Where the Fathers quote Psalms 42
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1Ps 42:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1171…were both spoken and written and the three speak as one saying as the hart panteth after the fountains of water so panteth my soul after thee o god and they say it also in the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1185…uttered and inscribed and as if one the three spoke these things as the hart panteth after the fountains of waters so panteth my soul after thee o god b furthermore in psalm xlii in the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:521…lives again for fifty years for this reason the prophet said c as the hart panteth after the water brooks so panteth my soul after thee o god ps xli h interpretation h you therefore intelligent…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1101…longing and such tears the soul of the psalmist had toward god as the hart panteth after the fountains of waters so panteth my soul after thee o god our god perhaps what is being said…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1167…the lord and as the deer panteth after the fountains of water so panteth my soul after thee o god and my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the lord and i have longed…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:415…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 and again my soul is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:163…consider that pacts and covenants have been made for when you say as the hart panteth after the fountains of waters so panteth my soul after thee o god you have made a pact with god…
Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2377…and to journey to the lord repeatedly using those words of david as the hart panteth after the water brooks so panteth my soul after thee o god and when shall i come and appear before…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1151B…y are honored and exalted, [shall come to nothing]." (Ibid. 35): "I have seen the impious man highly exalted, and lifted up [like the cedars of Libanus]." (Ps. xlii, 1): "Judge me, O God, and distinguish my…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1039…prophet b says 'as the hart panteth after the fountains of waters so panteth my soul after thee o god the strong the living' ps xli it is therefore demonstrated from all these things that it…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:467…of the entire psalm the reader has need of much understanding vers as the hart panteth after the fountains of water so panteth my soul after thee o god the prophet wishing to show the intensity…
Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1037…spring up beside springs hence also the divine father david has said as the hart panteth after the water brooks so panteth my soul after thee o god b h song h until the day breathe…
OrigenesPG 16:771…victor a maskil for the sons of korah d to the victor for the sons of korah as the hind pants to thee o god bread by day and night these things i will remember and…
2Ps 42:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:565…longs for the fountains of waters ps xli nor has he said when shall i come and appear before the face of god ps xli nor has he reflected within himself on what the prophet reflected…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:217…my soul panteth after you o god my soul hath thirsted after the living god when shall i come and appear before the presence of him i beseech you who always attend the auditorium of the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:405…o god my soul has thirsted for god the strong the living when shall i come and appear before the face of god a in order therefore that we may thirst it is good to drink…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:59B…rate": and that the word entychia expresses a petition against someone, or an accusation. Katentynchanein occurs with the same usage in these commentaries, Ps. XLII, 2: Hērmóze dè tà prokeímena kaì tō proph…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:369…drink said my soul has thirsted for the living strong god and when shall i come and appear before the face of god for seeing themselves placed far from c that face to face vision of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:605…said before my soul hath thirsted for god the strong the living when shall i come and appear before the face of god for having been in thy sanctuary concerning which it is said in another…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1393…of water so my soul desires you o god my soul thirsts for the living god when shall i come and appear before the face of god also o my god i anticipate you my soul…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:201…sins regarding the intelligible fountain lamented their own destruction night and day when shall i come and appear before the face of god the face of god is the word it signifies their intense desire to…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:813…o god my soul has thirsted for the living god the mighty when shall i come and appear before the face of god my tears have been my bread by day and night while it is…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:909…life they said woe is me that my sojourning is prolonged and when shall i come and appear before the face of god and that to be dissolved and to be with christ is far better…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1245…god d with these words my soul has thirsted for the strong the living god when shall i come and appear before the face of god which david seems to me having been instructed beforehand by…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:775…thee o god c also quando veniam et apparebo ante faciem dei when shall i come and appear before the face of god nay let us also in the words of the same scripture call upon…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:163…god he subjoined saying c my soul hath thirsted after the strong living god when shall i come and appear before the face of god he did not say my soul has loved the living god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:165…saying my soul has thirsted for the living strong god he added when shall i come and appear before the face of god see the man burning see him inflamed knowing that he would see him…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:347…stones and they shall have pity on her dust ps and again when shall i come and appear before the face of god ps and again i remember you from the land of jordan and hermon…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:493…panting deer and he signifies the same longing again through words saying when shall i come and appear before the face of god ps for such are the souls of the saints just as the soul…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:585…so my soul longs for you o god the strong the living when shall i come and appear before god you are king you have a diadem what do you want let these things go i…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1169…turn of events c ver my soul has thirsted for the strong living god when shall i come and appear before the face of god i desire he says and i thirst for the worship of…
Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2377…the water brooks so panteth my soul after thee o god and when shall i come and appear before god he also foresaw the calamities about to befall this great city by reason of our sins…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1149…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 for i can no longer bear the force of desire but…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1213…his promptness until he reaches the end according to the one saying when shall i come and appear before the face of the lord there are some who build upon stones hence the holy man speaks…
John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1965…you says the lord loving him david yearned to behold him saying when shall i come and appear before the face of god for he did not tolerate the delay but was burning to depart from…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1833…not hidden from you again my soul has thirsted for the strong living god when shall i come and appear before the face of god and my soul has longed to desire your judgments at every…
