Where the Fathers quote Psalms 59
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Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:288expounds v.3“Ο Θεος απωσω ημας και καθειλες ημας ωργισθης και ωκτειρησας ημας.”42. Interpretation of Isaiah’s inspired words: «You were angry, and we have sinned»
1Ps 59:1
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:711…my deliverer from my angry enemies and thou wilt lift me up from them that rise up against me from the unjust man thou wilt deliver me therefore will i give glory to thee o lord…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1479…that have occurred and is entirely against the god killers and deliver me from them that rise up against me by those rising up he means those attacking and assaulting for behold they hunted my soul…
2Ps 59:2
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:535…me deliver me deliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from the men of blood through these words he asks to find in god…
5Ps 59:5
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:249…had prevailed over the land you hear elijah saying to ahab the lord god of hosts the god of israel liveth before whom i stand there shall not be dew or rain these years upon the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:555…he added the following regarding the calling of the nations and thou o lord god of hosts the god of israel attend to visit all the nations regarding the inscription of the title in the present…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1305…be the judge of this who clearly knowest all things and thou o lord god of hosts the god of israel attend to visit all the nations recognizing that he alone was void of sin who…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:605…said for the divine is immovable and oversees all things and thou o lord god of hosts the god of israel attend to visit all the nations by hosts he means the angelic orders or god…
OrigenesPG 16:2365…are seeking thy soul and jeremiah said to him thus said the lord god of hosts the god of israel if thou shalt go forth to the princes of the king of babylon thy soul shall…
6Ps 59:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:839B…e venerated and worshipped, the prophets also teach: David indeed saying, "You gavest to them that fear thee a sign, that they might flee from before the bow" (Ps. 59:6); and again, "Make with me a sign for g…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:747…d us through the wood of the Cross. And the word of the prophet saying: Thou hast given a token to them that fear Thee, that they may flee from before the bow (Ps. 59. 6). The sign is the Cross on the forehead…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4073…or rejoicing, they cry out daily concerning you to God, saying: "You have given a sign to those who fear you, that they may flee from before the bow" (Ps. LIX, 6). You are the boast of the apostles; for they cry out uncea…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:367A…that I might save all." Prov. XI, 29. — "He that is not adaptable in his own house shall possess the winds." TITLE XXIV. — Concerning the holy cross. Psal. LIX, 6. — "Thou hast given a token to them…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:369A…ght. For David predicted regarding the sign of the Cross, saying: "Thou hast given a sign to them that fear thee, that they may flee from the face of the bow" (Ps. lix, 6). What sign did He give us, if not the…
OrigenesPG 16:879…against me they shall return at evening let them make a tumult like a dog and go round about the city hieronymus they shall return at evening and let them bark as dogs and go round…
8Ps 59:8
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:265…lips that is away with him away with him crucify him and thou o lord shalt laugh at them they were blaspheming he says and even prepared snares right up to the cross saying that god…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1193B…, 173. Through His tabernacle God was in the midst of the city, whether of that which is above, or that which is below, 173. Through the valley of tabernacles, Ps. LIX, 8, the Prophet understands the whole worl…
OrigenesPG 16:879…swords in their lips as if no one were hearing and thou lord shalt laugh at them thou shalt hold all nations in derision hieronymus but thou o lord shalt deride them thou shalt hold all…
10Ps 59:10
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:805…the incarnation of the Lord is called "sandals." The Lord himself is witness to this fact, when He cries through the prophet: "Over Edom will I cast my shoe" (Ps. 59:10). And for this reason, the Incarnation…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:917B…w that divine Scripture uses such names in many places. For David called Moab—that is, the Gentiles—a "washing-pot," for he said: "Moab is the pot of my hope" (Ps. LIX, 10), because of the waters of baptism whic…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1011D…But some assert that this, "Loose your sandal," signifies: "Move your foot against your enemies," such as that is: "Over Idumea I will stretch out my sandal" [Psal. Lix, 10], that is, "I will trample it." But the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1151B…re smoother than oil, and they are darts." (Ps. lvii, 4): "Sinners are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray [from the womb, they have spoken lies]." (Ps. lix, 10): "The just shall rejoice when he shall…
