Where the Fathers quote Psalms 51

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John ChrysostomPG 55:589expounds v.3“Τι εγκαυχα εν κακια ο δυνατος ανομιαν ολην την ημεραν”On Psalm 51: «Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?» Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:245…mercy i have anointed him a but he also says unto god have mercy upon me o god according to thy great mercy and according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my iniquity wash… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:237…prepared by god to the end a psalm of a canticle by david when nathan the prophet came to him when he went in to bersabee h argument h he sings this psalm containing a confession… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:849…him the salvation of the salvation of god h to the end a psalm of david when nathan the prophet came to him when he went in to bersabee the wife of urias h psalm l… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1587…"formerly they called the prophet the Seer." FRAGMENTS ON THE PSALMS ON PSALM LI TO LXXIV (Mai, Bibliotheca nova Patrum, vol. VI, p. 248.) Psalm LI, vers. 1, in the title. Diodorus. The understanding of the words con… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:565…subject of instruction for what 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 this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:573…that you may be justified but let us return to the beginning a psalm of david when nathan the prophet went in to him here is demonstrated his gratitude and b forgiveness see therefore you have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:575…to compose a corresponding pharmaceutical 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 both to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:223B…ire so much as when we show mercy. For we ourselves often are in need of this mercy, and we say to God daily: "According to Thy great mercy, have mercy on us" (Ps. 51:1). Let us begin ourselves; or rather, we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:741…oldness toward God, after a multitude of achievements, after so many trophies, proclaiming and saying: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy (Ps. LI, 1). You said "great," tell me its measure… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:41…men except to thee who dost not remember sins have mercy on me o god according to thy great mercy and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity wash me yet… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1199…h psalm l h a vers in finem a psalm of david when nathan the prophet came to him when he went in to bathsheba the book of kings contains the history… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1239…been wounded and stand in need of healing vers have mercy on me o god according to thy great mercy and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity these words apply… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1151B…an highly exalted, and lifted up [like the cedars of Libanus]." (Ps. xlii, 1): "Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation [that is not holy]." (Ps. li, 1): "Why dost thou boast in malice, O tho… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:523…ebel in the very things they do, denying that God exists, according to the sentiment of holy David: The fool has said in his heart: There is no God (Ps. LI, 1). For unless it generates in the minds of men forgetfulness… Gregory of Decapolis c. 780/797-842PG 100:1209…my enemies laugh at me and again he says have mercy on me o god according to thy great mercy and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity and again lighten… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:223…with many evils and there is no hope of salvation in me have mercy upon me o god according to thy great mercy and do not repay me according to my works but turn me take… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:551…h psalmus l h a ver have mercy upon me o god according to thy great mercy according to thine immense mercy he says have mercy on me because i… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1469…instead of beside me b h psalm l h unto the end a psalm of david when nathan the prophet came unto him when he went in to bathsheba the word when here indicates a subsequent… OrigenesPG 16:839…versions of the hebrew text h bathsheba hieron id have mercy on me o god according to thy mercy hieron id always thou mayest be victorious in judging thee hieron thou mayest be victorious when thou… OrigenesPG 16:841…and theodoret h psalm l h a symmachus bathsheba have pity on me o god according to thy mercy continually to overcome him that judgeth into iniquity i was shaped and in sins did my mother… PG 43 (anthology)PG 43:1319…not cast me away from thy presence nor abhor my unworthiness but have mercy upon me o god according to thy great mercy and take away my iniquity that i may draw near blamelessly before thy… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:245…thy compassions blot out my iniquity wash me yet more from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for i know my iniquity and my sin is before me continually against thee only have i… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1313…of your mercies blot out my transgression wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for i know my iniquity and my sin is before me always d then hinting at the… Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1245…of your 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 but if they… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:849…of your mercies blot out my iniquity wash me more from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for i know my iniquity and my sin is before me always to you only have i… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:341…of iniquity requiring washing but sin requiring cleansing saying wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin those who are entirely uninstructed in the divine teachings having sinned before learning the word… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:579…did david offer have mercy on me and wash me more thoroughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin as if he were saying already indeed through the prophet nathan you have granted me… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:741B… (2 Reg. XII, 13). What more do you seek? "I do not seek this alone," he says, "but I seek my beauty, I seek my boldness: Wash me more from my iniquity (Ps. LI, 2)." Do you see what he seeks? And he see… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:41…tender mercies blot out my iniquity wash me yet more from 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… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:129…a greater brightness a greater purity wash me more thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin ps l attend with precision to the word and strain yourself the mercy b of god is… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:875…lord is upon many waters and again wash me more from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin and a little later you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1469…mercy on me who have sinned greatly against thee wash me more