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1Ps 55:1
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:491…PHYLI SEIZED HIM IN GETH. 55. VERS. 2-4. Have mercy on me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; all the day long he has troubled me, fighting against me (Ps. LV, 1-2). The people who have been removed far…
3Ps 55:3
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1193B…B. Multi bellum. Livineius notes that this member is missing in the Vatican manuscript: not so, however, in our manuscripts, but those words suggest it from Psalm lv, 3, according to the LXX in the Plantinian… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1473…enemies for the word complaining indicates various things but always denotes continuity because of the voice of the enemy and because of the affliction of the sinner by voice of the enemy he means accusations reproaches… OrigenesPG 16:851…in my meditation and i will be troubled because of the cry of the enemy because of the oppression of the wicked because they cause iniquity to fall upon me and in wrath they persecute me…
4Ps 55:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:597…in. For not everyone who opens a womb is immediately to be considered worthy of the sanctification of the firstborn, since we also read in the Psalms (Ps. LV, 4), “Sinners are alienated from the womb, they have erred fro… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:669A…en more strengthened, saying: My eye has looked down upon my enemies; and again: In God I have hoped, I will not fear what man shall do to me (Ps. XCI, 12; Ps. LV, 4-5). Fleeing and escaping from the face of…
5Ps 55:5
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:863…me and the fear of death is fallen upon me b fear and trembling are come upon me and darkness hath covered me and i said who will give me wings like a dove and i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1105D…s thus, ⟦Greek text omitted⟧, Compunction is nothing other than to be, as it were, struck by a nail and fixed to something, and to be solidly pierced. And in Ps. LV, 5, explaining that, and in your chambers… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:753A…qually be used for the whole man. Indeed, examples of "flesh" are obvious, as in Genesis vi, 12: For all flesh had corrupted its way, that is, every man; and Psalm lv, 5: In God I have hoped; I will not fear… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:419A…and "bow" can here be taken for the tongue of the malicious. "For their teeth," he says elsewhere, "are weapons and arrows, and their tongue is a sharp sword" (Ps. lv, 5). Therefore, their own tongue shall sla…
7Ps 55:7
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1189B…ises itself in the contemplation of that magnificence, which is borne even to the highest heavens." This is the place of David desiring the wings of a dove, in Psalm 55:7, concerning which the Commentator apud… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1297A…"They will dwell and hide," instead of "they dwell"; and, "They will speak out and talk." (Psal. VI, 7; LXV, 6; Isa. XXXVIII, 14; Psal. LIV, 17; Exod. XV, 15; Psal. LV, 7; XCIII, 4.) 44. He speaks of etern…
9Ps 55:9
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1439…who does not pay attention to himself might even be shipwrecked submerge o lord and divide their tongues for i have seen lawlessness and contradiction in the city etc… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:729…covered me and the rest to which he adds cast them down o lord and divide their tongues for i have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city day and night it will encompass it upon… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:865…god who saves me from faint heartedness and from the tempest overthrow o lord and divide their tongues for i have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city day and night it shall surround it upon… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1217…their own heads what then does the psalmist say concerning them confuse o lord and divide their tongues for they have become accusers of the truth and patrons of falsehood their word therefore is turbulent for… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:551…and the holy spirit might well pronounce a curse saying swallow up o lord and divide their tongues for i have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city because they have loved words of sinking a… OrigenesPG 16:857…for him who saves me from faint heartedness and the tempest submerge o lord and divide their tongues for i have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city day and night iniquity shall encompass it upon…
10Ps 55:10
Ephraem of Ainos fl. c. 1313PG 143:389A…ys, "and I rejoiced" (Ps. LXXVI, 4). And with pure prayer come knowledge 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 c… OrigenesPG 16:855…night they have surrounded it upon its walls and iniquity and labor are in the midst of it overthrow o lord and divide their languages for i have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city day…
11Ps 55:11
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1427B…3. — « Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee. » Psal. lvi, 1. — « Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for my soul relies on thee. » Psal. lv, 11. — « In God have I hoped; I will not fe…
12Ps 55:12
OrigenesPG 16:857…injuries are within it and damage and attack inseparable from its streets for it was not an enemy that reproached me that i might have borne it neither did he who hates me magnify himself against…
15Ps 55:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1441…justly be referred to the person of the traitor let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hades for wickedness is in their sojournings in the midst of them etc let death… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1057…shall not see death and again in another place let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hell and in one of the prophets death prevailed and swallowed up and in the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1063…shall not see death and again in another place let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hades and in one of the prophets death has swallowed having prevailed and in the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:471…the fact that david seems to imprecate curses saying let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hades d what harmony could this have with the noble renown of that celebrated virtue… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:481…house of god we walked living together c vers let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hades for wickedness is in their dwellings in their midst it has already been demonstrated… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:251…had often gone into the temple with him c let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hell since they did not wish to receive thee who art the life therefore death… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1275…spirit pronouncing judgment against them said as follows vers let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hell c this decree threatens them as it wishes to suppress their evil opinion judas… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1475…inseparable and genuine friend i held you to be let death come upon them and let them go down alive into hades david proceeding from this curses the traitor and the rest of the christ killers…
