Where the Fathers quote Psalms 41

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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:565B…e living," nor has he "longed for God, as the hart longs for the fountains of water;" nor has he said: "When shall I come, and appear before the face of God?" (Ps. XLI, 1, 2). Nor has he reflected within hi… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1121…in parallel as is i slept and took rest psal iii and blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy psal xl interrogation clxi why indeed was it commanded that we should rule first over… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:195…our creator and judge and what is the gain of love for the poor the lord will deliver him in an evil day he indicates the day of judgment which will bring pains and labors upon… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:651…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 that is in the day of judgment for it is indeed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:415A…which so agitated the prophet’s mind that at one time he would say: "As the hart panteth after the fountains of waters, so panteth my soul after thee, O God" (Ps. XLI, 1); and again, "My soul is as earth witho… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:493B…d who is praised; just as he said elsewhere when signifying the same thing: "As the deer pants for the fountains of water, so pants my soul after thee, O God" (Ps. 41:1–2). And again, "My soul has thirsted for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:717D…ungry, or the hungry the table? It befits us to say that of David: "In the way that the deer longs for the springs of water, so my soul longs for Thee, O God" (Ps. 41:1). But since the mystery of the Saviour… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:93…his supplication prov blessed is he who understands concerning the needy and poor the lord will deliver him in an evil day ps and this day is no other than that day which becomes evil for… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1457A…SACRA PARALLELA Ps. xxxvi, 21. — “The righteous man shows mercy and gives.” Ps. xli, 1. — “Blessed is he who understands conce… OrigenesPG 16:763…h psalmus xl h h the hebraic text h for the leader a psalm of david blessed is he who considers the needy in the day of evil the lord will preserve him and keep him… OrigenesPG 16:765…going forth outside he spoke the seventy interpreters lxx to the end a psalm of david blessed is he who understands concerning the needy and poor in a day of evil the lord will preserve him… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:891…not hear his prayer blessed is he who considers the beggar and the poor the lord will deliver him in an evil day d and the evil day is that which is destined for sinners sextus… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:565…nged for God, as the deer longs for the fountains of waters" (Ps. XLI, 1-2); nor has he said, "When shall I come, and appear before the face of God?" (Ps. XLI, 2). Nor has he reflected within himself on what the prophet r… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:725C…was Christ? (1 Cor. 10:4). Who has so thirsted for the Holy Spirit as to say: ‘As the hart desireth the fountains of waters, so my soul desireth thee, O God’ (Ps. 41:2)? Unless we have thirsted for the three… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1101…but by the name of christ and to have a name which shall be blessed upon the earth and i desire both in deed and in sense to be and to be called a christian i… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:717…and the poor in the evil day the lord will deliver him the lord will preserve him and keep him alive and make him blessed in the land and will not deliver him into the hands… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:361…in an evil day the lord will deliver him may the lord preserve him and keep him alive and make him blessed in the land and not deliver him into the will of his enemies may… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:809…and poor in the day of evil the lord will deliver him the lord will preserve him and keep him alive and make him blessed in the land and will not deliver him into the hands… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:127C…rer and more sincere on account of his affection towards you; for he, too, has now hastened to your piety, so that I may speak with David, "like a deer" ⟦note: Ps. XLI, 2⟧ refreshing its great and intolerable t… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:521C…ater, it lives again for fifty years. For this reason the prophet said: As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God (Ps. XLI, 2). Interpretation. You, therefor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:493C…it to a thirsty land, to a panting deer. And he signifies the same longing again through words, saying: "When shall I come and appear before the face of God?" (Ps. 41:2). For such are the souls of the saints,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:683B…ed this hurdle to salvation, after he has loosed himself from this heavy bond, he goes toward hearing the divine words: as the stag to the fountains of waters (Ps. 41:2), so running with faith and desire, he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:729C…usness (Matt. 5. 6). Desiring this fountain, the blessed David sang, saying: As the deer longs for the fountains of water, so my soul longs for Thee, O God (Ps. 41. 2). But that we may not seem to remain ou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:671B…desire, and I will do it for you?" (I Reg. XX, 4); and, "Do not walk according to the desire of your soul" (Eccli. XVIII, 30); and again, "So my soul desires" (Ps. XLI, 2). How then does Paul say, "The flesh lu… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1163…deliver him from the evils of that terrible day vers the lord preserve him and keep him alive and make him blessed in the earth and deliver him not into the hands of his enemies he… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1803…to them that serve me a new name shall be called which shall be blessed upon the earth and they shall find gladness and exultation upon it for as many as serve him in fear and… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1237B…ere be in you still a burning, that you may sing with blessed David: "As the hart panteth after the fountains of waters, so my soul panteth after thee, O God" (Ps. XLI, 2). This could be