Where the Fathers quote Psalms 67
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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:333expounds v.5“ασατε τω Θεω, ψαλατε τω ονοματι αυτου· οδοποιησατε τω επιβεβηκοτι επι δυσμων, Κυριος ονομα αυτω, και αγαλλιασθε ενωπιον αυτου.”248. On «Make a way for Him who rides upon the bonds»
Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:404expounds v.19“ανεβης εις υψος ηχμαλωτευσας αιχμαλωσιαν ελαβες δοματα εν ανθρωποις και γαρ απειθουντας του κατασκηνωσαι.”408. On «You led captivity captive»
1Ps 67:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1197…perform what is suggested by the spirit may god have mercy upon us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us to know your way upon the earth your salvation among all nations…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:671…end in hymns psalm lxvi h vers may god be merciful to us and bless us and cause his face to shine upon us and be merciful to us the present psalm also being evangelical clings…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:655…is we have stated in the proem of the work vers may god be merciful unto us and bless us b foreseeing the mystery of the divine incarnation the prophet prays that what he foresees may…
George Sphrantzes 1401-c. 1477PG 156:1075B…]. And behold, the melody of David has also been fulfilled: "Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him" (Ps. LXVII, 1). And this having happened, as we heard…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:133…saved and thy face o lord will i seek and may god cause his face to shine upon us and have mercy on us and again shine forth thy face upon thy servant that is upon…
2Ps 67:2
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:189D…impassibility of God by other words. Hear, at any rate, elsewhere how it shows the ease of his punishment, saying: Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered (Ps. LXVII, 2). Is there need of weapons? Is there ne…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:37…h," and "crushing" the collapse, and his "rising" the departure toward the succor. For David also speaks thus: Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered (Ps. LXVII, 2); and again: Arise, O God, judge the ea…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1275A…and, "Awake, O Lord my God, according to the command you have decreed," and, "Wait for me until the day of my resurrection," and, "And Adam heard God walking" (Ps. LXVII, 2; Ps. VII, 7; Soph. III, 8; Gen. III, 8)…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1165A…ken these things. "For yet a little while," and your place shall not be found; but, "as smoke vanishes, so shall you vanish, and as wax melts before the fire" [Ps. LXVII, 2]. But concerning the evangelic knowledg…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:473…being even more intent upon the psalms, sang also this: Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered (Ps. LXVII, 2). Enraged at this, the tyrant ordered t…
3Ps 67:3
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:909…on earth thy salvation in all nations let the peoples confess to thee o god let all the peoples confess to thee let the nations be glad and rejoice for thou shalt judge the peoples in…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:77D…on. Or [it is] the calf which is melted by fire through Lebanon according to what is said: "As wax melts before the face of fire, so shall sinners perish" (Ps. LXVII, 3). Similarly, it is possible to understa…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1069C…made from Lebanon, melted by fire." Previously it had been edited, "Or it is a calf which melts by fire on Mount Lebanon, according to what is said:" namely in Ps. LXVII, 3. The Greek word Λίβανος signifies bot…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:845…t all identify his glory, and with unceasing lips offer up doxologies to him. For it is written: “Let all the earth worship thee, and let it sing to thy name” (Ps. LXVII, 3). For he has brought to naught Satan, w…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1373…a verses let the peoples confess to thee o god let all the peoples confess to thee let the nations be glad and rejoice for thou shalt judge the peoples in…
Thalassius of Libya fl. c. 630-650PG 91:1429D…ern the world, so it is the work of the soul to govern the body. 32. With what hope shall we meet Christ, if we are still serving the pleasures of the flesh? — Ps. LXVII, 3.…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:647B…themselves are truly the evildoing and wicked demons, but there is one God over all, whose name alone these cannot bear, but as wax, as the divine David says (Ps. LXVII, 3), they melt and perish at the presence…
