Where the Fathers quote Psalms 50
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Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:396expounds v.6“σοι μονω ημαρτον και το πονηρον ενωπιον σου εποιησα, οπως αν δικαιωθης εν τοις λογοις σου, και νικησῃς εν τω κρινεσθαι σε.”On David’s Repentance: Interpreting «Against You only have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight»
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:1032expounds v.7“ιδου γαρ εν ανομιαις συνεληφθην, και εν αμαρτιαις εκισσησε με η μητηρ μου.”238. «Against You only have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight, that You may be justified when You speak»
1Ps 50:1
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:523…ninth psalm he spoke thus the god of gods the lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto its setting out of sion is the beauty of his excellence god…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1523…is the god of gods and lord who through the son has called the earth from the rising of the sun to the setting we are commanded also to confess to the god of gods having…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:77D…Hebrew reads thus. E into Θ. Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion, and the Septuagint, in the MSS have Bethsabeth for Bethsabes, where it is read in Hebrew , Psalm l, 1. M into N. The LXX translators four ti…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:417…of men the god of gods the lord has spoken and has called the earth from the rising of the sun even to its setting out of sion the beauty of his excellence god shall come…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:419…nations that inhabit the whole earth therefore he has called it says the earth from the rising of the sun even to the going down thereof but with a certain marvellous order after his advent and…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:407…life according to god this already fills the whole world indeed from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof it is possible to find such a city of god established by the church…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:433…succeeded them foretelling the calling of all the nations god of gods the lord hath spoken and called the earth the other three translated the mighty god having spoken hath called the earth but the seventy…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:833…saying the god of gods the lord hath spoken and he hath called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the setting thereof and further on god shall come manifestly and shall not keep…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:989…it is said therein also the god of gods the lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto its setting for see how the end of the one at hand…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1349…not fleeing from us but resting in our life b ver from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the lord s name is to be praised the lord is high…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:843…lord of gods hath spoken and hath called the earth b from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof out of sion the loveliness of his beauty god shall come manifestly our god…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1153…the name of the lord from now and unto the age from the rising of the sun unto the setting the name of the lord is to be praised the lord is high above all nations…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:395…great king over all the earth and in the forty ninth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof out of sion the loveliness of his beauty god shall come manifestly and in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:901…the jews but he predicted that this worship would be performed from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same then from the mode of the sacrifice for by calling it pure…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:301…life so that thy name may be blessed also through us from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the name of the lord is to be praised do you see…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:565B…does the prophet say? Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgression (Ps. L, 1). This is the image. For I call the Psa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:565B…e narrative before us is not about ordinary things. A Psalm for David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, when he went in to Bethsabee the wife of Urias (Ps. L, 1). This is the inscription. Let us learn…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:687…hand of the father when he is yet to come calling to the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting when he shall sit in the valley of jehoshaphat and shall judge all…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:331D…ing of the bridegroom. Therefore, we need much oil, and great liberality. Hear what the prophet says: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy (Ps. 50:1). Therefore, we ought to have mercy on…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:837D…you are not able to give alms, confess your sins; take refuge in the mercy of God, saying with David: Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy (Ps. 50. 1). For it is not the bite of a viper, th…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:467…divine david loudly proclaims to us the lord god of gods spoke and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the setting thereof out of sion is the perfection of his beauty god…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1073…they who lived a beastly life h psalm xlix h vers he called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof a the saints are called by god when having become…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:599…and knowing this david said the god of gods the lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the setting moses therefore mediates as a type of christ but in…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:937…uttered a tuneful song saying the god of gods the lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the setting thereof out of zion is the beauty of his comeliness…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:939…not know the inspired david proclaiming the lord god of gods has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the setting thereof out of sion the perfection of his beauty god…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1229…is not pleasing to god the god of gods the lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the setting thereof the psalm before this one called all men to…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1785…if to a creator to offer a hymn of thanksgiving verse from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the lord's name is to be praised the psalm foretells the knowledge…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:523…foretelling this same advent said the god of gods the lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto its setting out of zion is the beauty of his excellence god…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:529…a also contributes to this the lord the god of gods has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting the beauty of its splendor god shall come manifestly my…
Anastasius I of Antioch d. 598PG 89:1343…whom david striking the chords with a plectrum sang god of gods the lord hath spoken and called the earth and god shall come manifestly and lest you happen to think it was predicted of anyone…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:143B…y mercy: why do you compel me to render accounts? I ask only for mercy, salvation without examination. "Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy" (Ps. l, 1). You have said "great"; tell me also h…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:539…have corrupted it with earthly color or any vicious pigment vers from the rising of the sun unto the going down he says b he has called the whole earth for by these limits the whole…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1103…they see the works of virtues being performed by others vers from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the name of the lord is worthy of praise not in palestine…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:917…david the god of gods the lord hath spoken and he hath called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof out of sion the loveliness of his hue god shall…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1467…the jews specifically are rebuked the god of gods the lord has spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting the lord and god and creator of all those called…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1575…for evermore as we glorify god in both words and deeds from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the lord's name is to be praised not in palestine alone for…
Callistus Cataphygiotes fl. c. 1350–1362PG 147:935…hath called the earth ps xlix that is the earthly ones from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof ps xlix whence also the princes of the peoples were gathered together with the…
Theodore Meliteniotes fl. mid-14th c., d. 1393PG 149:955…foretold long ago through the prophet would be offered to him from the rising of the sun unto the setting thereof and having been designated c priest forever as the divine david says not offering the…
