Where the Fathers quote Psalms 71

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1289expounds v.17“εσται το ονομα αυτου ευλογημενον εις τους αιωνας προ του ηλιου διαμενει το ονομα αυτου· και ενευλογηθησονται εν αυτω πασαι αι φυλαι της γης παντα τα ε”On: «Before the sun, his name shall endure» Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1611…deeming the bodies of men, he gave his own consubstantial body for them, so too, when redeeming rational souls, he offered a rational soul for them. Ps. LXXI, vers. 1. This Psalm does not refer to Solomon, the father of Rehobo… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1287B…l. XX, 1. — ‹O Lord, in your strength the king shall be glad,› and what follows. Psal. LX, 5. — ‹You shall add days upon days to the king,› and what follows. Psal. LXXI, 1. — ‹O God, give your judgment to the ki… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:347…appropriate to that a vers in thee o lord have i hoped let me never be put to confusion these words have the same meaning as those others o my god in thee i have put… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:651D…ophetically: "O God, give your judgment to the king, and your justice to the son of the king; he will judge your people in justice, and your poor in judgment" (Ps. 71. 2); and having progressed a little, he sa… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:931…me and rescue me incline thy ear to me and save me be thou to me for a protecting god and in a fortified place that thou mayest make me safe for thou art my foundation… OrigenesPG 16:951…that for a memorial is in h psalm lxx h hebraic text for thou art my rock and my fortress vulgata latina for thou art my firmament and my refuge aquila for thou art my rock… OrigenesPG 16:953…lord to my help hasten h psalm lxx h h symmachus h for thou art my rock and my refuge h lxx interpreters h for thou art my firmament and my refuge h theodotio h… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:285A…ejus est.” “The poor shall eat, and shall be satisfied.” ⟦Ps. xxii, 26.⟧ “He shall judge the poor of the people, and shall save the children of the needy.” ⟦Ps. lxxi, 4.⟧ “I know that the Lord will maintain… Eulogius of Alexandria d. 607/608PG 86:2931…). If you say, "What God can be recent?" I in turn will ask you: "What man’s name remains before the sun, and before the moon, for generation of generations?" (Ps. LXXI, 5). And, "He shall descend as rain upon t… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:711…unjust man for such were they who were ruling over them ver for thou art my hope o lord it has been said in the th psalm and now what is my hope is it not… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:761…his hope upon god so as to be able to say for thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb my hope from my mother's breasts b i was cast upon thee from… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:295A…voluntary rain, O God, for your inheritance. By "rain" he means the evangelical word, according to the saying: He shall descend like rain upon the fleece. (Ps. LXXI, 6.) But he says "voluntary" to distinguis… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:815B…ouse of a craftsman, in an ignoble and base house, hear how even David did not pass this over in silence: He shall descend, he says, as rain upon a fleece (Ps. 71:6), signifying tranquility and quiet. Nor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:189D…indled? (Luke XII, 49). And speaking of himself, how he shall come, he says: He shall descend like rain upon a fleece, and as a drop that falls upon the earth (Ps. LXXI, 6). I say these things so that you may be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:243A…ce without noise, the prophet himself, speaking subsequently, indicates: He shall come down like rain upon a fleece, and as drops that distil upon the earth (Ps. LXXI, 6). He did not come creating a noise, nor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:583B…vealed to him? Hear from the prophet himself how he narrates his descent from heaven: What is the advent of Christ? "He shall descend like rain upon a fleece" (Ps. LXXI, 6). What is this? Because when the Son of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1065A…before the sun, and before the moon, for generations of generations? And 'He shall descend like rain upon a fleece, and like a drop trickling upon the earth'" [Ps. 71:6]. Again, perhaps you will ask: "What Go… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1013…in him is also to be found in the holy gospels for thou art he that took me out of the womb my hope from my mother s breasts i was cast upon thee from the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1067B…ing left desolate. David indicated this with a slight suggestion, saying: "And he shall descend like rain upon a fleece, and as drops dropping upon the earth" (Ps. LXXI, 6). He shows in the seventy-first psalm t… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3265A…elligent and invisible soul, and everything else that a man is observed to be by nature. He, descending upon you, the undefiled one, “like rain upon a fleece” (Ps. LXXI, 6), shall take flesh from your virgin blo… Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:639C…erning his heavenly descent to the Virgin in order to be clothed in flesh: He shall descend like rain upon a fleece, and as a drop distilling upon the earth (Ps. LXXI, 