4Ps 67:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:925…iensis. V. 11. Another: strength. Noton [back/loins]. But Aquila is accustomed to translate the Hebrew word noth as noton. So Job XL, 11; Psalm LXV, 11; Psalm LXVII, 4. V. 12. Aquila: he shall overshadow. T…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1181C…ch the tenses are borrowed. Here, where Aquila from the Hebrew rendered [it] as "by himself in confidence he will settle me." The same [author] renders that of Psalm 67, 4 thus... Symmachus, [and] the Vatican co…
5Ps 67:5
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:909…on earth thy salvation in all nations let the peoples confess to thee o god let all the peoples confess to thee let the nations be glad and rejoice for thou shalt judge the peoples in…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:797C…ving led him away from the East. For this reason, the East-rising light appears to the West. For "Sing," he says, "unto the Lord, who ascendeth over the West" (Ps. LXVII, 5), so that when light shines upon the da…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1373…a verses let the peoples confess to thee o god let all the peoples confess to thee let the nations be glad and rejoice for thou shalt judge the peoples in…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1263B…be changed nor comprehended by men. Ps. xxxiii, 10. — "The Lord brings to nothing the counsels of nations, but He reproves the thoughts of peoples," etc. Ps. lxvii, 5. — "Terrible in counsels above the sons…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:209A…mouth of the widow blessed me. I reached out and helped the orphan who had no helper.” Deut. xxiv, 17. — “You shall not take the widow’s garment as a pledge.” Psal. lxvii, 5. — “The father of orphans and judge of…
6Ps 67:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:599B…prophet David, who says thus: "The orphan and the widow He will take up" (Ps. 145:9); and elsewhere he calls Him the father of orphans and the judge of widows (Ps. 67:6), and you will see that this class of m…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:327B…Lord of lords. Again, descending from his own dignity, he is found, according to holy Scripture, to be a father of the fatherless and a judge of widows (Ps. 67:6), the King of kings, the Prince of prin…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:691A…). You who oppress orphans and widows, consider who is their protector and avenger. For God, as David says, is "the father of orphans and the judge of widows" (Ps. 67:6). You who exalt yourselves against the…
Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:327…And I did not cause the eye of the widow to pine away.⟧ The Psalmist remembers God in the Psalms as the "Father of orphans and judge of the widows" (Ps. LXVII, 6). And elsewhere: "You were a helper to the orphan" (Ps. IX,…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1167C…of injuries, and likewise of the other vices. But the righteous are uniform. Wherefore the blessed David says: "The Lord settles those of one way in a house" (Ps. lxvii, 6), that is, a spiritual one. The same,…
Theodosius the Deacon fl. c. 962PG 113:1017…, who alone is the master. F.J.] (77) By this name are properly called those who follow the same rule of life, or who live together in harmony, as in Psalm 67:6: "God makes those of one mind to dwell in a house." But Sym…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:113A…he staff of her old age. Nevertheless, since I am hastening to death for Christ’s sake, He will surely care for her, the Father of orphans and judge of widows [Ps. LXVII, 6]. V. When the illustrious Hieron…
Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:13…depart from what is right. This, moreover, seems to me to be darkly intimated by that divine oracle which says: The earth has given its fruit ⟦(Ps. LXVII, 6)⟧, designating by the name of 'earth' those things which ha…
7Ps 67:7
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:479…will reveal his holy arm in the sight of all the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation from our god joined immediately to these under one and the same context…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:481…will reveal his holy arm in the sight of all the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation from our god d consider the arm of god to be none other…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:635…god from his signs as it is said and they who inhabit the ends of the earth shall fear because of your signs and what were those signs which upon seeing them those who inhabited the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:453…and the lord shall reveal