OrigenesPG 16:835…the salvation of god hebrew version of the text the mighty god the lord hath spoken and called the earth hieron id from sion perfect in beauty god hath appeared hieron id a tempest is excited…
3Ps 50:3
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:523…is the beauty of his excellence god shall come manifestly our god and shall not keep silence a fire shall be kindled before him and round about him a very great tempest he shall call the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:833…sun unto the setting thereof and further on god shall come manifestly and shall not keep silence a fire shall be kindled in his sight and the rest through which he sets forth how he is…
Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1245A…mercies blot out my iniquity; wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Against you only have I sinned, and done this evil before you (Ps. L, 3-6). But if they know this, they keep sile…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:843…sion the loveliness of his beauty god shall come manifestly our god and shall not keep silence a fire shall burn before him and a round about him a mighty tempest a verse god etc shall…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:573…god shall come in his glory with his holy angels for he shall come and shall not keep silence when the lord comes to judge b the living and the dead and to reward each one…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:293…to speak for one says c god shall come manifestly our god and shall not keep silence a fire shall be kindled before him and a mighty tempest round about him he shall summon the heaven…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:575D…cal remedy for his people.] "Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy: and according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity" (Ps. 50:3). [Both to the most divine David, and t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:941…its truth as the prophet testifies god shall come manifest our god and shall not keep silence a fire shall burn in his sight and a mighty tempest round about him ps manifest he says no…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:179…mity of a widow? How will you say, "Lord, have mercy on me according to your great mercy, and according to the multitude of your mercies blot out my iniquity" (Ps. L, 3), when you do not show mercy yourself a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:751…prophets sang joyfully our god shall come manifestly our god and he shall not keep silence a fire shall go before him and round about him a mighty tempest ps xlix and the souls of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:41D…m my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin: for I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. To Thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before Thee (Ps. L, 3-6). To Thee I flee because of Thy great g…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:129A…oldness towards God, after the multitude of his achievements, after such trophies, proclaims and says: "Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy" (Ps. L, 3). I have cast myself into the sea of th…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:129A…y sin" (II Reg. XII, 13). Not only do I seek this; I seek my beauty, I seek my boldness. "According to the multitude of Thy mercies blot out my transgression" (Ps. L, 3). I seek even more, a greater brightnes…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:939…also cries out after this manner god shall come manifestly our god and shall not keep silence a fire shall blaze before him and round about him a mighty tempest he shall call the heaven from…
Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:129…to my innocence o god ' and that 'god shall come manifestly and shall not keep silence a fire shall be kindled before him and it shall burn round about his enemies ' b having considered…
4Ps 50:4
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1231…were burning fire vers he shall call the heaven from above and the earth that he may judge his people even when he was promulgating the law he commanded the blessed moses to gather the people…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:129A…my transgression" (Ps. L, 3). I seek even more, a greater brightness, a greater purity: "Wash me more thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin" (Ps. L, 4). Attend with precision to the word, an…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:541…that which is on high b but he shall call heaven and earth that he may judge his people who are living wickedly he used to judge for to reprove consider also that moses when leading…
5Ps 50:5
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1199B…eunuchs" from all sin "for the sake of the kingdom of heaven," these are blessed, those who fast from the world. CHAPTER XVI. Jer. xx, 14; Job xiv, 5; Ps. L, 5; I Cor. ix, 27, expounded. "But curse…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:327D…ture ones; and he who is pricked by prior things shows a more cautious mind toward subsequent ones. And therefore David says, And my sin is always before me (Ps. 50:5), so that by having past things before…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:437B…iously, then he also brought in the prophet voting with these things and saying: "That you might be justified in your words, and overcome when you are judged" (Ps. 50:5). For He indeed did all things from His…
6Ps 50:6
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:523…gather to him his holy ones who confirm his covenant over sacrifices and the heavens shall declare his righteousness for god is judge hear my people and i will speak to you o israel and will…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1703B…the eternity of the existence of God: and therefore it is joined with the Tetragrammaton. Isa. xxvi, 4. "In the Lord God." He is the only God and judge of all, Ps. l, 6. "For God is judge." He is called the f…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:379…ine teachings, these also, if they commit sin, do so before God and in His presence, as he said: "Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight" (Ps. 50:6). What advantage, then, has he who does…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:541B…choosing them as obedient and grateful. And you have no further cause to complain against Him, as the prophet says, "That you may be justified in your words" (Ps. L, 6). To go into the abyss That t…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:233…a covenant with him by sacrifice by sacrifices he means spiritual sacrifices and the heavens shall declare his righteousness the heavens will glorify god he says because he has deemed even men worthy of heavenly dwellings…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:823…his saints together to him those who establish his covenant over sacrifices and the heavens shall declare his righteousness for god is judge he was about to arrive and cast out the worship through sacrifices and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:297D…equiring an accounting of sins, but providing forgiveness of sins. Tell your sin to God alone: "Against You only have I sinned, and done this evil before You" (Ps. 50: 6), and your sin is forgiven. You have al…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423D…"Even if you do not obey, yet you will not be able to accuse me further." That which the prophet says of the Father: "That You may be justified in Your words" (Ps. 50:6). For even if God, while he exercises c…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:305D…there be no one paying attention. This indeed the Prophet also knowing said: That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and overcome when thou art judged (Ps. 50:6). Therefore, even here, because they di…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:95C…ossible, whatever we may show: for He Himself is always right in the law; just as the Prophet also says: "And that Thou mightest prevail when Thou art judged" (Ps. L, 6). But if we have not corrupted the righ…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:15…Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight. That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged (Ps. L, 6). When that day shall arrive, He sa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:15…but receiving the penalties of sins, is divine. For this reason: That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged (Ps. L, 6). How? Because He did no sin, neither w…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:45B…ord” (Isa. i, 17–18)—not as if contending in judgment with the Master? “For he will be justified,” he says, “in his words, and will prevail when he is judged” (Ps. L, 6). Indeed, no one will be found clean of…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1555C…equable. CCCLXXXIII. — TO PETER THE CORRECTOR. A precept for governing the state rightly. Learn to rule justly; and "To thee only have I sinned." (Ps. L, 6) Whoever rules, it is necessary that…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1231…vers gather unto him his saints who make his covenant with sacrifices and the heavens shall declare his righteousness for god is judge by the things said above he showed his terrible judgment but by these…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1031…TION CCXXXVIII [Coisl. Taur. XCVI] «Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest. » (Ps. L, 6). David indeed destroyed another’s mar…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:353C…g the reason to the consequence. For example, David says: “For I have done evil in thy sight, that thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome” (Ps. L, 6). And it appears absurd, but it is…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:541…that are dedicated to the reading of the prophetic words c vers and the heavens shall declare his righteousness since the prophet is about to introduce god into judgment he anticipates and predicts that god will…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1469…upon sacrifices those who administer and fulfill his law upon sacrifices alone and the heavens shall declare his righteousness for god is judge the heavens shall proclaim his righteousness because he is truly judge having righteousness…