6). HERB. David said these things concer… Eulogius of Alexandria d. 607/608PG 86:2931…, and before the moon, for generation of generations?" (Ps. LXXI, 5). And, "He shall descend as rain upon the fleece, and as a drop that falls upon the earth" (Ps. LXXI, 6). Again, perhaps you will say: "Wha… Joseph the Hymnographer c. 816–886PG 105:1023B…poured the whole fullness of grace, which is in Christ, though in a different way." For this is what David sings: He shall come down like rain upon a fleece (Ps. LXXI, 6): for the fleece, though it is of the b… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:89C…he Lord our God will raise up for you a prophet like me" (Deut. xviii, 18); and to David, who likens his descent from heaven to "rain falling upon the fleece" (Ps. lxxi, 6). And having simply referred them to th… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:37A…rth and conversed with men. And David, revealing His coming in flesh, said: He shall come down as rain upon a fleece, and as a drop that falls upon the earth (Ps. 71:6). 4. Marcion, Valentinus, and Ma… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:849B…cessary for the Son of God to have done." We would say, then, that he has indeed done so: "For in his days righteousness has dawned, and an abundance of peace (Ps. LXXI, 7)," beginning from his birth, God prepar… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1265A…l peace." Likewise, the Prophet also says in a certain place: "And in His days there shall be justice and a multitude of peace, until the moon is taken away." ⟦Psal. LXXI, 7⟧ But because these things are said of C… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1425A…on from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the earth" (Ps. LXXI, 8). And again: "In his days shall righteousness flourish, and abundance of peace" (Ps. LXXI, 7). "And they shall beat their swords int… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:57B…u are (Ps. LXXXIX, 2); placing no limits here; and again, foretelling: Righteousness shall rise in his days, and abundance of peace, until the moon be removed (Ps. LXXI, 7); and yet he places no limit on this be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1025A…ut he surely placed no limit here. Again, on the height of peace he proclaims: Justice shall spring up, and abundance of peace, until the moon be taken away (Ps. 71. 7): yet he did not set an end to this bea… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:681…they shall not learn to make war anymore (Isa. 2:4). Therefore, he says, In his days shall justice arise, and abundance of peace, until the moon be taken away (Ps. 71:7). Brilliant too is the emblem of this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:93…tice, and of countless others. Therefore David also, prophesying, says: 'Justice shall rise in his days, and abundance of peace, until the moon is taken away' (Ps. LXXI, 7). This, then, is the dawn.… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:407C…e through the power of the divine Spirit, the Psalmist said: "In his days shall righteousness rise, and abundance of peace, until the moon be taken away." ⟦Ps. LXXI, 7⟧ For if, when we were enemies, as Paul… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1015B…XVII, 12]. Concerning which David also, prophesying about Christ, says: "Justice shall rise in his days, and abundance of peace, until the moon be taken away" [Ps. LXXI, 7]. Whose firstborn, and heads, are likew… Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:639D…erning Solomon; and you, to whom do you pervert and adapt these? S. ARCH. What does the psalm say as it proceeds? In his days shall righteousness arise (Ps. LXXI, 7). And who among you will convict him of… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1205B…things to them, they insist, saying that He has not come. For the Psalm says, they claim: "In his days shall righteousness spring up, and abundance of peace" (Ps. lxxi, 7), and they bring forward other such thi… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:251A…partly because, as Jerome says on Ephesians iv, 7, it is an immense sea, and its capacity is known to God alone; and partly because, as Theodoret testifies on Psalm lxxi, 8: "Beyond the great and untraversable se… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1425A…especially those concerning the saving Word, which cry out in this way: "He shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the earth" (Ps. LXXI, 8). And again: "In his days shall righteo… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:317…one who made me strong and noble through your own help c let my mouth be filled with praise so that i may hymn your glory since being human i am unable to render worthy recompense… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:737A…tended into a great multitude through its fertility, just as David also says: He had dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth [Ps. LXXI, 8]. But yet, he did not use this abundanc… OrigenesPG 16:955…have been made to many and thou art my most strong hope let my mouth be filled with thy praise all the day with thy glory do not cast me away in the time of old… OrigenesPG 16:957…as a portent to the many but thou art my strong confidence let my mouth be filled with thy praise a all the day in thy comeliness do not cast me away in the time of… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:763…that i may sing thy glory thy greatness