his holy arm before all the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation that is from our god do you see how through these words as…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:941C…mned it to crawl on its belly. The righteous man has nothing feigned, as Job does; therefore, the Lord "will make those of one mind to dwell in a house" (Ps. lxvii, 7). "This sea, great and spacious: there…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:813C…s exsequi posset. Haec merces Domino. Ligatus est qui ligat aquas in nubibus (Job 26, 8), qui solvit vinctos in fortitudine, qui captivis dimissionem largitur (Ps. 67, 7; Isai. 61, 1). Ligatus est qui Lazarum…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:739B…s are in the fig: charity in its sweetness, and unity in the conjunction of the seeds, as it is written: "God who makes those of one mind to dwell in a house" (Ps. 67:7). In the grape, indeed, is the sign of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:845…of many faithful men dwelling in one house, as it is written: "God who makes men dwell with one accord in a house" (Ps. 67. 7). Finally, look at the very leaves of t…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1135C…words, holding a lamp, makes a man bright. Let us therefore bear one manner of truth upon our tongue, because "God makes those of one way to dwell in a house" (Ps. LXVII, 7). Just as sharp lightning flashes, stri…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1159…shall reveal his holy arm in the sight of all the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation which is from god to break forth into joy may signify the raising…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1161…lord shall reveal his holy arm in the sight of all nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation from god for when the arm of god and the father that is…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:329C…ys: "O God, when Thou didst march forth before Thy people, when Thou didst go through the wilderness, the earth was shaken; for the heavens also dropped." (Ps. LXVII, 7, 8.) Now we have been taught that when…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1275B…not, therefore, having abandoned the possession of our heavenly home, establish the earth as our dwelling place along with those “who dwell in the tombs.” [Psal. lxvii, 7] Now, brothers, “let us be sober and be…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1217B…b xxxvi, 5. — The Lord will not cast away the innocent. Psal. xxxvi, 37. — Keep innocence, and look to equity; for there are remnants for the peaceful man. Psal. lxvii, 7. — God who makes men of one manner to d…
Anacletus fl. c. 76-88 ADPG 2:809…hath prepared his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see his salvation for also in the last time this meaning can be adapted not in…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:901B…re delivered by necessity to the mill, whether man or woman; even if you have children and attend to the mill, He who "brought forth the prisoners with might" (Psal. lxvii. 7) will not pass you by. He who brought J…
8Ps 67:8
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:1045B…when he says: "O God, when Thou didst go forth before Thy people, when Thou didst pass through the wilderness, the earth shook; for the heavens also dropped" (Ps. lxvii, 8, 9). We say that the earth was shak…
10Ps 67:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:649…divine Scripture. 1. From Numbers. 2. From Isaiah. 3. From Numbers. 4. From Hosea. 5. From Isaiah. 6. From the same. 7. From Psalm 90. 8. From Isaiah. 9. From Psalm 67. 10. From Isaiah. 11. From Deuteronomy. 12.…
Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:21A…she might rightly be called heavenly. For to me, those words of the divine David seem to look toward this: The earth was shaken, for the heavens distilled (Ps. LXVII, 10). I think, moreover, that the prophet h…
11Ps 67:11
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1321C…8. Translation of the Bibles by Lucian M., 87. A certain kind of athletic game, 188. Lights at one time applied to the rite of baptism, 216. Moon for the dawn (Ps. LXVII, 11) according to Cyril, 211. M Maeleth is…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:717C…arding this great virtue, that excellent Psalter said: "You have prepared in your goodness for the poor, obedient disciple, O God, your presence in his heart" (Ps. LXVII, 11). Never in all your life forget the mem…