11Ps 59:11
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:545…a curse for the present prophecy says concerning them scatter them in thy power and bring them down o lord my protector but it also signifies that they were not to be utterly blotted out from…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1311…place of disperse them in thy power he said overturn them in thy power and bring them down o lord our protector for the sin of their mouth for the word of their lips by overturn…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:423…the book of the living and not be written with the righteous scatter them by thy power and bring them down o lord my protector and let them be taken in their pride in the wrath…
12Ps 59:12
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:545…why he asked that they should suffer these things saying because of the sin of their mouth and because of the word of their lips and one may well wonder at the accuracy of the prophecy…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:547…account of these words it is said here a and let them be taken in their pride and they shall be announced for cursing and lying for which symmachus interpreted let them be taken with their…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1311…them in thy power and bring them down o lord our protector for the sin of their mouth for the word of their lips by overturn them he means make them out of free men into…
OrigenesPG 16:881…them exiles by your virtue and destroy them our protector o lord the sin of their mouth and the word of their lips lxx interpreters without iniquity they ran and acted rightly in encounter with me…
13Ps 59:13
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:697…and all the glory of man as the flower of grass (Isa. xl, 6); and again: Trusting in the flesh of his own arm, for vain is the salvation of man (Jer. xvii, 5; Ps. lix, 13). Therefore, the Apostle also writes th…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:37A…word in no way less than his substance. This figure is common in Scripture, as when it is said: "Give us help from trouble, and vain is the salvation of man" (Ps. lix, 13). For in this place the conjunction "an…
14Ps 59:14
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:191A…(88). And this, further, can be found in the divine Scriptures, as when we say "We shall perform virtue in God," and "In Thee shall we push down our enemies" (Ps. LIX, 14; Ps. XLIII, 6). Therefore, it is clear…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:367B…e one, speaking the same thing; for without God this is impossible. And this, too, we can find in the divine Scriptures, such as "In God we shall do strength" (Psal. LIX, 14), and "In Thee we shall gore our enemie…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1227B…ain only insofar as they are recognized; truly they depart immediately, because the saints are strengthened by Christ, saying: "In God we shall perform power" (Ps. LIX, 14). VERSE 4. He does not say simply that…
OrigenesPG 16:879…against me they shall return at evening let them make a tumult like a dog and go round about the city hieronymus they shall return at evening and let them bark as dogs and go round…
16Ps 59:16
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:883…to eat but if they shall not be satisfied they shall murmur but i will sing of thy power and i will rejoice in the morning in thy mercy for thou hast become my supporter and…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:611…dispersion for they will murmur he says even then against god ver but i will sing of thy power i will sing that is i will praise thee in song and i will exult in the…
131Ps 59:131
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…37 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 on Psalm LVIII, 1303 on Psalm LIX, 1315 on Psalm LX, 1323 on Psalm LXI, 1330 o…
147Ps 59:147
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…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 On Psalm LIX 1478 On Psalm LX 1479 On Psalm LXI 1483 On Psalm LXII 1487 On P…
459Ps 59:459
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:779…Psalm XXIX. 306 Homily on Psalm XXXII. 325 Homily on Psalm XXXIII. 350 Homily on Psalm XLIV. 387 Homily on Psalm XLV. 415 Homily on Psalm XLVIII. 431 Homily on Psalm LIX. 459 Homily on Psalm LXI. 470 Homily on Psal…
855Ps 59:855
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:7…CONTAINED IN THIS NINETIETH VOLUME. ST. MAXIMUS THE ABBOT. Questions to Thalassius on Holy Scripture. 244 Questions and Doubts. 786 Exposition on Psalm LIX. 855 Exposition of the Lord's Prayer. 871 As…