all the day long cast me not off in the time of old age when my strength shall fail do not thou forsake me for thus because of… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1609…afraid let us therefore pray with david saying do not cast me off in the time of old age when my strength fails do not forsake me for my enemies have spoken against me and those… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:713…god who wast my helper from my youth do not cast me off in the time of old age for i have now grown old by the long time of the babylonian captivity it is probable… OrigenesPG 16:955…praise all the day with thy glory do not cast me away in the time of old age hieronymus let my mouth be filled with thy praise all day long with thy greatness do not cast… OrigenesPG 16:957…a all the day in thy comeliness do not cast me away in the time of old age and they that lie in wait for my soul took counsel together saying god has forsaken him pursue… John of Carpathus fl. 7th centuryPG 85:1845…years of moses and pray saying o lord do not cast me off in the time of old age when my strength fails do not forsake me o god my savior in you is my singing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:747D…race which neither kings nor dynasts have obtained: for "The kings of Tharsis and the isles shall offer gifts, and all the kings of the earth shall adore him" (Ps. LXXI, 10). And according to the prophet, they bo… OrigenesPG 16:955…have taken counsel together saying god hath forsaken him pursue and seize him for there is none to deliver hieronymus and those who were observing my soul entered into counsel together saying etc who may rescue… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:933…forsaken him pursue and seize him for there is none that delivereth o god be not far from me o my god attend to my help h interpretation of athanasius h of the devil of the… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1497…he means those who observe and plot against him o god my god be not far from me o my god attend to my help god withdraws not according to essence for he is infinite but… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1499…to the shame and confusion with which such a one is clothed but i will hope continually and will add to all your praise etc… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:749A…under Christ have been delivered from all iniquity and from the madness of usury: "For from usury," he says, "and from iniquity, He shall redeem their souls" (Psalm LXXI, 14). But as for you, not yet released, but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:765D…wn labors, which signified His divinity and humanity, and fulfilled the prophetic word: He shall live, and there shall be given to him of the gold of Arabia (Ps. 71. 15)? Nor again, as the mythologists say, i… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:149C…man-apostles and the Father who was called such according to the flesh by the illiterate Word, in simplicity and not in wisdom: "For I have not known letters" (Ps. LXXI, 15), he says; and: "He took me from the sh… OrigenesPG 16:957…be put to shame and be consumed my mouth shall tell of thy salvation all the day for i know not what is numbered i will go in the power of the lord seventy interpreters my… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:415A…eems it should be filled out thus: "with the authority given to the apostles for the salvation of the world." Pag. 964, vers. 8, "to the better" (Matt. XIV), Ps. LXXI, 15. Vers. 13, "for the fruit of the oil, c… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:783…name might be glorified among the nations b vers o god you taught me from my youth and until now i will announce your wonders the savior alone claims the father as his teacher wherefore those… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:319…justice by which thou hast freed us from sin my god what thou hast taught me from my youth for from the very first day so to speak that he chose them he delivered to them… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:935…lord i will be mindful of thy justice alone o god whom thou hast taught me from my youth and even until now i will proclaim thy wonders and even unto old age and senility o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:275C…s not say "Before the rising," but "Before the sun"; as when it says: His name continues before the sun, and before the moon unto generations of generations (Ps. 71:17). Just as therefore it is one thing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:27B…ter than the dignity of Solomon, or rather, than the whole of human nature. For that, "His name abideth before the sun," and, "His throne before the moon" (Ps. 71:17, 5), and such like, no one, even among… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1423…lord i will make mention of thy justice alone vers o my god thou hast taught me from my youth i praise thee o master and seeing the justice that has been done toward me and… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1499…a o god you have taught me from my youth and until now i shall declare your wondrous works hyperbaton my god i shall declare your wondrous works which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:171A…ES. HOMILY XVII. ¶ 1. We were waiting for a time, all of us together today. "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who does wondrous things alone" (Ps. 71. 