12Ps 67:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:937D…grows insolent against us, against our Jesus, against Moses and the prophets. May He grant, I say, who gives the word to those who evangelize with much power (Ps. LXVII, 12), that, with the same word granted to u…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:939A…ttend these things that are spoken, unless God gives it, according to that saying: ‘The Lord will give a word to those who preach the gospel with great power’ (Ps. LXVII, 12).” And in Homily 5, no. 6: “For when th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:693C…through your diligence in prayer, and by beseeching Him who gives speech to evangelists with great power to give also to us a word at the opening of our mouth (Ps. LXVII, 12; Eph. VI, 19). There is no labor for yo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:819D…everywhere. To these things David commemorates how the apostles prevailed, saying: The Lord will give a word to those who preach the gospel with much power (Ps. 67:12). For not with arms, not with money, no…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:483C…wing over all things. Wherefore David also elsewhere, signifying this, says: The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power (Ps. 67:12). But if anyone doubts the words of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:699B…ing of his mouth (Eph. 6:19): and the prophet himself in another Psalm says: "The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings, with great power" (Ps. 67:12). He says the same thing here: I opened…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:157…or those, too, say the same things; for example: The lame man shall leap as a hart (Isai. 35:6); The Lord shall give a word to those who preach the gospel (Ps. 67:12); I will give you a new heaven and a n…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:395D…. 2. Which He had promised before by His prophets in the holy Scriptures. For "The Lord shall give the word to them that preach good tidings with great power" (Ps. 67:12); and again, "How beautiful are the fee…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:873A…which the Lord commanded to be done. What is that word, of which naturally David said: The Lord will give the word to those who evangelize with great power [Ps. lxvii, 12]? But also Peter more plainly says: Th…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:525A…From chapter 12 of Isaiah.— “The Lord shall give a word to those who preach with great power” (Ps. LXVII, 12). But they preach with great power who…
14Ps 67:14
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:223A…wings, and has a flight that greatly delights the angels. "There," it says, "are the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions in the glow of gold" (Ps. 67:14). For it flies like some golden and liv…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:109D…re in spirit and run freely, and the word of God, on the wings of the Spirit, might run far and wide through the whole Eastern world, like a silvered dove ⟦Ps. LXVII, 14.⟧ whithersoever it wills by the will of…
15Ps 67:15
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1245D…David himself also foretells in the sixty-seventh psalm. "For when," he says, "the heavenly One divides kings, they shall be made white as snow in Selmon" (Psal. LXVII, 15). Therefore he says here also, that I s…
16Ps 67:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:679A…wants to hear the doctrine of piety. Or certainly thus: the mountain is called the Church, of which the prophet says: A mountain of God, a fertile mountain (Ps. 67:16). Christ therefore ascended into the mo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:695C…let us ascend into heaven." This whole thing was done so that the enigma of the prophecy might be fulfilled: "Arise, and let us ascend into the mountain" (Ps. LXVII, 16); that is, into the heavenly Jerusalem.…
18Ps 67:18
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:935A…omary in the figurative usage of Scripture for a multitude to be indicated by this number, as David says for a multitude: Thousands of those who are at ease (Ps. LXVII, 18), and, More than thousands of gold and…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1397…erome from the Hebrew [reads] abounding; from the opinion of others, the Hebrew word would properly demand desiring [ἐπιθυμούντων]. This variant reading of Psalm LXVII, 18, which the author of the Index of the G…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:645C…For that the souls of the saints are the chariot of God, hear the prophet saying: The chariot of God is ten thousandfold, thousands of them that rejoice (Ps. 67: 18). For that which He bestowed upon the h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:655C…dumbrates eternity; or even because of the affinity ⟦alt-version omitted⟧ which it has with unity, as in the passage: "The thousands of them that rejoice" (Ps. LXVII, 18); and again: "The law of thy mouth is g…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:663A…rses. For there it was possible to see the racing of horses; here the chariot of God, a thousand times multiplied, in which are thousands of those who rejoice (Ps. 67. 