‹Who has measured the water w…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:859…th fasting; and my prayer shall return into my own bosom (Ps. XXXIV, 13). By this I knew that Thou hast favored me, because my enemy shall not rejoice over me (Ps. XL, 12). Let their sword enter into their hear…
13Ps 40:13
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:359…like a mist the remaining parts follow upon what has been said be pleased o lord to deliver me o lord look upon me to help me let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:769…the assistance from god alone saying o god attend unto my help o lord make haste to help me b observing however that many were envious of his progress according to god and begrudged the salvation…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:771…this supplication to his father saying o god attend to my help o lord make haste to help me and the things that follow because he saw the order of his apostles d being in great…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:807…above the hairs of my head and my heart has abandoned me be pleased o lord to deliver me o lord look upon me to help me let those who seek my soul to take it…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:929…lord may save me psal lxix o god attend unto my help o lord make haste to help me let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:997…very poor help us o god our savior incline unto my aid o lord make haste to help me and deliver me from my enemies from the opposing powers which have plunged me into idolatry and…
Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:687…is none upright among men another o god look to my help o lord make haste to help me another yet a little while and he who is to come will come and will not tarry…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1159…are expressed as if from one person vers let it please you o lord to deliver me o lord look upon me to help me let those who seek my soul to take it away be…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1415…enemies therefore he exclaims vers o god be attentive to my help o lord make haste to help me many says he and manifold are the calamities by which i am overwhelmed for this reason i…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2001…thou hast been angry and ps o god come to my assistance o lord make haste to help me ps o god save me by thy name and in thy ps o god we have heard…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:1191…the prison therefore the martyr said o god look upon my help o lord make haste to help me for thou art my endurance o lord my hope from my youth upon thee i was supported…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1055…tears spoke in this manner o god make speed to save b me o lord make haste to help me ps lxix for to thee the poor man is left thou wilt be a helper to…
Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:53…therefore and invoked the lord saying o god attend to my help o lord make haste to help me let those who seek my soul be ashamed and confounded and the rest of the psalm b…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:457…for the heart is what usually stirs the soul and provides boldness be pleased o lord to deliver me have the will to rescue me from these o lord look upon me to help me look…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:709…help in the th psalm he says o lord attend to help me o lord make haste to help me he interprets make speed to deliver me in the th psalm the same way let them…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:869…no one who can say with confidence god attend to my help o lord make haste to help me we have looked for a nation that could not save for because we rejected the divine power…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1455…temptations to the point of seeming not even to have a heart be pleased o lord to deliver me be willing to rescue me from the mastery of temptations let them be confounded and put to…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1497…that the lord may save me o god attend unto my help o lord make haste to help me the title that the lord may save me placed before it has been marked with obeli by…
14Ps 40:14
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:359…lord to deliver me o lord look upon me to help me let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to take it away let them be turned backward and put to…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1455…the mastery of temptations let them be confounded and put to shame together that seek after my soul to destroy it together in place of all of them against him and let them say constantly let…
16Ps 40:16
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:769…sent up this prayer teaching his church to pray in this way let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee d the former things were for the overthrow of his adversaries but…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:931…who say to me well done well done let all those who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee o god and let them say always let the lord be magnified b o god they…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:457…that it is an adverb of mockery c let all those who seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee o lord consider rejoice and be glad to be synonymous if you please but if not…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:709…to me aha aha immediately bear their shame in that same psalm let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee o god in that psalm for o god lord is used and…
54Ps 40:54
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1349…e at one time, 95 note. See Epistle. Why Judas was the last of the apostles, 413, 414. The wickedness and crimes of the traitor Judas are betrayed in Psalms 40, 54, and 107, 457 and note. What it means for Judas to dip his…
116Ps 40:116
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…, 1093 on Psalm XXXIII, 1102 on Psalm XXXIV, 1110 on Psalm XXXV, 1119 on Psalm XXXVI, 1125 on Psalm XXXVII, 1138 on Psalm XXXVIII, 1143 on Psalm XXXIX, 1151 on Psalm XL, 1161 on Psalm XLI, 1167 on Psalm XLII, 1175…
141Ps 40:141
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…mily V on same 1359 Homily I on Psalm XXXVII 1369 Homily II on same 1380 Homily I on Psalm XXXVIII 1391 Homily II on same 1400 On Psalm XXXIX 1410 On Psalm XL 1412 On Psalm XLI 1415 On Psalm XLII 1419 On Psalm XLIII 1422 O…
362Ps 40:362
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1399A…I. 323 Psalm to David XXXVII. In remembrance for the Sabbath. 338 At the end, Idithum, an ode of David XXXVIII. 346 At the end, of David XXXIX. 351 At the end, Psalm XL. 362 At the end, for insight, to the sons of…