16Ps 55:16
OrigenesPG 16:859…as for me i will call upon god and the lord shall save me for there were many with me god shall hear and…
17Ps 55:17
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:485…i say evening and morning and at noon i will tell and proclaim and while i am crying these things to all from that time until… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:465…him i have cried to god and the lord hath heard me evening and morning and at noon i will narrate and announce and he shall hear my voice ps liv c xviii and of those… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:581…upon me and raise me up and i will repay them ver evening and morning and at noon i will tell and declare and he shall hear my voice he signifies the times of the three… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:403…not hear at midday and how in other places did you say evening and morning and at noon i will relate and i will announce and he shall hear my voice but whenever he says i…
18Ps 55:18
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:867…will redeem my soul in peace from those who draw near to me for there were many with me god will hear and will humble them who is before the ages diapsalma for there is no… OrigenesPG 16:859…for me i will call upon god and the lord shall save me for there were many with me god shall hear and shall humble them even he who existed before the ages there is no…
21Ps 55:21
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1195…to the law of nature but were struck down by military weapons his words were softer than oil yet they are arrows symmachus says their mouths are smoother than butter but the heart of each of… OrigenesPG 16:859…their faces were divided by wrath and his heart hath drawn near his words were softer than oil yet they are as darts he shall sustain thee he shall not suffer the righteous to fluctuate for…
22Ps 55:22
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:915…declared through the prophet david with the words a cast thy care upon the lord and he shall sustain thee moreover in the gospels teaching his own disciples he says be not anxious for your life… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:545…church that is of our affairs but it is written cast your burden upon the lord and he shall sustain you and if god is for us who is against us he who provided life for…
23Ps 55:23
Pope Eleutherus r. c. 174-189PG 5:1143…and insanity according to the prophet king men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days etc by eating we understand gluttony by gluttony luxury by luxury all foul and perverse and evil… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1195…you will abide unshaken and unmoved but you o god will cast them down into the pit of destruction men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days but i will trust in… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:489…concerning the plotters against the savior but you o god shall cast them down into the pit of destruction or according to symmachus but you o god will bring them down into a pit of destruction… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:491…has been declared beforehand by the words but thou o god shall bring them down into the pit of destruction ps liv these things then they themselves shall suffer but i will hope in thee ps… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:535…blood of whom it was said above men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days but i will hope in thee a that he recognized not only visible enemies but also occult… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:531…live half of your years b for men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days h second edition h he made you a participant and when he girded himself with a towel… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:253…the just out of every attack of the enemy at all times but thou o god shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction meaning those who rose up and delivered him to the cross… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:867…a shaking to the righteous forever but you o god will lead them down into the pit of destruction men of blood and deceit shall not halve their days a ver at evening etc i will… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1099…what is useful for them but toward those things which easily cast them down into the pit of destruction for it is not possible it is not possible for those who are in darkness to ever… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1281…may be able to bear it vers but you o god shall bring them down into the pit of destruction for he will hand over those who have dared to plot against the righteous to everlasting… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:169…nations that desire wars ps lxvii and men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days ps liv who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness who rejoice in… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:279…your tongue was weaving deceits psalm liv men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days etc psalm xix o lord deliver my soul from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue psalm… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:583…bringing them because he could have prevented them and did not vers but thou o god shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction those i say who lay snares against the innocent by the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1007…th psalm where it is held that men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days where you should see the exposition thy years are unto generation of generations by generation of generations… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 131:43…the simpler sort of men both men and women and have dragged them down into the pit of destruction anathema a anathem to those who say that besides the holy and life giving trinity that is… OrigenesPG 16:859…sustain thee he shall not suffer the righteous to fluctuate for ever but thou o god shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their… OrigenesPG 16:861…be shaken for ever another to a moving and to a perturbation thou o god shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1079…the wicked because they have not sought out your justly instituted laws bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days evil shall overtake sinners prov he who chastises the wicked will bring upon… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1133…tyrannical and often drags away those who are not sober and leads them down into the pit of destruction the sickness of anger is for the most part throughout all of life close at hand are…
128Ps 55:128
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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 on Psalm LIV, 1267 on Psalm LV, 1281 on Psalm LVI, 1289 on Psalm LVII, 1295…
147Ps 55:147
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…n 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 Psalm LV 1470 On Psalm LVI 1471 On Psalm LVII 1471 On Psalm LVIII 1478 O…