7Ps 50:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1329…desert more than five and they had a surplus of twelve baskets hear o my people and i will speak to thee o israel and i will testify unto thee of musical instruments some have harmony…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:977…appends to the aforementioned words what follows in which it is said hear o my people and i will testify unto thee o israel if thou wilt hearken unto me there shall no new god be…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:233…judgment to the son and god is judge then christ is god hear o my people and i will speak to thee introducing a new legislation lest anyone should suspect the word to be human or…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:997…of the tempest i tested you at the water of contradiction diapsalma hear o my people and i will testify to you israel if you hear me there shall not be a new god in you…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1213…not speak of one divinity orth if therefore god says through david hear o my people and i will speak to you o israel and i will testify to you if you will hear me there…
Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1433…i made trial of thee even in the water for thy thirst hear o my people and i will speak to thee with fair words o israel do not forget any of my sayings there shall…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:435…the father for they violate the commandment of the father who declares hear o my people and i will speak to you israel and i witness against you if you hear me there shall not be…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:829…he did not give them solid food and he says through david hear o my people and i will speak to you o israel and i will testify to you because i am god your god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:245…punishments through benefits through threats through promises through the order of time hear o my people and i will speak to you o israel and i will testify to you see again his reasonableness and gentleness…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:547D…not even if his life be but one day upon the earth" (Job XIV, 5). Remember, O Master, that "I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins my mother conceived me" (Ps. L, 7). Remember, O Master, that not even the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:631C…ing not to the indulgence of God but to the filth of the work itself, said: "For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me" (Ps. 50:7). Or what is strange if I have sinned,…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1081…and using rightness that is in every respect impartial diapsalma c vers hear o my people and i will speak to you o israel and i will testify to you i am god your god d…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:735…things speaks something of this kind also through the mouth of david hear o my people and i will speak to thee o israel and will testify unto thee i am thy god d i will…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1299C…olate mountains" (Ps. LXXIV, 6, 7). He uses repetition everywhere, as: "For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me" (Ps. L, 7); and, "I laid me down and slept" (Ps.…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:53B…in some place, not even the most expert librarians were sufficiently certain whether it should be referred to this one or that. And as concerns the passage of Psalm 50:7, brought forward by Garnerius, it is in…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1231…sentence and by the heavens he hints at the celestial powers vers hear o my people and i will speak to thee and showing to which people he is speaking he added d o israel and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1523…water but easily changed its quality and rendered the bitter sweet vers hear o my people and i will testify to you since therefore you have experienced my power readily receive the laws given to you…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1193…them thus saith the lord god behold i will open your graves o my people and i will bring you up out of your sepulchres and i will bring you into the land of israel and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:387…the fact that god addresses his people before david with these words hear o my people and i will testify to thee israel if thou wilt hear me there shall be no new god in thee…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:541…judge and therefore he will speak justly having righteousness by nature itself hear o my people and i will speak to thee from this point the words of god begin and he commands them attention before…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:847…knew before but then your vice became totally manifest to everyone ver hear o my people and i will testify to you by his people he understands the hebrews just as at the exodus from egypt…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:849…and strong god shall not hunger truly david s sentiment is this hear o my people and i will speak israel and i will testify to thee i am god thy god i will not reprove…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1469…proclaim his righteousness because he is truly judge having righteousness by nature hear o my people and i will speak to thee henceforth are the words of god and the expression i will testify is put…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1523…spoke against god and the place received the designation from the event hear o my people and i will testify to you…
Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:161B…and there was no way to escape it, nor to overstep it, concerning which even the divine David philosophizes, saying: In iniquities did my mother conceive me (Ps. L, 7). This, therefore, alone she brought wh…
Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:67B…ὴν ἁμαρτίαν. 2) That not even newly born infants are free from sin, since on account of Adam’s sin, nature—made sinful—is transmitted to all his posterity. Cf. Ps. L, 7, etc. Baptism., cœn. sacr., that both…
OrigenesPG 16:835…hebrew translation and hieron gather unto me my saints my covenant hieron and i will testify against thee hieron i will testify in thee he goats hieron the same the wild beasts of the field hieron…
8Ps 50:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1171…for he said in the fortieth psalm i am god thy god i will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices and thy burnt offerings are before me continually i will take no bullocks out of thy…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1421…in deserts for the father has given all judgment to the son i will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices etc these things will be fittingly prophesied concerning the sacrifices abolished among the jews after the…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1301C…borrowed the starting points from these, will find a certain path and door for their love of learning to be guided toward the understanding of Holy Scripture (Ps. L, 8; Matt. I, 25; Ps. XXXVII, 7; X, 6; Eccl…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1233…another lawgiver when thou seest a difference in the laws a ver i will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices and thy burnt offerings are before me always i do not he says accuse thee of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1235…in the sight of them that fear him b since he spoke i will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices he teaches thereafter for what things he was reproved vers but to the sinner god said…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:227…a and the following are similar for just as david says i will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices thy burnt offerings are always before me so also isaiah says to what purpose is the…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:43C…bove, and moved by another, greater power. And elsewhere he says in the Psalms: "The hidden and secret things of your wisdom you have made manifest to me" (Ps. L, 8). O, the extent of this magnification!…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:541…greater reproach of their dullness and the insensibility of their ears vers i will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices and thy burnt offerings are before me always i have not he says instituted the present…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:177C…isdom of God, does anyone dare to say that he knows the nature of God? He who says, "The uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast manifested to me" (Ps. L, 8)—crying out that "of his understanding…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:849…israel and i will testify to thee i am god thy god i will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices but thy burnt offerings are always in my sight i will not take calves out of…