from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin for he was forgiven also through nathan and more is used here for greatly for… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:87D…oward slander, making them such as David describes the man who prays in iniquity, saying: “He devised injustice all the day; his tongue is like a sharp sword” (Ps. li, 2). And from these he beseeches God to be… Laonicus Chalcocondyles fl. 1439–1462PG 159:1261…that iniquity needs washing and sin needs cleansing saying wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin those who are entirely untaught in divine doctrines having sinned before learning the word as… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:405…another and that he may always say for i acknowledge my iniquity and my sin is ever before me and that he may have in his mind the day of his departure and how in the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:579…and during the day i imagine them for i acknowledge mine iniquity and my sin is ever before me o nobility of soul for he did not grant a forgetfulness of the sin but rather he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:937B…Matt. 12:31-32). What is the need of syllogisms of begotten and unbegotten, created and uncreated? The word of heresy is sharp, sharper than a whetted razor (Ps. 51:3-4). But even a razor, however large and s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:937B…Why do you boast in malice, you who are powerful in lawlessness? All day long your tongue has devised injustice, as a whetted razor you have wrought deceit (Ps. 51:3-4). The Father legislates, the Son comman… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:479A…ful tongue. Therefore God will destroy you forever, he will pluck you up, and will remove you from your tabernacle, and your root from the land of the living” (Ps. LI, 3-7). I understand, moreover, that there a… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:245…i know my iniquity and my sin is before me continually against thee only have i sinned and done the evil thing before thee b that thou mightest be justified in thy words and prevail when… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:379…do so before god and in his presence as he said against thee only have i sinned and done evil in thy sight ps what advantage then has he who does evil before god this truly… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:915…a psalm is he uttered against you only have i sinned and done this evil in your sight but when he says against you only have i sinned he does not… Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1245…thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin against you only have i sinned and done this evil before you ps l but if they know this they keep silent out of malice things… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:239…from the opposite namely everyone who commits sin also commits iniquity against thee only have i sinned and done this evil before thee this is as if to say although by sinning i escaped the eyes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:297…providing forgiveness of sins tell your sin to god alone against you only have i sinned and done this evil before you ps and your sin is forgiven you have also another way of repentance not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:581…my lawlessness and my sin is before me continually d against you only have i sinned and done the evil before you what is this that you say i was a king i was fearing you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:15…came to the confession of his sin said this to god 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… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:995B…tus, nullam nostri habuisti rationem, glorians in malitia, tanquam potens, et iniqua cogitans. Et factus es novacula contra teipsum acuta, dolum machinans [Ps. LI, 4]. Quare Deus quoque adversus quem cavil… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1193…outcome in a way that suggests causality as in the passage against thee only have i sinned and done this evil before thee that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings and mightest overcome when thou… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1345B…unrestrained in their tongue, your housemates. Eusebius — An evil tongue is a man's ruin. And again David: "Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs like a sharp rasor" (Ps. LI, 4). And again: "What shall be given unto… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:43…the quaternion of the pythagoreans why did jacob anoint the stone against thee only have i sinned and done evil before thee that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest i know that in me that… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1031…h question ccxxxviii coisl taur xcvi h against thee only have i sinned and done this evil in thy sight that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest ps l david indeed… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1469…will show to him who so sacrifices the salvation from me to thee only have i sinned and done evil before thee being myself king and subject to thee only as judge to thee only have… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1731…handiwork b also signifies his people and he who said against you only have i sinned and done this evil before you did not by having done evil simultaneously become a sinner but he sinned first… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1105…condemnation of our first parent are conceived in iniquities but the text in sin did my mother conceive me teaches that the first parent eve was the first to desire pleasure therefore we too are said… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1429…to adhere entirely to vice; of these, the worse ones love vice more than virtue, while others do the reverse. "Thou hast loved all words of destruction," etc. (Ps. LI, 6). Doeg loved words of destruction, slan… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1239D…ined, II, 1593. (In the scholion n. 3: νικητὰς λέοντος: so that it might be from זכריה. But whence Sach, which is elsewhere innocens (innocent)? But at Ps. 51, 6 זכריה is translated νικήσης (you sh… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:75A…, you shall not hear. — The same. It is noble to spare time. TITLE IV. — Concerning flatterers, parasites, and buffoons; and that one must avoid them. Ps. LI, 6. — "God has scattered the bones of thos… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:425…the one who is slandered. Thou hast loved words of submersion, a deceitful tongue (Ps. LI, 6). If there be words of iniquity. My wor… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:245…of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest unto me thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed thou shalt wash me and i shall be whiter than snow thou shalt make me hear… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:693…according to the blessed david sing psalms in thanksgiving you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be whitened beyond snow you shall make me hear… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:795…sepulchres but here this whitening is that of which the prophet speaks wash me and i shall be whiter