18): there it was possible to see struggle…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:663A…od has a chariot joined not to four horses, but to a thousand souls. For the chariot of God, he says, is tens of thousands, thousands of those who rejoice (Ps. 67. 18). The horses of God are holy souls, the…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1115B…of a chariot, on account of the communion of orders which are of the same hierarchy, as the same Dionysius says in the last chapter of the Celestial Hierarchy. Ps. 67, 18: "The chariot of God is ten thousand fo…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:613B…uently. As it says: The law of thy mouth is above thousands of gold and silver [Ps. CXVIII, 72]. And elsewhere: Thousands, he says, of those who rejoice [Ps. LXVII, 18]. Sicut turris David collum tuum; quæ…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:437B…mb, as Joseph from the prison, and sat upon his royal chariot above the cherubim: The chariot of God is tens of thousands, thousands of those who abound (Ps. LXVII, 18); at that time the saints prayed for he…
19Ps 67:19
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:723B…up through faith in him, we no longer exil from our true, heavenly fatherland, Jerusalem, nor do we endure to be transferred from the truth to error. VI. In Psalm 67:19. — On the amplification of the Church.…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1147A…and the law of sin, and having led into captivity the tyrant of captivity, as the prophet says: "Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive" (Ps. LXVII, 19). For the Word, putting forward the for…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:231B…d, let us cry aloud to the God of Jacob” (Ps. xciv, 1). And others were dancing, saying: “He ascended on high, he led captivity captive, he gave gifts to men” (Ps. lxvii, 19). And already some were calling everyon…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:209B…nded with a shout. For this has been said in this psalm. And again elsewhere: You ascended on high, you led captivity captive, you received gifts among men (Ps. 67. 19; Eph. 4. 8). The Jews also once offered…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:771B…dom, became incarnate. Of which this same David has spoken thus in another part of the prophecy: Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive (Ps. 67. 19). Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:745…e, he indeed falls to the devil, but rises to Christ. For the prophet says concerning men liberated by Christ: He ascended on high, he led captivity captive (Ps. 67:19). The Lord says: As long as the strong…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:285…each one in various ways announcing this brilliant trophy. One says, "You ascended on high, you led captivity captive, and received gifts among men" (Ps. 67:19); and, "The Lord is mighty and strong in battle" (Ps. 23:8)…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:721B…l not believe in your Life. And the blessed David, how did he speak to you concerning him? He ascended on high, he led captivity captive, he gave gifts to men (Ps. LXVII, 19). He ascended on high upon the cros…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:857…e another: "Lift up your gates, you princes," etc. (Ps. XXIII, 7). Let there come to mind the psalm that says: "He ascended on high, He led captivity captive" (Ps. LXVII, 19; Ephes. IV, 8). Remember the prophet sa…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:1053B…eemed Adam and his good sons, and led them back to their former order. For it is written: He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men (Ps. LXVII, 19). I make known to you further that my l…
20Ps 67:20
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1581A…p. From the annotations of Jo. Ern. Grabe on chapter 47. Page 158. "And what of these thing which are beyond him to announce?" Thus Hilary says at the end of Psalm LXVII, 20, that the deep and infinite sea of his…
21Ps 67:21
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:295A…'s decree is firm and immutable, we grieve in vain, and search within ourselves why he has died, when it is written: "Of the Lord God are the issues of death" (Ps. 67:21). If, therefore, this common condition…
22Ps 67:22
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1015B…d heads, are likewise commemorated. Regarding whom it is written: "He will crush the heads of his enemies, the crown of hair of those who go on in their sins" [Ps. LXVII, 22]. And again: "You have broken the heads…