9Ps 50:9
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1171…thy burnt offerings are before me continually i will take no bullocks out of thy house nor he goats out of thy flocks for all the wild beasts of the field are mine the cattle in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:651C…prophet David show you, saying: You shall sprinkle me, O Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; you shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow (Psal. 50. 9)? Far from it. For he says later: A sa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:695D…they had labored much, and had shed many tears, they washed away the stench of sins, as that one says: You shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow (Ps. L, 9). But there is need of much care, becau…
John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1955…body in hell, even before the time of torments. Come, let us cast ourselves into the sea of God’s mercies, saying: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow (Ps. L, 9). For God, the good shepherd, has stood…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1249D…ng incorporeally and invisibly; and the one typological, the other true, and that which purges the depths, of which the first birth... Coloss. II, 12. Psal. L, 9.…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:849…burnt offerings are always in my sight i will not take calves out of thy house nor he goats out of thy flocks i have known all the fowls of the air and the beauty of…
10Ps 50:10
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:819…, saying: Renew [it] in my vitals; and cast me not, he says, from thy face: and restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and confirm me with a principal Spirit (Ps. 50:10-12): that is, with the gift by which I may…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:841…not take calves from thy house nor he goats from thy flocks for every beast of the forest is mine the cattle on the mountains and the oxen i know all the birds of the sky…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:681C…atur. VERS. 13. — Quoniam ea quæ fiunt omnino etiam annuntiantur, frequenter pro facto annuntiationem dicit. V. g. Audire me facies exsultationem et lætitiam (Psal. L, 10); id est, præbebis omnino mihi: nam…
11Ps 50:11
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1171…of thy house nor he goats out of thy flocks for all the wild beasts of the field are mine the cattle in the mountains and the oxen i know all the birds of the air…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:117…make a way in the desert and rivers in the waterless land and the wild beasts of the field shall bless me the sirens and the daughters of the ostrich because i have given water in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:547D…gs. Therefore "Enter not into judgment with your servant" (Ps. CXLII, 2), do not weigh your threat against my offenses, but "Turn your face away from my sins" (Ps. L, 11); and do not set the balance with an eq…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:99C…been created, but had been stained by adultery and murder, and were being carried to corruption, he prays to God and says: Create a clean heart in me, O God (Ps. L, 11): not that he did not have a heart befo…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:383…hypo tou theou by god t n gar hydaton epiphanius for asps and the wild beasts of the waters which the egyptians call neph th and the greeks krokodeilous crocodiles are korkon sous the text continues…
Nicephorus the Philosopher fl. c. 890PG 106:135…of libanus saying give thy daughter to my son as a wife and the wild beasts of the field went through libanus and trampled upon the thistle thou smiting hast smitten edom and thy heart has…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:859A…had been created, yet he was defiled by adultery and murder, and was being carried toward ruin, he beseeches God and says: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. L, 11). Not that he did not possess a heart b…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:321…earth to nebuchadnezzar king of babylon to serve him and the wild beasts of the field to labor for him and the nation and the kingdom as many as do not put their…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:543…light which lies in the words of scripture c vers for all the wild beasts of the field are mine the cattle on the mountains and the oxen i will not accept he says the things…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:295…a with the wild beasts of the field and with the birds of the sky and with the serpents of the earth in a freer and…
12Ps 50:12
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:965…one in need for i have been set in need of nothing for the world is mine and the fullness thereof but when the people of this generation called upon him and ascribed the cause of…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:969…goats from your flocks if i hunger i will not tell you for the world is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:525…i will not tell you for the world is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:623…xlix according to the lxx but hebrew l where he significantly says if i were hungry i would not tell thee and will i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats this…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1171…beauty of the field is with me if i hunger i will not tell thee for the world is mine and the fulness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:417…of the air and the beauty of the field is with me if i were hungry i would not tell you for the world is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1013C…ls. Cast me not away from thy face, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a governing spirit" (Ps. l, 12, 13); and elsewhere: "Thy good Spirit s…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:841A…tain of goodness, from whom being made good and goodness itself spring forth even for others. P. 575, B. Upright) Elias, f. 178 v. i. He indicates the source, Ps. 50, 12. And he adds this besides: "Upright" is…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1391…him corporeal victims as if to one who is hungry he says if i were hungry i would not tell you for the inhabited world is mine occupied by my illustrious church and its fullness his…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:599…as one who is needy for i am in need of nothing for the world is mine and the fullness thereof but when they became unmindful of these things and invoked a calf in place of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:789A…e. "Blessed are the pure in heart" (Matt. 5:8). David also says this: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within my inward parts" (Ps. 50:12). And if anyone were to run through the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:639A…from the circumcision, into one new man. For "creation" denotes a change now, not a substance: as is also that which says, "Create in me a clean heart, O God" (Ps. 50:12); and, "The Lord created me the beginni…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:425D…were not the one giving a good heart to those who love you, if you are not the one who gives, how does David pray to you: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. 50:12)? The prophets ask for a clean heart fr…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:449A…as he says: "Created in Christ Jesus (Ephes. 2:10)," in the same way he says: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my inward parts (Ps. 50:12)." Do you wish that I show you this fro…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:635A…it] in body? By no means, but who are pure in heart; for they shall see God (Matt. V, 8). And what does the Prophet say? Create a clean heart in me, O God (Ps. L, 12); and again, Wash thy heart from wicke…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:681…alice, avarice, wickedness. "Wash yourselves," he says, "be clean; take away your wickedness from your souls" (Is. 1. 16). "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. 50. 12). "Go out from the midst of them, and b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:23…substance, but to indicate the power of breathing. For you would see it called soul, and heart, and mind. "For a clean heart," he says, "create in me, O God" (Ps. L, 12). And not only these things, but yo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:81A…brought low. And other things must accompany humility, so that it may be such as the blessed David prayed for, saying: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. L, 12); and again: "A broken and humbled hear…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:101A…eed evil thoughts, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies (Matt. 15:19). For this reason the Prophet also said: Create a clean heart in me, O God (Ps. 50:12); and another: Wash your heart from wic…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:915B…tles; this, O Good One, do not take away from us, but renew [it] in us who pray." And, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me" (Ps. 50:12). Then, inclining his head, the deacon…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:29C…created, and his heart had been created, but it was polluted by adultery and murder. He invokes, therefore, God and says: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. L, 12). Was he therefore without a heart prev…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:41…field is with me if i hunger i will not tell you for the world is mine and the fullness thereof but to us who have been justified in christ and sanctified in the spirit he…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1277A…you understand "created me" in reference to the Godhead, it will be equivalent to "appointed me"; just as in that saying: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. L, 12), and that: "That he might create two i…
Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:243…ing" or "ordaining," with the thunder signified in another way as announcing the preaching of the Gospel. And he who says, Create in me a clean heart, O God [Ps. L, 12], did not speak this as if he did not h…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1233…all such worship then ironically he says ver if i should hunger i would not tell thee for the world is mine and the fullness thereof if he says i were in need of food i…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:133A…ave hidden thy words, that I might not sin against thee," ⟦Ps. cxviii, 11⟧ so that it might say, "In my soul"; and again, "Create a clean heart in me, O God," ⟦Ps. L, 12⟧ so that it might say, "soul." But the…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:545…not ask food of you to eat and he subjoins the reason for the world is mine and the fulness thereof since therefore the earth is mine i would take if need were from myself whatever…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:849…of the field is mine if i should be hungry i will not tell thee for the world is mine and the fulness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bullocks or shall i drink the…
Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:1221D…gs; which creation the divine David also asks for, that a clean heart be created in him, and a right spirit be renewed in his inward parts. 2 Cor. v, 17. Ps. L, 12.…
John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:875A…ade in truth and equity [Ps. 110:7]. And again the same in the fiftieth Psalm: Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit within my bowels [Ps. 50:12]. From which it is manifest that the Ho…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:875…d we restore him in it. And David, having fallen into sin, asked for this, and he received it by repentance, saying, "Renew a right spirit in my inward parts" (Ps. L, 12). Therefore, we do not perform baptism…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:761B…Spirit from me" (Psal. L, 13); where is the Son? If the same person says: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within my inward parts" (Psal. L, 12); where is the Son? If the same person…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:279C…n created, yet had been defiled by adultery and murder, and was being carried down to corruption, he invokes God and says: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. L, 12). Not that he did not have a heart befo…
Bartholomew of Edessa fl. c. 12th centuryPG 104:1413B…eat stench. Now, what profit is there to a man to wash his posterior all the days of his life? For the prophet David says, "Create in me a clean heart, O God" (Ps. L, 12). And Moses fasted for forty days and n…
13Ps 50:13
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:969…tell you for the world is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:525…tell you for the world is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1019…tell thee for mine is the world and the fulness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or shall i drink the blood of goats then lest anyone should think that he refuses these because…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:623…significantly says if i were hungry i would not tell thee and will i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats this opinion which not infrequently occupied the minds of the jews…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1171…tell thee for the world is mine and the fulness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats offer unto god the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1421…them shall not fall without my father who is in heaven shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats etc he abolishes sensible sacrifices for a sacrifice to god is a…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1103A…the spirit of adoption also seems to be called the same, as the present apostolic discourse declares. David also, who says: "Take not thy holy spirit from me" (Ps. L, 13), and, "Strengthen me with a princely s…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:417…tell you for the world is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:435…impious inasmuch as they ought to obtain the promised things vers shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats the food of god is that concerning which he said i was…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:667…mine the cattle on the mountains and the oxen and thereafter shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats for how could the things spoken here concerning burnt offerings rams oxen…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:111C…gave it Himself to Moses and to others, the seventy (Num. XI, 16), and through Him David also entreated the Father, saying: Take not thy holy Spirit from me (Ps. L, 13). And having become man, He said: I wi…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:101…law for the word of faith eliminates that as he says shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats to the saints who are in his land he has made all…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:847…shall i eat the flesh of bulls or shall i drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay your…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:957…your house nor he goats from your flocks for i will not eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats although many animal sacrifices have often taken place yet even if these things…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:221…from your souls david i will not eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and again i will not accept from your house calves nor from your…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:789…strengthened in faith toward him we might thereafter hear from him shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats ps xlix and did you offer me sacrifices in the desert for…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:141…bring me incense from sheba and cinnamon from a far land shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats for these things i did not seek from your hands but that…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:597…accept calves from your house nor goats from your flocks and shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and did you offer a sacrifice to me for forty years in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:829…through the needlessness of these not through their offering and adds shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:247…things raising them a to that which is more sublime he subjoined will i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats these he says i did not command even men to do…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:575D…thers, so in this Psalm also he has clearly taught us this, that he was not at all deprived of the grace of the Spirit. "And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me" (Ps. 50:13). [For he did not petition that it be p…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:547…not at all think that god is delighted by blood will god eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:269…require as though in need for i will not eat he says the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats ps xlix then having said nor is he served by human hands as though…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:595…I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?" and He adds: "Sacrifice to God a sacrifice of praise, and render your vows to the Most High" (Ps. 50:13-14). So also Paul here bids: "Present your bodies, a living sa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:291…in these sacrifices alone see how he again corrects them saying shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats ps this paul also says i do not seek he says the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:807…he no longer receives for the doctrine of faith abolishes them shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and again sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire but a body…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:821…what was said to them through the voice of the psalmist shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats for how he says do you bring sacrifices to me as if…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:737…offerings are always in my sight then adding to these things shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and again he says offer to god the