Isaac of Nineveh c. 613-c. 700PG 86:859…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 he who has drunk of this wine and is afterwards deprived…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:29…of the hypostases and again he returned to the oneness of nature when shall i come and appear before the face of god but if someone should say that thrice blessed thrice desired and thrice happy…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:467…to praise god saying holy god holy strong one holy immortal one when shall i come and appear before the face of god that is before god himself it is the utterance of one who is…
Eustathius of Thessalonica c. 1115–1195PG 135:855…attracted to you out of admiration invoking you with zeal and saying when shall i come and appear before the presence of the holy monk d but why do i say these things to men for…
Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:739…strings of the harp and singing a pleasant song full of love when shall i come and appear before the face of god my tears have been my bread day and night while it is said…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1457…h unto the end for understanding for the sons of korah a when shall i come and appear before the face of god when shall i come to the temple and appear before god my tears…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:737…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 and so on and the author of the…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:769…prolonged ' and 'my soul thirsted for god the strong the living when shall i come and appear before the face of my god ' and 'to depart and be with christ is far better '…
Callistus Cataphygiotes fl. c. 1350–1362PG 147:909…of the lord s face crying out toward god is deeply moved when shall i come and appear before the face of my god and wishing to show in what state of soul the face of…
3Ps 42:3
Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1611D…, at one time saying, “Show us, O Lord, your mercy, and grant us your salvation” (Psal. LXXXIV, 5); and at other times, “Send forth your light and your truth” (Psal. XLII, 3). Vers. 16. For those whom Jesus broug…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:623B…6. “Behold, I have given thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest open the eyes of the blind.” Psalm CXI, 4. “Light is sprung up for the righteous.” Psalm XLII, 3. “Send forth thy light and thy truth.”…
Leo of Ohrid fl. 1053-1056 (d. after 1056)PG 120:837…gave them bread of heaven and man did eat angels' food and my tears have been my meat day and night but manna is signified by these but our passover is entirely joy and gladness and…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1283C…at difficulty—but are eternal because they are of an immortal condition. But now, indeed, David says in suppliant prayer: Send forth thy light and thy truth (Ps. XLII, 3); now, however, as having obtained his…
4Ps 42:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:567…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 i desire therefore that you…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:845…i will pass into the place of the wondrous tabernacle even c to the house of god with the voice of exultation and confession of the sound of those feasting for after the labors and temptations…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:79…the bridegroom passing out into the place of the wonderful tabernacle even to the house of god with the voice of joy and confession of one feasting and arriving even at the bridal chamber itself as…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:371…cross over into a place of a wonderful tabernacle as far as the house of god with the voice of exultation and confession of the sound of one feasting i remembered these things and i did…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1365…exclaim i will pass into the place of the wonderful tabernacle even to the house of god with the voice of exultation and with the proclamation of praise as those who rejoice where indeed there is…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:813…daily where is your god i remembered these things and i poured out my soul in me for i will cross over into the place of the wondrous tabernacle even to the house of god in…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:1249A…cerning which it seems to me that the great David also philosophizes, saying: And I will go in unto the altar of God, of Him who gladdens my spiritual youth (Ps. XLII, 4). From this altar, no one who wishes to…
5Ps 42:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:17C…ing the Church. My God. From great affection he seizes what is common and makes it his own, a custom the prophets also always had, saying, God, my God (Ps. 42:5). And he leads them on to follow his ex…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:621…and give good and 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…
OrigenesPG 16:771…voice of praise and thanksgiving a crowd keeping festival why are you cast down o my soul and why do you disquiet me wait for god for i will yet confess to him by the saving…
OrigenesPG 16:775…weapon in my bones my enemies have reproached me why are you cast down o my soul and why do you groan within me hope in god for i shall yet confess him the salvation of…
6Ps 42:6
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1383…with unveiled face are transformed into the same image therefore i will remember thee from the land of jordan and of the hermoniim from the little hill etc jordan means descent hermoniim means anathema he seems…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:375…he says on me my soul is poured out or melts when i remember thee from the land of jordan and from hermoniim a very small mountain b deep calls unto deep at the sound of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:181…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 this is said by the people who were…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1171…to myself my soul is troubled therefore will i be mindful of thee from the land of jordan and hermoniim from the little mountain this is a certain characterization of the soul conversing with itself for…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1457…because of the delay of the return therefore i will remember you from the land of jordan and of hermoniim from a small mountain c therefore being afflicted now i will remember the care for us…
OrigenesPG 16:771…of the salvation of his countenance o my god hebrew text version my soul is cast down within me therefore i will remember thee from the land of jordan and the hermons from the little mountain…
8Ps 42:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1383…the soul conversing with him the lord will command his loving kindness in the daytime and in the night he shall show it etc when rabshakeh was once besieging jerusalem and blaspheming the god of all…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:103D…buried them in a place which was two thousand paces from the city, to the glory of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns unto the ages of ages. Amen. (Ps. XLII, 8). Theodorus Lector writes in his Colle…
9Ps 42:9
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:665…liar to the saints. And again: O God, my God, look upon me; why have you forsaken me? (Ps. 21:1). And again: I will say to God, You are my helper (Ps. 42:9); for such outcries come from a soul that is boiling, hot,…
10Ps 42:10
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:781B…brought them forth in [with] silver and gold" [Psal. CIV, 37], that is, with silver and gold; and that [word], "Thou shalt not go forth in [with] our powers" [Psal. XLII, 10], that is, with our powers, and ten tho…
11Ps 42:11
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:621…and give good and 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…
OrigenesPG 16:771…voice of praise and thanksgiving a crowd keeping festival why are you cast down o my soul and why do you disquiet me wait for god for i will yet confess to him by the saving…
OrigenesPG 16:773…god because i will still confess to him he is the salvation of my countenance and my god h psalm xlii h a judge me o god and contend my judgment against an unholy nation from…
OrigenesPG 16:775…weapon in my bones my enemies have reproached me why are you cast down o my soul and why do you groan within me hope in god for i shall yet confess him the salvation of…
117Ps 42:117
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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, 1177 on Psalm XLIV, 11…
141Ps 42:141
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…lm 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 On Psalm XLV 1431 O…