than snow and again isaiah if your sins be as scarlet i shall make them white as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1185…conquers having done all things that contribute to salvation you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be made whiter than snow hyssop is a symbol… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1429…. "Therefore let God destroy thee for ever: let him pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place, and thy root out of the land of the living," etc. (Ps. LI, 7). God, who destroys wicked structures,… Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1405…the condition of men is now to be deplored, who have received their existence from the impure propagation of the flesh, as Job teaches (ch. XIV, 4) and David (Ps. LI, 7). This sentiment of our author is evide… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:439…these things because you have loved truth b vers you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be whiter than snow hyssop is a symbol of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:241…wisdom were revealed to him through the holy spirit thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed having said that you have given divine laws and ordinances he says something greater that you… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:851…of your wisdom you have made manifest to me you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be made whiter than snow to my hearing you… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:129…from the stain contracted from carnal thinking according to what is written wash me and i shall be whiter than snow for this reason we are not washed after the manner of the jews c for… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:713…people and i will be your god and david you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be whitened more than snow for he calls the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1445…and quench the burning of the passions for neither in the passage wash me and i shall be whiter than snow is the word used in a literal sense since it is not sufficient to express… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:585…a therefore i cry out sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed wash me and i shall be made whiter than snow for only the gift of baptism… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:651…the 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 far from it for… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:91…undefiled therefore put faith in the prophet who cries out thou shalt wash me and i shall be whiter than snow and in the apostle paul writing let us draw near to god with a true… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1095…of his fault he requests absolution saying c vers thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed by hyssop he compares the operation of the holy spirit which is a calorific herb and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:971…desirable gift saying to christ the savior of all you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be whitened more than snow he whitens therefore through… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1245…grace c which i proclaim to others while prophesying you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be whitened more than snow for only the gift… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:175…to this end is the purification according to the passage you shall wash me and i shall be whiter than snow those who are being illuminated must not be illuminated only in part but be filled… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1955…let us cast ourselves into the sea of god s mercies saying wash me and i shall be whiter than snow ps l for god the good shepherd has stood ready to rescue us from the… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:639…truly let us be cleansed by tears for he says you shall wash me and i shall be whiter than snow and again wash yourselves be clean take away the wickedness from your souls and c… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:553…through the prophetic spirit while i have appeared ungrateful thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed many are the things that have been said by many regarding this verse but none has… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:561…as for instance you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be whiter than snow and other such things h… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1249…the wisdom of the flesh according to what is written you shall wash me and i shall be whiter than snow for this reason we are not washed after the manner of the jews for every… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:875…cleanse me from my sin and a little later you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be made whiter than snow furthermore god also confirms… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1469…to me this he says for his own shame thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed thou shalt wash me and i shall be made whiter than snow these things have the… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:631…recites the psalm sung over the evils of men you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed you shall wash me and i shall be made whiter than snow and after this he… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:315…the shape of a cross upon the table exclaims you shall sprinkle me with hyssop and i shall be cleansed and the following verses of the psalm repeating this three times for the confirmation at once… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:247A…d the men of their opinion. Concerning the wicked man, David says: They shall laugh at him, and shall say: Behold the man who hath not set God as his helper (Ps. LI, 8). Men of blood are the demons, who kil… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1039B…t, et super te ridebunt, ac dicent: Ecce homo qui non posuit Deum adjutorem suum, sed speravit in multitudine divitiarum suarum, et prævaluit in vanitate sua» (Psal. LI, 8). Nos autem, quotquot veritatem Evangel… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1247…and salvation granted to those who approach with faith vers thou shalt make me to hear joy and gladness and the bones which have been humbled shall rejoice b fill my ears he says with this… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:325B…nd empty things, and in the protections of men, and have not their hope in God. Job XX. — "They shall be subject to shame who trust in cities and wealth." Psal. LI, 8. — "The just shall see and shall fear,"… OrigenesPG 16:839…make me to know hieron thou hast manifested to me thou shalt make me to hear joy and gladness the bones which thou hast broken shall rejoice hieron make me to hear joy and gladness and… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:245…the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice turn thy face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:697…salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit and again turn away thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:693…shall make me hear gladness and bones humbled shall rejoice turn your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1429…ed out from the land of the living, he had been planted there. "Behold the man that made not God his helper: but trusted in the abundance of his riches," etc. (Ps. LI, 9). Perhaps he was growing rich from mule… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:439…cleansed and through knowledge we are whitened vers turn your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities in another way he who has a soul purged from an evil conscience might say… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:851…the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice a turn away your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:585…mud like a bee i wish for it to return turn your face from my sins and blot out all my lawlessness tell me what you want clearly create a clean heart in me o god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:701…g: "The wealthy man stores up, and knows not for whom he shall gather these things" (Ps. 38. 