sacrifice of praise and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:857…the law be gratified by such things hear indeed him saying shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and besides this clearly and openly to the jews gather your whole…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:975…not accept calves from your house nor kids from your flocks shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and again for i desire…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:861…your hands and furthermore through the voice of the blessed david shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats for the divine is all sufficient and gives life to all things…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1233…he teaches that his own nature is exempt from passion ver shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats having in this way shown their folly and having taught that he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:693…god will not despise and again from the person of god shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1331…and again in the person of god shall i eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most high your vows and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:997…over it he tempered what he had ironically said by saying shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and having shown that sacrifices were utterly superfluous and unworthy of the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2351…the law as one who is in need in accordance with shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats for how could i be in need of these being eternal and…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:799B…ri martyris ubera. Quibus exsectis, Christi ovicula in cœlum suscipiens: « Ne projicias me, Domine, aiebat, a facie tua, et Spiritum sanctum ne auferas a me » (Ps. L, 13). Atque hanc quoque plagam martyr gener…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:433…does not desire sacrifices by means of the prophet david saying shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats c whence he who was begotten of him before the ages and…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:497…your sheepfolds for the earth is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:239…those things as if he were in need for he says shall i eat the flesh of bulls or shall i drink the blood of goats and so forth xvii and has determined the times ordained…
Theodore of Andida fl. 11th c.PG 140:427…required this from your hands and david shall i eat the meat of bulls or drink the blood of goats and elsewhere sacrifice and oblation you did not desire but a body you have prepared for…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:405…does not crave sacrifices is shown by the prophet david saying shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats hence the son of god who was begotten of him before all…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:457…flocks for the inhabited earth is mine and the fullness thereof shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and a sacrifice to god…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:523B…ng anything novel about the holy Trinity. But concerning the Holy Spirit, hear again your prophet speaking as he prays: "Do not take your Holy Spirit from me" (Ps. L, 13). And the same one again: "And by the s…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:999…them as if he were in need of anything for he says will i eat the flesh of bulls etc b then in confirmation of his discourse he puts forward this excellent saying of aratus one…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1109…seek those things as if in need shall i eat he says the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats two proofs of divinity that he himself needs nothing and that he provides everything…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:545…has no need of such supports hear what he says vers shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats these words are to be read as an interrogation he refutes their…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:279…calves from your house nor he goats from your flocks and shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and many such things b thereafter he introduces the rational worship saying…
Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:705…animals and by smoke and odor and such things for he says will i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats and who has sought these things from your hands xxvi furthermore…
John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:567…no calves from your house nor he goats from your flocks shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats c sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise that is a hymn…
John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:645…not tell you for the world and its fullness are mine shall i eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats offer to god a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:761B…says: "A spirit will go forth from me, and I have made every breath" (Isa. LVII, 16); where is the Son? If David says: "And take not thy Holy Spirit from me" (Psal. L, 13); where is the Son? If the same person…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:229C…" (Ps. cxliii, 10); for He means, since You care for me, You will provide these things with great goodness. Likewise that: "Take not Your Holy Spirit from me" (Ps. l, 13); that is, do not remove Your providenc…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:973B…of a broken heart, and will save the humble in spirit" (Ps. XXXIII, 19); and elsewhere: "Cast me not away from thy face, and take not thy holy Spirit from me" (Ps. L, 13). For he becomes near by the dispositio…
14Ps 50:14
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:725A…psalm of confession, asks for three Spirits, saying: “Confirm me with a principal Spirit: renew a right Spirit in my bowels: take not thy holy Spirit from me” (Ps. 50:14, 12, 13). Who are these three Spirits?…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:445…in a chariot, and was asked for by Elisha in double measure" (IV Reg. II, 9); and the "good and principal Spirit" by whom David is led and confirmed (Ps. L, 14). He was promised, however, first by Joel, who used these w…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:835…from god for sacrifice he says to god the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the most high and call upon me in the day of thy trouble and i will deliver thee and…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1739…a sleep upon adam i offer to god a sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the most high ii the immortality of the soul is clearly asserted by christ iv the office of ruling…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1777…are mine a he added offer unto god a sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the most high and call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:715…worship according to that word sacrifice to god a sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the most high the faithful man also praises god making the light of his own works shine before men…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:761B…s again: "And thy good Spirit shall lead me in the right land" (Psal. CXLI, 10); where is the Son? If the same says: "And with a princely Spirit establish me" (Psal. L, 14); where is the Son? If Job says: "T…
15Ps 50:15
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:315…god a sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the highest and call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me for a sacrifice to…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:525…a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most high your vows and call upon me in the day of affliction and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me but to the sinner god…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1019…the sacrifice of praise and render to the most high thy vows and call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me rejecting those things through…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1321…god a sacrifice of praise and pay to the lord your vows and call upon me in the day of your affliction and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me for a sacrifice to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1171…god the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the highest and call upon me in the day of trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me and in the fiftieth…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:91…a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of tribulation and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me and again the lifting up…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:419…god the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the highest and call upon me in the day of trouble here too the divine prophecy clearly foretells that god will manifestly come clearly indicating none…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:885…god the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the lord and call upon me in the day of trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me now therefore he says vow…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:715…is spoken concerning the consummation of the age for he himself