23Ps 67:23
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:723B…ed to what was said in the preceding psalm. For in that one it was said: “The Lord said: I will convert from Basan, I will convert from the depths of the sea” (Ps. LXVII, 23); but in this one: “I have come into th…
24Ps 67:24
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:867B…the power of the command and the authority! The voice of God is truly a voice of power, as the Psalm says: Behold, he will give his voice, a voice of power (Ps. LXVII, 24). And: He spoke and they were made; He…
25Ps 67:25
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:705B…eek and praised by infants, so that the written word might be fulfilled: Thy goings, O God, have been seen, the goings of my God, my King, in the holy place (Psal. 67. 25); second, terrible upon the clouds, and…
26Ps 67:26
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:739B…s gloriously magnified" (Exod. XV, 1). Whose example David mentions, saying: "In the midst of young damsels playing on timbrels, bless ye God in the churches" (Ps. LXVII, 26). Nor is blessed David ashamed to dance…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1353D…d, all the earth; psalm to His name,» and the rest. — Ps. lxvi, 4. «Let the peoples confess to Thee, O God; let the peoples confess to Thee,» and the rest. — Ps. lxvii, 26-33. «In the churches bless God the Lord, f…
27Ps 67:27
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:989A…. For this reason it is said concerning them in the Psalms: In the churches bless God the Lord from the fountains of Israel (Ps. LXVII, 27). So it is necessary for us to confess…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:709A…bly: otherwise, to pray in the assembly of the faithful is praiseworthy, as it is said: In the churches bless God. And again: Adore the Lord in his holy court (Ps. 67:27 and 68:2). However, I think that the Lo…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2011A…ss ye the Lord God, from the fountains of Israel. There is Benjamin the younger, in the trance of the mind, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthalim" (Ps. lxvii, 27–28). For Benjamin signifies Paul, who clai…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1431D…seek, » and the rest. Psal. xxvii, 2. — « Worship the Lord in his holy court. » Psal. lxiv, 5. — « We shall be filled with the good things of your house. » Psal. lxvii, 27. — « In the churches bless God the Lord…
28Ps 67:28
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:55B…oradically regarding them by Eusebius and by contemporary or near-contemporary writers, they are not recounted so clearly. But what Eusebius says at the end of Psalm LXVII, 28: "If anyone, however, searches accurate…
29Ps 67:29
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:639A…the city of Jerusalem, until you are clothed with power from on high." Matt. XXII, 29: "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God." Ps. LXVII, 29: "Command, O God, your power." Ps. LII…
30Ps 67:30
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1007A…your temple kings shall bring you gifts (which was likely, and used to happen), but the opposite: From your temple to Jerusalem kings shall bring you gifts ⟦Psal. LXVII, 30⟧. For the mind of each person, especial…
31Ps 67:31
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:91B…s version the metaphorical meanings in which the Hebrew language abounds; and thus he enervated the force and emphasis of the dicta, as when, for example, that Psalm 67, 31, ‘edath ‘abbirim, is thus expressed b…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:137D…ving sojourn of our Savior among men; by his work, the prophecy containing these words was fulfilled: "Ethiopia shall anticipate reaching out her hand to God" (Ps. LXVII, 31). In addition to these things, Paul, th…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:169C…it is not done well. TIT. VI. — Concerning hatred, and enmity, and dissension, and those who provoke battles. “Scatter the nations that desire wars.” — Ps. lxvii, 31. “And men of blood and deceit shall no…
Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:45B…tion of the Only-Begotten from the Ethiopian eunuch through the apostle Philip (Acts VIII). Whence also David says, "Ethiopia shall reach out her hand to God" (Ps. LXVII, 31). XI. As the tabernacles of Cedar, as…
32Ps 67:32
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:929B…l the other things which the prophets say concerning Him. And here is fulfilled the prophecy which says: "Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands unto God" (Ps. LXVII, 32). "And as they went on their way." It s…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:997A…Ethiopian, and baptized him, he sent him to Ethiopia as a herald of Christ, according to what is written: "Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God" (Ps. LXVII, 32); and having been caught up by the ange…