7); and again, "Behold the man who did not set God as his helper" (Ps. 51. 9). For what profit is there, my brethren… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1247…by affliction may blossom again and receive their own strength vers turn thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities do not look he says upon the iniquities daringly committed by me but… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:915B…s, nor places its hope in God, is of this nature; according to that, "Behold the man that made not God his helper, but trusted in the abundance of his riches" (Ps. LI, 9). He shall meditate upon Deuteronomy d… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:555…exceedingly be captured and skip for joy vers turn your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities all my sins he says lie in your sight because you behold all things but… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1469…he signifies his whole self crushed by the burden of sin turn thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities pass over my transgressions… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:245…and blot out all my iniquities create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:697…away thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts cast me not away from thy presence… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:695…a create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts cast me not away from thy face… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:859…whom david sought when he said create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts of him gabriel also said to the virgin the holy spirit shall come… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1467…for this reason it is said by the one who prays knowledgeably create in me a clean heart o god and we do not ask how shall we go to him as if god were in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1429…9). Perhaps he was growing rich from mules—a hybrid animal—over which he had been placed by Saul. "But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God," etc. (Ps. LI, 10).… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 19:75…likewise signifies the preaching of the gospel david also when he says create in me a clean heart o god did not say this as if he did not have a heart before but he was… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1217…of the most famous psalm l create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels furthermore it is gathered from this place in eusebius that constantine did not receive… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:975…in another sense the preaching of the gospel and he who said create in me a clean heart o god did not say this as if he did not possess a heart but he prayed that… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:243…the people which shall be created shall praise the lord and again create in me a clean heart o god paul also in the epistle to the ephesians writes having abolished in his flesh the law… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:553…concerning which david also prayed singing create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts for here indeed it is said that he creates but earlier it is… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:569…therefore also called the beauty of comeliness in psalm l the words create in me a clean heart o god v according to that great athanasius he called the mind itself spirit and uprightness he said… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:851…and blot out all my iniquities create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit in my inward parts b do not cast me away from your face and do not take… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1245…in each one of us whom david even calls a heart saying create in me a clean heart o god maced therefore you call baptism thunder orth symbolically and indeed very much so for just as… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:335…their being evils they may take on the nature of the good create in me a clean heart o god he does not mean create it now but renew what has grown old through wickedness and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1013…profitable according to him who said create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit in my bowels cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1697…the recovery of his former grace create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels and cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1625…firm and unshaken having a pure heart thus too the psalmist says create in me a clean heart o god psal l psal xcii vers diodorus the sea is often called the life and often it… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:231…i will take you b david create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit in my bowels and do not take your holy spirit from me and strengthen me with a… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1705…a thing might exist in his own heart the holy man said create in me a clean heart o god according to this meaning the savior creates in him the two into one new man in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:789…in heart david also says this create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit in my members and if one were to go through the remaining beatitudes he would find that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1081A…in the word of truth, he who abounds in the virtues of fruitful philosophy; such as David was, saying: But I am like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God (Ps. 51:10): a fruitful olive tree, not abounding… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1083B…of God. The former indeed went out naked on account of his transgression; but the latter, clothed with virtues, cries out: "But I, like a fruitful olive tree" (Ps. 51:10). Nothing strips us so much as the lack… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:621C…one teaches. It is fitting to say to her that prophetic word after the crowning of the seven children: But you are like a fruitful olive in the house of God (Ps. 51:10). Now, in the Olympic games, even thoug… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:527…out my iniquity ps and again