said call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me his son from heaven he…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:847…a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your tribulation i will deliver you and you shall glorify me but to the sinner god…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1207…of thy heavens and receive my supplication just as thou hast said call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me so now receiving my supplication…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:45…a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most high your vows and call upon me in the day of your trouble and i will deliver you and you will glorify me…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1115…a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and again the lord lives and blessed be god and let the god of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:249…call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you will honor me do you see what an…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:603B…he teaching. But that the psalmody itself is teaching, hear the prophet saying: I will teach the unjust thy ways, and the impious shall be converted to thee (Ps. L, 15). Just as there is no pool of water tha…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:679B…(for "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" [Matt. V, 8]): a heart that has become a sacrifice (for "A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit" [Ps. L, 15]): a heart more sublime than the heaven…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:835…the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the most high and call upon me in the day of thy trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me and that disciple of…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:41…a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me b spiritual things are…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:737…the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me hear o tribe and who…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:587…a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most high thy vows and call upon me in the day of trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me for if the trinity were…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1741…this life i the envious do not become better through benefits iii call upon me in the day of tribulation and i will deliver you and you shall honor me ii the involuntary is a compelled…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1233…a sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of thy trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me in due time he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:693…a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me and a little later…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1331…a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most high your vows and call upon me in the day of your affliction and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me and a little further…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1777…a sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows unto the most high and call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me and again for if…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:997…a sacrifice of praise and render your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you will glorify me for a rational and…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:715…the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of thy trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me ps xlix to this…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:905A…ays of the just man: "The law of his God is in his heart." [Ps. XXXVII, 31.] Likewise: "I will teach the unjust your ways, and the ungodly shall turn to you." [Ps. L, 15.] It is necessary, however, that an acc…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:951…a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you will glorify me and isaiah again says…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:669…the enemy will quickly depart for it is written in the psalms call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me has the enemy inflicted a…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:649…a sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of trouble and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me for if the trinity were…
Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:361…do thou lord thou merciful caretaker command through the prophet saying 'call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me ' b behold today thy handmaiden…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:555…a sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your trouble and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me for if the trinity…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:545…nations considered to excel in virtue on account of their sacrifices vers and call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me sacrifice he says in…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:263…the sacrifice of praise and pay your vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and again the lord lives and blessed be god and let the god of…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:849…the sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows to the most high and call upon me in the day of trouble d i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me and jeremiah behold the days…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:977…having been given over to unholy men for burning for he says call upon me in the day of your affliction and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me but shall i add will…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1315…sacrifice of praise and pay thy vows to the most high likewise call upon me in the day of thy tribulation likewise the lord lives and blessed be the lord likewise let the god of my…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:1323…a writing formed by the arrangement and distinction of stars signifying this call upon me in the day of thy tribulation and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me struck with astonishment he raised…
John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:567…a sincere and upright heart and pay your vows to the lord and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me and he said this…
John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:645…a sacrifice of praise and pay to the most high your vows and call upon me in the day of your tribulation and i will deliver you and you will glorify me do you see how…
Nicholas Cabasilas c. 1322–c. 1391PG 150:369…on him offer he says to god a sacrifice of praise and i will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me ps cxvii the readings of the holy scriptures meanwhile announcing the kindness and humanity of…
OrigenesPG 16:2367…the men from before whose face thou art afraid because by delivering i will deliver thee and thou shalt not fall by the sword and thou shalt have for a prey thy soul r in the…
16Ps 50:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:439…of speech when our life is corrupt and foul for he says but unto the wicked god saith what hast thou to do to declare my statutes ps the jews were once led away captive and…
17Ps 50:17
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:457A…oice is to be heard in crying out. Why do you fast for Me?" I am not looking, He says, for an outward appearance. "For sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit." (Ps. L, 17.) Verse 6. "But loose every bond o…
18Ps 50:18
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1727C…plural ὁλοκαυτώματα, as the Codex Alexandrinus and the Apostle himself in Heb. x, 6, have it. He says elsewhere, etc. Who truly says so? Is it David, whose Psalm L, 18, Feuardentius noted in the margin? But…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1223…men and what shall we do concerning the scripture which says 'when thou sawest a thief then thou consentedst with him and hast been partaker with adulterers' therefore the apostle well added as much as lieth…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:173C…God have burnt offerings and sacrifices, or that thou shouldst obey Him?" (1 Reg. 15. 22)? And again: "If thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would have given it" (Ps. 50. 18). And again: "Obedience is better than…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:809B…et says: If thou hadst desired, I would have offered a sacrifice; thou wilt not be delighted with burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit (Ps. 50:18, 19), etc. But how the Jewish people w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:215A…e given it; with burnt offerings thou wilt not be pleased. A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; a heart that is contrite and humbled God will not despise (Ps. L, 18, 19). He does not demand humility simpl…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:133…were weak and benefited nothing, but that God does not admit them, as useless and fruitless. He says the same thing elsewhere: "If You had desired sacrifice" ⟦Ps. 50:18⟧. For this reason also it signifies tha…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:229…dost thou steal and david likewise saying if thou sawest a thief thou consentedst with him and hast been partaker with the adulterer ye became to me a satiety he says i have had enough of…