33Ps 67:33
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:381B…, neither that he be saved, nor that he find refreshment, nor that he enter into life. For He has not lied who says: Seek the Lord, and your soul shall live (Ps. LXVII, 33). But if you do not seek in faith, you…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:391…therefrom. He who says was warning of this, and signifying this, and teaching all men this: Sing to God, who ascends above the heaven of heavens to the east (Ps. LXVII, 33). For so, when Daniel was praying to Go…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:839C…"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord," ⟦Isa. II, 3⟧ and following spiritually Him who "ascendeth upon the clouds of heaven" according to the Psalm ⟦Ps. LXVII, 33⟧ and who, according to Habakkuk, "has l…
34Ps 67:34
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:227…is truly a matter worthy of being sought. How is it that, when God is everywhere and the prophet says, To Him who mounts upon the west, the Lord is His name (Ps. LXVII, 34), we turn toward the east? Clearly, it…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:219C…et us attend as is right. Why do we deceive ourselves in vain? I fear lest it should be said of us: "Our days have failed in vanity, and our years with haste" (Ps. LXVII, 34). Who, upon hearing us, has departed fr…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1285A…the day I will not fear," for here "from the height" is put for "from above" and "from the beginning." And, "The congregation of bulls," for "very great ones" (Ps. LXVII, 34; LV, 4; LXVII, 31). 10. It uses "as" a…
Leo VI the Wise 866–912PG 107:61C…He Himself undertakes to do so. And this is the very thing which we celebrate in this present assembly. Truly, He who ascends above the heaven of heavens (Ps. LXVII, 34), He ascends upon the foal of an ass; a…
John VIII Xiphilinus c. 1010–1075PG 120:1203C…ate. O the power of a command! Truly, the voice of the Lord is a voice of power, as the holy David says: “Behold, he will give his voice a voice of power” (Ps. LXVII, 34). For as soon as the Lord said to the c…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1303D…4:2), and the East (Luke 1:78). And David also assigns the East to God with these words: Sing to God, who ascendeth over the heaven of heaven to the East (Psalm 67:34). Or perhaps, to demonstrate that Parad…
36Ps 67:36
Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:601D…n ineffable wonder and joy, turned their former cries and those sad words of pain into cheerfulness and thanksgiving, saying, "God is wonderful in his saints" (Ps. LXVII, 36); and adding what follows. And so the b…
Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2333C…onderful, glorious, and extraordinary things, of which there is no number, even through His servants; for “God is wonderful in His saints, the God of Israel.” [Ps. LXVII, 36.] 53. A certain young man, skilled in…
Stephen Deacon of Constantinople fl. c. 807-809PG 100:1147D…ed on the island, so that, in this, joined in celebration with the lovers of God and lovers of feasts, we may say: "God is truly marvelous in his saints." (Ps. LXVII, 36).…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:183B…e holy martyr Ephrem, Bishop of Cherson, concerning a miracle wrought for a boy by the holy martyr and apostle Clement. I. Marvelous is God in his saints (Ps. LXVII, 36), and it is fitting to say today with t…
Luke, Abbot of Grottaferrata fl. 11th c.PG 127:499A…ENCOMIUM ON OUR HOLY FATHER BARTHOLOMEW 1. Admirabilis est Deus in sanctis suis (Ps. LXVII, 36). It is fitting indeed to make one's be…
107Ps 67:107
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1225B…sin in him), I, 20. His prophetic image by Dan (Gen. XLIX), 119. Paul, the blessed one, 93. The all-wise one, 234. Theodoret finds him in the name of Benjamin, Ps. LXVII, 1070. Paul called so after the event (by a…
137Ps 67:137
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…on Psalm LIX, 1315 on Psalm LX, 1323 on Psalm LXI, 1330 on Psalm LXII, 1336 on Psalm LXIII, 1341 on Psalm LXIV, 1345 on Psalm LXV, 1361 on Psalm LXVI, 1371 on Psalm LXVII, 1375 on Psalm LXVIII, 1399 on Psalm LXIX, 1…
150Ps 67:150
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…n Psalm LIX 1478 On Psalm LX 1479 On Psalm LXI 1483 On Psalm LXII 1487 On Psalm LXIII 1490 On Psalm LXIV 1494 On Psalm LXV 1498 On Psalm LXVI 1503 On Psalm LXVII 1503 On Psalm LXVIII 1511 On Psalm LXIX 1518 On Psalm LXX 1518…