create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my breast david cries but why does the prophet say have mercy on me o god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:529…prophecy and what do you say create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit in my inward parts you are a king you are surrounded by a diadem you are clothed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:585…his rational faculty strengthened so that he might run the straight path and renew a right spirit within my inward parts restore it to me again and i will speak to you i seek that friendship… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:587…received his petition for david says create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels do you see how he returned again to his former dignity again he became… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:639…a change now not a substance as is also that which says create in me a clean heart o god ps and the lord created me the beginning of his ways for his works prov for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:649A…m the wine just mentioned. For the Word of God is like a vine, and so too an olive tree. For "I am," he says, "like a fruitful olive tree in the house of God" (Ps. LI, 10). For his teaching, according to a diff… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:571C…been instructed in almsgiving, and He saw each one prepared—like a green plant inclined toward almsgiving—to be "as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God" (Ps. li, 10), for this reason He simultaneously exc… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:449…says created in christ jesus ephes in the same way he says create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit in my inward parts ps do you wish that i show… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:245…will find the same thing named both soul and heart and mind create in me a clean heart o god he says but you will also frequently find it called spirit upholding he says all things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:319…evil thoughts thefts adulteries fornications false testimonies therefore the prophet also said create in me a clean heart o god etc or another… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:915…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 then inclining his head the deacon points with… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:383D…chastises; and He scourges every son whom He receives” (Hebr. XII, 6). XXVIII. — To the same. “But I am like a fruitful olive tree in the house of the Lord” (Psal. LI, 10), never stripped of blessed hope. Let u… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1097…the grace of christ be given to those upon the earth vers create in me a clean heart o god creation in the scripture is said to be not only the production of what is from… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:205…from worse things to better things the divine david also sings c create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts and no one of sound mind i… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:573…and a new spirit i will give them and david also sings create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts further we are commanded also to put… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:569…me and i hear also another of the saints chanting and saying create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within me do not cast me away from your presence and… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:243…way as announcing the preaching of the gospel and he who says create in me a clean heart o god ps l did not speak this as if he did not have a heart before but… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1247…who am lamenting these things vers create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within me c since i have contracted the old age of sin renew me by thy kindness… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:441…near the end iv therefore interpreting those words of the penitent david create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels since he says i have contracted the old… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1195…by which notion david also uses the word heart when he says create in me a clean heart o god hence it is clear that the avaricious who have their minds bound to riches alienate themselves… Eutychius of Alexandria c. 877-940PG 111:927B…meanwhile were empty of its fruits, and naked of them. But that the olive is assumed for the image of the just, David also testifies: "I as a fruitful olive," (Ps. LI, 10) he says. The whole Synagogue likewise… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:411…blameless in thy statutes that i may not be ashamed and again create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels and confirm me with thy principal spirit for… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:897C…ually devoid of its fruits (56). That the olive is taken as an image of the righteous, David also testifies, saying: "I am like a fruit-bearing olive." ⟦90 Psal. LI, 10.⟧ And the whole Synagogue is an olive,… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:549…through god and again he made sons and daughters and david says create in me a clean heart o god not asking for a different one but clearly for the heart that already existed to be… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:695…himself also prayed in this manner create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts since therefore we must think in this way regarding that spirit which is… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:737…holy spirit from me where is the son if the same says create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels where is the son if the same says… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:549…heart for knowing this the same prophet as if interpreting himself says create in me a clean heart o god c so that unclean thoughts may not disturb me again david says and with a princely… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1471…a create in me a clean heart o god by heart he means the soul by create he means restore and renew a right spirit… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:263…evangelical preaching in another way such also is that which says 'create in me a clean heart o god ' where he did not pray as if he did not have a heart but that it… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:875…the same in the fiftieth psalm create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels ps from which it is manifest that the holy trinity both by itself and… Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1181…has chosen have mercy on me o god and the third is create in me a clean heart o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts and what c follows h of the… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:703…man through god and again he made sons and daughters and david create in me a clean heart o god b not asking for something else but clearly asking that the heart which existed might be… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:761…me psal l 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 where is the son if… Anthony the GreatPG 