effectively sung by one… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1039B…wn occupation, just as the Prophet says: 'As the hart panteth after the fountains of waters, so panteth my soul after thee, O God, the strong, the living' (Ps. XLI, 2). It is therefore demonstrated from all… OrigenesPG 16:763…blessed is he who considers the needy in the day of evil the lord will preserve him and keep him alive he shall be blessed in the land and do not deliver him to the desire… OrigenesPG 16:765…triumphal song for david upon the needy in the day of affliction the lord will preserve him and save him he shall be blessed on the earth and he will not deliver him into the souls… OrigenesPG 16:1977…but to them that serve me shall a new name be called he shall be blessed upon the earth for they shall bless the true god deest is wanting jerusalem immature an adolescent a hundred years… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:681…to those who serve me a new name shall be given which shall be blessed upon the earth isa lxv let us examine the jews do you serve the lord or not show me your new… Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:329B…ion; these three are of equal work and virtue." 30. He said again: "It is written: 'As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for thee, O God' (Ps. XLI, 2). Since deer in the wilderness swallow… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:565…the face of God?" (Ps. XLI, 2). Nor has he reflected within himself on what the prophet reflected upon when it was said to him, "Where is your God?" (Ps. XLI, 3); he poured out his soul within himself, reproaching it sti… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:725C…also in clear words in Homil. 18 in Jerem., no. 9, p. 251: “Whoever,” he says, “has so thirsted for God as to say: ‘My soul has thirsted for the living God’ (Ps. 41:3)? Who has so thirsted for the breasts o… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1203…g God. Sifanus had edited, "to the living fountain God," but in the Augustan and three manuscripts it is ἰσχυρὸς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ἰσχυρὸν, τὸν ζῶντα, as in Psalm xli, 3, "to the strong, living God," just as i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:347B…vants have taken pleasure in her stones, and they shall have pity on her dust (Ps. 101:15); and again, When shall I come and appear before the face of God? (Ps. 41:3); and again, I remember you from the l… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1149C…through illumination, whence, having become more learned and sublime than all human doctrine, he says: "When shall I come and appear before the face of God?" (Ps. XLI, 3); for I can no longer bear the force of… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1157…kable, but that of thirst is urgent and manifest, and signifies the burning to all; hence he who longs for God says, My soul has thirsted for the living God (Ps. XLI, 3). If the face of one who is loved visib… Isaac of Nineveh c. 613-c. 700PG 86:859A…f the mind the heart flies to God and cries out: "My soul has thirsted for God, the living fountain; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?" (Ps. XLI, 3). He who has drunk of this wine, and is… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:737B…ised ecstasy, the heart flies toward God and cries: 'My soul hath thirsted after the strong, living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?' (Ps. XLI, 3), and so on." And [the author] of the… OrigenesPG 16:763…deliver him to the desire of his enemies the lord will sustain him upon the bed of languishing thou wilt change all his bed in his sickness for i said o lord show favor to me… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:721…against me he says therefore beginning i said lord have mercy upon me heal my soul for i have sinned against thee and through the whole psalm things which symmachus d rendered more clearly in this… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:723…to be spoken in the person of our savior namely the words heal my soul for i have sinned against thee observe i pray that in symmachus this does not stand in the same way but… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:725…sufferings as his own he says i said lord have mercy on me heal my soul for i have sinned against thee seeing correctly that those who were plotting against him not only men b but… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:729…as to testify to his own innocence even though he previously said heal my soul for i have sinned against you but the expression i have sinned against you we have already explained in what sense… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1319…let him sing the psalm i said o lord have mercy on me heal my soul for i have sinned against you being intent of course upon prayer and pursuing mercy obeying the heavenly wisdom which… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:809…all his couch in his infirmity i said lord be merciful to me heal my soul for i have sinned against thee my enemies have spoken evil against me when shall he die and his name… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1699…wounds say to the lord i have said lord have mercy on me heal my soul for i have sinned against you but if your soul doubts how to repent on account of the disease of… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:671B…(Ps. XXXIX, 13); and again, "You have put my tears before you, as also in your promise" (Ps. LVI, 9); and that: "My tears have been bread to me day and night" (Ps. XLI, 4); and in another psalm: "I mingled my d… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1519…some the kingdom of heaven is within you vers heal he says my soul for i have sinned against you he redeems life from destruction so that you might no longer live a corrupt and lustful… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:281D…e the king, him who was in purple and diadem, and who surpassed the life of monks. Hear for he says again elsewhere: My tears were bread to me day and night (Ps. 41:4). Did you see a soul being in continuou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:149A…e soul and darken the reasoning; for hear what the Prophet says: "My tears have been my bread day and night, while it is said to me daily, Where is your God?" (Ps. 41:4), and again, "If an enemy had reproache… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:837…own wounds saying heal me o lord and i shall be healed heal my soul for i have sinned against thee