19Ps 50:19
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:641B…ormer may be uprooted, and that the wholesome thoughts may be introduced in their stead. For this reason, A broken and a humbled heart, God will not despise (Ps. L, 19). For while the habit of sinning remain…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:787D…is, the humble: and yet the Old Testament had said this too. "For a sacrifice to God is a spirit troubled; a contrite and humbled heart God will not despise" (Ps. 50:19). And again, "Blessed are the meek":…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:303D…ou will find rest for your souls" [Matt. 11:29]. And again David: "A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit: a contrite and humbled heart God will not despise" [Ps. 50:19]. For God does not so much embrace and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:79D…fers a true and acceptable sacrifice to God, as the prophet says: A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; a contrite and humbled heart God will not despise (Ps. L, 19). For noble souls are not so corrected…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:449…." The word "humiliation" signifies many things. For there is also a humiliation of virtue, as when he says: "A broken and humbled heart God will not despise" (Ps. 50. 19). There is also a humiliation from cala…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:475D…es to those who are faint-hearted, patience (Is. LVII, 15). Furthermore, this very prophet also elsewhere, A contrite and humble heart God will not despise (Ps. L, 19). When you wish to attain consolation,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:623B…of praise and exultation" (Ps. 26:6). There is also a certain sacrifice called to God, a contrite spirit: "A contrite and humbled heart God will not despise" (Ps. 50:19). Do you see what kind of sacrifices ar…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:715C…humble spirit and a contrite heart, just as the Prophet also says: A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; a contrite and humble heart God does not despise (Psal. 50. 19). But he cannot have a humble spirit an…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:595D…nec sacram victimam comburit, sed magis ipsam vivificat. Hanc jam olim Deus victimam quaerebat: quamobrem dicebat propheta, Sacrificium Deo spiritus contritus (Psal. L, 19). Hanc etiam tres pueri offerebant dice…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:425C…e puffed up; that which is broken would not rise up. For this reason, the one says, Rend; the other says, A contrite and humble heart God will not despise (Ps. 50, 19). Be a ruler, rend your heart, do not l…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:81A…be such as the blessed David prayed for, saying: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. L, 12); and again: "A broken and humbled heart God will not despise" (Ps. L, 19). For that which is broken does not ris…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:91D…sacrifice to Thee a sacrifice of praise" (Ps. 115.17), and, "A sacrifice of praise shall glorify Me" (Ps. 49.23), and, "A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit" (Ps. 50.19); and, "What does the Lord require of y…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:899…love for one another." He who humbles his soul before God and is never puffed up against his neighbor: for "A contrite and humbled heart God will not despise" (Ps. 50:19): who is crushed concerning the neighbo…
Isaac of Nineveh c. 613-c. 700PG 86:849D…s the forms of prayer into voices of thanksgiving. And this is the saying which he said, who defined the proper form of each thing. Since prayer is joy, grat- (Psalm L, 19). CAPUT XXIII. Quomodo acquiritur…
George of Nicomedia fl. c. 860-880 (9th century)PG 100:1343B…le soul and a modest sense, and one who knows that no gift can respond to God according to His dignity. For He says: “The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit” (Ps. L, 19). For God Himself, the acceptor of the…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:323B…great mystery, which the whole world rightly venerates. In it is contained the sacrifice of praise, namely a pure heart, which is a contrite and humble heart [Ps. l, 19]. For it knows that it has nothing of i…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:191A…modest in spirit, but another is so with excellence; this humility the blessed David also commends, saying: A broken and humbled heart God will not despise (Ps. L, 19). Vers. 4. Blessed are they that mour…
Ephraem of Ainos fl. c. 1313PG 143:389A…ledge and compunction: "In whatever day I call upon you, behold I know that you are my God" (Ps. LV, 10). And again: "A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit" (Ps. L, 19). For the temple and those of the mind…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1193A…that one sacrifice pleasing to God, and therefore said: A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise [Ps. l, 19]. Contempt and indignation disturb the…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:155A…suffices for us for an offering and a sacrifice, as David also said: "A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a broken and humbled heart God will not despise" (Ps. 50:19). He did not simply say "humbled," but…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1175…o the brokenhearted, and saves the humble in spirit (Ps. XXXIII, 19). "A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a broken and humbled heart God will not despise" (Ps. L, 19). "In our humiliation the Lord was mind…
20Ps 50:20
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:305…out that true death, about the punishment of the soul, be anxious about sin, just as David says: "For I declare my iniquity, and I will be anxious for my sin" (Ps. l. 20); and do not be terrified by the dissol…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:805B…salem and repaired all the walls of Jerusalem, saying, "Because of me David the prophet said: 'In your good pleasure, let the walls of Jerusalem be built' [Ps. L, 20]." And having remained in Jerusalem her…
21Ps 50:21
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:313…silent but having taken up the judgment seat of thy justice say these things hast thou done and i kept silent and again i have been silent shall i be silent forever he supplicates in human…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:991…in the forty ninth psalm introduces god saying these things to sinners these things hast thou done and i have kept silence thou thoughtest wickedly that i should be like to thee the apostle teaches the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:623B…ing, that is, through hymns: "Sacrifice to God a sacrifice of praise" (Ps. 49:14). The fifth is through justice: "Then you will accept a sacrifice of justice" (Ps. 50:21). The sixth is offered through almsgivi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…boys, he was asking what this might be: "A sound strikes my ears." But he said: "David the prophet sings within: 'Then shall they lay upon your altar calves'" (Ps. 50.21). The same again exhorts those who are…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:497D…nd a power that brings to perfection, because that most divine altar is our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom every divine mind is sanctified. "For then," says David (Ps. L, 21), "we shall lay young bulls upon your a…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:547…a stumbling block however is a trap or some kind of snare these things hast thou done and i held my peace i have been long suffering awaiting your repentance vers thou thoughtest wickedly that i…
23Ps 50:23
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:595…l honor Me"; and again, "I will praise the name of my God with a song; and it shall please God more than a young calf bringing forth horns and hoofs" (Ps. 50:23; 69:31-32). Elsewhere too He rejects that sacrifice and say…
OrigenesPG 16:835…indeed hieron understand this whosoever offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving shall honor me and to him that ordereth his way i will make him see the salvation of god hieron he who sacrificeth confession shall glorify…
123Ps 50:123
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…lm XLII, 1175 on Psalm XLIII, 1177 on Psalm XLIV, 1187 on Psalm XLV, 1199 on Psalm XLVI, 1201 on Psalm XLVII, 1215 on Psalm XLVIII, 1217 on Psalm XLIX, 1227 on Psalm L, 1237 on Psalm LI, 1253 on Psalm LII, 1259 o…
145Ps 50:145
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…XLII 1419 On Psalm XLIII 1422 On Psalm XLIV 1427 On Psalm XLV 1431 On Psalm XLVI 1435 On Psalm XLVII 1438 On Psalm XLVIII 1442 On Psalm XLIX 1447 On Psalm L 1451 On Psalm LI 1458 On Psalm LII 1459 On Psalm LIII 1462 On P…
384Ps 50:384
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:171A…s the spirit is not to be lifted up, nor should it be drowned in adversity. Confer epist. 115. 383. Learn to preside justly; "Against Thee only have I sinned." Ps. L. 384. Let the body obey, and the mind comman…
563Ps 50:563
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:789…HOMILY on that prophetic text, Surely every man living is disquieted in vain (Ps. 38:7), and on almsgiving. 559-564 MONITION on the two following Homilies on Psalm L. 563-568 HOMILY I on the title of Psalm L, and…