40:975…we may be able to say create a clean heart in me o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels h section nineteen in which it deals with the restraint of the tongue h… Bartholomew of Edessa fl. c. 12th centuryPG 104:1413…posterior all the days of his life for the prophet david says create in me a clean heart o god ps l and moses fasted for forty days and nights and c his mouth stank and… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:247…a cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirit from me restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:697…heart o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirit from me do thou therefore as a compassionate physician heal all… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:695…heart o god and renew a right spirit within my inward parts cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from me restore to me the gladness of thy salvation and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:147…to us by the scriptures as david says in the th psalm and take not thy holy spirit from me and in daniel it is said the holy spirit which is in thee in the new… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:609…taken from him prays that it be not taken away and says cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from me and in the following verses he asks for the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1025…what david feared at that time after his sin and was saying and take not thy holy spirit from me if then the holy spirit prophesies and samuel was a prophet and he who prophesies edifies… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1187…partake of that grace rejoicing is joy in that which is good cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirit from me he prays not to be cast far from the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:335…princely spirit confirm me a right spirit renew in my inward parts and take not thy holy spirit from me what are these three spirits the princely spirit is the father the right spirit is christ… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1979…soul this was what david feared then after his sin and said and take not thy holy spirit from me therefore if the holy spirit prophesies to whom to the angels but the physician has no… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:711…against uriah fearing lest the holy spirit be taken from him says take not thy holy spirit from me but if one also admits that the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit and remove from… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1103…the same as the present apostolic discourse declares david also who says take not thy holy spirit from me ps l and strengthen me with a princely spirit ibid seems to speak of the same and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:565…scriptures have taught us just as david says in the fiftieth psalm and take not thy holy spirit from me and in daniel it is said the holy spirit which is in thee in the new… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:725…me with a principal spirit renew a right spirit in my bowels take not thy holy spirit from me ps who are these three spirits the principal spirit is the father the right spirit is christ… Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1241…the gift whereas there is the petition elsewhere and sometimes david says take not thy holy spirit from me and sometimes the gospel says receive the holy spirit so that he who possesses it may not… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:111…seventy num xi and through him david also entreated the father saying take not thy holy spirit from me ps l and having become man he said i will send to you the paraclete the spirit… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:743…have been joined to thee my soul desires to see thee d take not thy holy spirit from me forsake me not being angry neither let thy light fail me lest i become blind in the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1013…in me o god and renew a right spirit in my bowels cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from me restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1697…me o god and renew a right spirit within my bowels and cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from me but when he was most worn down by tribulations… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:455…so absolutely but upon all flesh and david also suppliant cries out take not thy holy spirit from me and again thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land and matthew from the person… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:661…the good pleasure of god the father when therefore the hymnologist says take not thy holy spirit from me and the apostle paul says if ye received the holy spirit when ye believed adding unto what… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1033…a partaker of him prayed that he might remain in him saying take not thy holy spirit from me d and god is said to have aroused the holy spirit for daniel while he was still… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:575…he was not at all deprived of the grace of the spirit and take not thy holy spirit from me ps for he did not petition that it be provided to him but that it might… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:563…place from this however we are taught to cry out with david take not thy holy spirit from me thus when the apostolic grace had left judas the devil entered into him… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1239…us that he was not deprived of the grace of the spirit and take not thy holy spirit from me he says for he did not beg that the grace of the spirit be given to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1247…and his reason strengthened so as to run the divine way vers cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from me d through these words we have clearly learned that… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1283…upon me for which he has anointed me and that of david take not thy holy spirit from me and moses describing the generation of the world the spirit of god was moving over the water… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:67…of the lord is upon me therefore he has anointed me again take not thy holy spirit from me again and by the spirit of his mouth all their power and sometimes in the plural the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:549…to him but that he not be taken away for he says and take not thy holy spirit from me but this humble confession of our prophet can be applied to all sinners and it was… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:557…a cast me not away from thy presence as one having become unworthy of thy oversight and take not thy holy spirit from me he… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:737…i have made every breath where is the son if david says and take not thy holy spirit from me where is the son if the same says create in me a clean heart o god… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:647…the dismissal proper to the day is said moreover at the verse cast me not away from thy presence they say help of the christians but at glory they say o only begotten and at the… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:813…the holy spirit whom the father will send in my name david take not thy holy spirit from me the lord paul now the lord is that spirit and where the spirit of the lord is… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:1011…the holy spirit whom the father will send in my name david take not thy holy spirit from me a the lord paul now the lord is the spirit and where the spirit of the lord… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:761…made every breath isa lvii where is the son if david says and take not thy holy spirit from me psal l where is the son if the same person says create in me a clean… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:957…the spirit of the lord spoke in me and in the psalms and take not thy holy spirit from me and again thy good spirit shall lead me in the right way and as… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:485…and by this very same thing thou shalt now bring me back take not thy holy spirit from me that is do not take away thy special and chosen patronage from me thus also in this… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:973…heart and will save the humble in spirit ps xxxiii and elsewhere cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from me ps l for he becomes near by the disposition… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:247…away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirit from me restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy princely spirit i will teach transgressors thy ways and ungodly men… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:697…david who after the sin committed against uriah prayed to god saying restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit and again turn away thy face from my sins… Pope Callistus I c. 165-222 (pope 217-222)PG 10:129…he be converted and live and the prophet david performing penance said restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and with a princely spirit confirm me for he himself after penance both taught others and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:507…sevenfold power of the holy spirit according to him who had said restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and confirm me with a principal spirit or certainly since the lord in the gospel testifies… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:609…it had been taken away for his fault and says restore to me the joy of thy salvation and strengthen me with a principal spirit what indeed shall i record of solomon whom surely no one… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1013…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 and elsewhere thy good spirit shall lead… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:819…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 that is with the gift by which i may dominate… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:185…spirit also bears the title of leader the blessed david teaches saying restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit the bridegroom therefore first praises the steps of the… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1471…the hidden things of the understanding and the depths of the reasonings restore unto me the joy of thy salvation the joy i had from being saved by thee and establish me with thy governing spirit… Nicholas Cabasilas c. 1322–c. 1391PG 150:409…my day and he saw it and rejoiced and david himself says restore unto me the joy of thy salvation for the joy which he had in christ before he sinned that joy having lost it… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:247…ungodly men shall be converted unto thee deliver me from blood guiltiness o god thou god of my salvation my tongue shall rejoice in thy righteousness o lord thou shalt open my mouth and my lips… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:935…penance whence it is said in the psalms a contrite and humbled heart o god thou wilt not despise but he calls that destruction by which sinners are said to crush the yoke of the lord… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1255…the broken hearted concerning whom it is said a broken and humble heart o god thou wilt not despise furthermore he came also to announce the remission of sins to those who were previously oppressed under… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:223…a sacrifice to god is a troubled spirit a contrite and humbled heart o god thou wilt not despise and the three children offer this great sacrifice to god saying but in a contrite soul and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:595…im, but rather vivifies it. This was the victim God was already seeking of old; wherefore the prophet said: "A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit" (Ps. 51:17). This, too, the three youths were offering, saying: "There… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:333…the suppliant just as the prophet also says a contrite and humbled heart o god thou wilt not despise for he who does not ask with a contrite and humbled heart is despised when therefore a… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:491…to god is a spirit of a contrition a contrite and humbled heart o god thou wilt not despise and rightly so for our soul standing in such a state and thus humbled does not pass… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:495…a sacrifice to god is a contrite spirit a contrite and humble heart o god thou wilt not despise since the lord knew this he said do not think that i am come to violate the… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1193…a sacrifice to god is a contrite spirit a contrite and humbled heart o god thou wilt not despise ps l contempt and indignation disturb the mind and do not permit it to behold the light… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:745D…people, she said this, that “Concerning me David has spoken: Deal favorably, O Lord, in thy good pleasure with Zion; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built” (Ps. LI, 18).… OrigenesPG 16:843…sion then thou shalt accept sacrifice of righteousness oblations and holocausts aquila do good in thy good pleasure unto sion herself notes and various readings for psalm l v a z' bathsheba drusius has bn but… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:715…is most easily drawn back thence and humbled; and that it is not stubborn and intractable. For David says: "A contrite and humbled heart God will not despise" [Ps. LI, 19]. But the devil's heart is frozen, rigi… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:1239B…passed away. Concerning whom they say the prophet David also spoke: "Do good, O Lord, unto Zion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built" (Ps. LI, 20). And thus, matters concerning the Empr… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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 on Psalm LIII, 1263… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…alm 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 Psalm LIV 1463 On… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:789…in is not natural. What the advent of Christ is like. The Psalm is to be understood concerning the Jews captive in Babylon. 575-588 MONITION to the Homily on Psalm LI. 589-590 HOMILY on Psalm LI. Why David did not…