jerem and ps for the physician having accepted us will say i am he who… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:993…him blessed even here verse i said o lord have mercy on me heal my soul for i have sinned against you b cyril and theodoret david also prays for his own sin in that he… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:957C…has need of intent prayer, almsgiving, vigils, sackcloth, fasting; and finally also those things which David says: My tears have been my bread day and night (Psal. XLI, 4). And: I will wash my bed every night;… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1193…restores it wherefore he immediately added i said lord have mercy on me heal my soul for i have sinned against thee c vers tu autem domine miserere mei he does not say this because he… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1957…wounds saying heal me o lord and i shall be healed and heal my soul for i have sinned against thee for the physician accepting us will say i am he who blots out your sins… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:461…that every human being is in need of the mercy of god heal my soul for i have sinned against thee but how one may say do we read elsewhere that christ did not commit sin… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1457…you shall completely change his reclining i said lord have mercy on me heal my soul for i have sinned against you everything from here on is spoken in the person of christ who takes upon… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:573…mercy upon us crying out after david have mercy upon me and heal my soul for i have sinned against thee behold in these things is confession and moreover unto thee have i fled who art… OrigenesPG 16:763…bed in his sickness for i said o lord show favor to me heal my soul for i have sinned against thee my enemies speak evil of me when will he die and his name perish… OrigenesPG 16:765…enemy the lord will help him i said lord have mercy upon me heal my soul for i have sinned against thee my enemies have spoken evil to me when will he die and his name… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:309…my bones are troubled and i said o lord have mercy on me heal my soul for i have sinned against you here however there is thanksgiving for the healing that has been brought to him… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1117…weak do not abandon me because i have taken refuge in thee heal my soul for i have sinned against thee in thy sight are all who trouble me and there is no one to whom… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:567…"For I shall pass over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God, with the voice of joy and confession of one celebrating a feast" (Ps. XLI, 5). 4. I desire, therefore, that you, th… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:725…he refutes this very thing saying my enemies have spoken evil to me when shall he die and his name perish and since they approached him feigning and tempting him in order to trap him as… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:197…that lord himself clearly christ who says my enemies and so forth when shall he die and his name perish he is grievous to us even to look upon and if he came in to see… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:809…for i have sinned against thee my enemies have spoken evil against me when shall he die and his name perish and he used to enter in to see his heart spoke vain things he gathered… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:493…s. 24:17); and now stirring up pious considerations: Why art thou sorrowful, O my soul, and why dost thou trouble me? Hope in God, for I will confess to Him (Ps. 41:5). And again, turning from consideration… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:347B…nd I poured out my soul upon me. But tell me, what did you remember? That I shall pass into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God (Ps. 41:5). This is to say, That I shall pass int… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1163…i have sinned against thee vers my enemies have spoken evil to me when shall he die and his name perish he calls the jews enemies who were envious and plotting his death the history of… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:583…ty, distress, confusion, and bitterness, but with those which are mixed with sweetness and joy. "I remembered God," says the Psalmist, "and was glad" (Ps. XLI, 5). Therefore, let the mind be fixed in God, in heavenly visi… Eustathius of Thessalonica c. 1115–1195PG 135:565…and even to put him away from among men as in saying when shall he die and his name perish but in his mind he was meditating and praying and inviting his own heart to see… OrigenesPG 16:763…to me heal my soul for i have sinned against thee my enemies speak evil of me when will he die and his name perish and if he comes to see he speaks vanity his heart… OrigenesPG 16:765…sinned against thee my enemies spoke evil of me saying when will he die and his name perish and if he comes in to see me his heart speaks vanity he gathered iniquity to himself and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:567B…soul, as much as it can, seeks to confuse—say to it: "Why art thou sad, O my soul, and why dost thou trouble me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him" (Ps. XLI, 6). And again... Would that the soul migh… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:567B…et its commotion appear to outsiders, so that a place of defense may remain for us before God, for us to say to Him: "O my God, my soul is troubled within me" (Ps. XLI, 6). But the word also exhorts us to r… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1209C…mine, war, the devastation of regions, the plundering of wealth, abductions, the fear of slavery and death. TIT. XXIII.—Of acedia and dejection of mind. Ps. XLI, 6.—"Why are you sad, my soul, and why do… Evagrius PonticusPG 40:1225B…mfort: "Why art thou sorrowful, O my soul, and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will confess to him, the salvation of my countenance, and my God" (Ps. XLI, 6, 7). XIX. It is not right, at the time… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:181B…us to the end and fulfills them. For this reason the Prophet says: I will remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the little hill (Psal. 41. 7). This is said by the people who were i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:359D…rable images. For the image of Christ bears his very name , insofar as he was seen in the flesh and walked among men ." Ps. v, 11; Matth. xxiii, 18; Ps. xli, 7; Baruch iii, 38.… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:869A…bysses" over which evil darkness lies, it is necessary that we adduce prophetic testimonies concerning these. David, therefore, says: Deep calleth unto deep (Ps. xli, 8); and now the abyss—that is, the multit… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1407C…divine wisdom a certain understanding of the mysteries permitted to human reach, then, I think, he says: "Abyss calls to abyss at the voice of thy cataracts" (Ps. XLI, 8). By these words perhaps signifying eve… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:777…the expression he magnified his supplantation against me is paraphrased as he lifted up his heel against me so that magnified is the same as lifted up and if it is necessary to explain the phrase… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:779…the scripture may be fulfilled he who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me for this is what was to come to pass that the scripture might be fulfilled concerning him who… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:731…of my peace in whom i trusted who ate my bread has lifted up his heel against me which is written concerning judas in the prophecy preceding this one as therefore in that passage he was… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:515…to betray him and i said 'he that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me ' and another answering said i knew that he is about to receive thirty pieces of silver… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:663…shall deliver me up and that he that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me as the gospel expressed from the previous witness of the psalter and woe to him by whom… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:227…deception the heel for he that ate bread with me it says hath lifted up his heel against me ps xl and esau again said concerning jacob he hath supplanted me now the second time gen… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:387…the scripture may be fulfilled he who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me what he said above he repeats here also so as to reprove for if the servant is not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:127…that the scripture may be fulfilled he that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me these words contain no small amount of obscurity for when he calls those blessed who have the… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:547…m sleep, he would catch the song to God upon his lips, so that the word of the divine David was fittingly fulfilled in him: "And his song is with me by night" (Ps. xli, 9). CAPUT XIX. Death, burial, miracle… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:155…the scripture may be fulfilled he who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me now i tell you before it comes to pass that when it happens you may believe that i… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:723…grew great against me but do thou o lord have pity on me and raise me up that i may requite them by this i shall know that thou willest it if my enemy shall not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:535C…rth of value? But are you passing your time in sadness? Say: Why art thou sad, my soul, and why dost thou trouble me? Hope in God, for I will confess to him (Ps. 41:12). But do you see certain people puffing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:653…mention? But have you fallen into dejection? Hear Him saying: "Why are you sad, O my soul, and why do you trouble me? Hope in God, for I will confess to Him" (Ps. 41: 12). But do you see some people thrivi… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:819…first part was the fortieth which at the end said blessed is the lord god of israel from this time forth and even for evermore amen amen the last of the second part was the one… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1319…may confess thy holy name and glory in thy praise blessed be the lord god of israel from everlasting to everlasting and all the people shall say amen amen they are taught to pray that they… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1121…to thy holy name and to glory in thy praise blessed be the lord god of israel from everlasting and to everlasting and all the people shall say so be it so be it alleluia psalm… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:665…were deemed worthy boasting in the praise of the savior blessed be the lord god of israel from everlasting to everlasting and all the people shall say so be it so be it for the lord… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1167…the conjunction was indivisible and the glory is eternal verse blessed be the lord god of israel from everlasting to everlasting be it be it having foretold these things the divinely inspired prophet filled with wonder… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1735…vers blessed be the lord god of israel from everlasting to everlasting and all the people shall say fiat fiat a for the lord of all is… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:465…my right hand until i make your enemies your footstool blessed be the lord god of israel from everlasting to everlasting so be it so be it having foretold the things said and the ineffable d… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1565…indeed is the glory of praising christ blessed be the lord the god of israel from everlasting and to everlasting he shall say blessed be the lord and this too is prophetic for the entire people… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:621B…d proven counsel to your soul, saying these words: "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why dost thou disquiet me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him" (Ps. XLI, 15, 16). For the salvation of my countenan… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…XIII, 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 on Psalm XLIII, 11… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…59 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 On Psalm XLIV 1427… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:785…e. 144-149 EXPOSITION on Psalm XII.—The enemy becomes stronger through our disasters. Thanksgiving before the benefit. 149-155 WARNING on the Exposition of Psalm XLI. 153-151 EXPOSITION on Psalm XLI.—The power of…