18). For wonderful and things exceeding ex… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:547D…Your mercy shall pursue me and hinder me, and with a bit and bridle shall lead me, who do not approach you. For you are God, "Who does wonderful things alone" (Ps. LXXI, 18). Wherefore also "Make your mercies won… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1275D…e. The gift of baptism does not only cover over sins, but removes them entirely. Chrysost. Hom. ad recens illum. — Blessed be God, who alone does wonders (Ps. LXXI, 18), who created all things and fashions t… Epiphanius the Monk fl. c. 1015PG 120:285A…e of men came to see it, who, beholding so stupendous a thing, praised the supreme and omnipotent God with many proclamations: "Who alone does great wonders." [Ps. LXXI, 18] But after the fame of so great a mirac… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:785…then he necessarily sends forth the words that are set before us o god who is like unto thee how many tribulations many and evil hast thou shown me and the rest b no one can… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:321…creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption b o god who is like unto thee he gives thanks because even though he was long ago rightfully condemned to death on account of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:935…even unto the highest what great things thou hast done for me o god who is like unto thee how many tribulations many and evil hast thou shown me a vers thy strength etc unto the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1425…and are sufficient to persuade all to name thee the most high o god who is like unto thee for there is no one he says that can be compared or likened unto thee for thou… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1799…stronger than them and again thou hast done great things for me o god who is like unto thee for thou hast held my right hand and in thy counsel thou hast guided me and with… OrigenesPG 16:959…me god even unto the height which thou hast done great things god who is like unto thee the greatness thou shalt multiply and thou shalt turn and comfort me also i thy servant i will… OrigenesPG 16:961…heights symmachus o god who has made great things unto the heights o god who is like unto you o god who is like you and you will afflictions you shall increase your righteousness and you… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1497…of god to every generation says to the father you have brought me up again from the depths of the earth in thee o lord have i hoped let me not be put to shame unto… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:773…and having turned back you have quickened me and brought me back again from the depths of the earth whether one must understand the things set before us from the person of the savior or from… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:321…shown me and having turned thou didst make me live and didst bring me up again from the depths of the earth thou didst multiply thy magnificence and having turned thou didst comfort me the repetition… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:937…having turned you have kept me alive and you brought me up from the depths of the earth you have multiplied your magnificence upon me and having turned you comforted me and from the depths of… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:703…me yet you have turned and brought me to life and brought me up again from the depths of the earth after my fall happy is he who daily insulted and abused for god's sake violently… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1135A…the hosts of barbarians into flight; I saw barbarian tribes trampled, and David singing truly: 'O Lord, in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing'" (Ps. LXXI, 20). This is what the Iconoclasts of t… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:321…that they fill those who are deemed worthy of them with pleasure and my soul which thou hast redeemed from the sin of corruption from the bondage of satan from his death… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:721…the faithful with whose tongues we see him always singing to god and my soul which thou hast redeemed namely from visible and invisible enemies vers but my tongue also all the day shall meditate on… OrigenesPG 16:959…with a harp o holy one of israel my lips shall sing when i sing unto thee and my soul which thou hast redeemed because they were ashamed who sought my hurt the hebrew in greek… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1427D…not simply a beast of burden, but as a beast of burden before God, or before His Christ, according to what he says: "I became as a beast of burden before you" (Ps. LXXI, 25). For in relation to God, we are beasts… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1663C…ded. You see here that Origen favors the pre-existence of souls, and that he therefore interprets the word shall be remembered in the passage cited above, Ps. lxxi, 49, Platonically concerning the reminiscen… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…alm 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, 1413 on Psalm LXX, 1417 on Psalm LXXI, 1427 on Psalm LXXII, 1441 on Psalm LXXIII,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…m 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 On Psalm LXXI 1522 On Psalm LXXII 1526 On Psalm LXXIII 1533 On Psalm LXXIV 15…