Where the Fathers quote Psalms 73

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:509expounds v.15“συ διερρηξας πηγας και χειμαρρους συ εξηρανας ποταμους Ηθαμ.”Exegesis of: «Thou didst dry up the rivers of Etham» George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:1149B…according to the prophet David, who said, 'How the enemy has acted wickedly in your sanctuary, and they have boasted who hate you in the midst of your feast' (Ps. LXXIII, 1). You must therefore, my master, from n… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1249…nations that have believed and have been exalted in piety above israel but as for me my feet were almost shaken my steps had well nigh slipped by feet and steps he calls metaphorically those thoughts… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1305…receives such things are said concerning sinners when they are not scourged but as for me my feet were almost shaken my steps had well nigh slipped because there is no retraction in their death and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:113…it accepts concerning those whom it does not scourge it is said but as for me my feet were almost gone well nigh were my steps poured out for there is no back turning in their… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:587…him and he perceived in himself not as he who said 'but as for me my feet were almost moved ' but that he had truly been moved he is necessarily taught to say 'i shall… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:943…good is god to israel to those who are upright in heart but as for me my feet were almost moved my steps had well nigh slipped for i was jealous of the wicked seeing the… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:999…they who prosper in the world have increased in riches and again but as for me my feet were almost gone my steps had well nigh slipped for i was jealous of the lawless when i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:819…indignation at the more flourishing fortunes of wicked men while he says but as for me my feet were almost shaken my steps had well nigh slipped for i was jealous at the lawless seeing the… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:683…and david wherefore o lord does the way of the wicked prosper my feet were almost gone my steps had well nigh slipped for i was envious at the wicked when i saw the peace of… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:133A…imself; just as the blessed David also says: «Remember your congregation which you acquired from the beginning; you have redeemed the rod of your inheritance» (Ps. LXXIII, 2). And the children of this one are the… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:443…says how good is god to israel to the upright in heart but as for me my feet were almost moved my steps had well nigh slipped for i was jealous of the lawless seeing the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1057…things that are made even his eternal power and godhead finally this i was envious at the foolish when i saw the prosperity of the wicked d all these things plato seems to have interpreted when… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:75A…g it for Himself, as He said: God resisteth the proud (Jas. 4:6); as also the prophet himself prays, saying: Lift up thy hands upon their pride in the end (Ps. 73:3); and again, Render a retribution… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1279B…f the hands, whether for good or for evil; as, "Send forth your hand from on high" (Psal. cxliii, 7), and, "Lift up your hands against their pride to the end" (Psal. lxxiii, 3). 7. He seems, however, to express his… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:1107D…his; for he proclaimed: 'How much the enemy has acted evilly against your sanctuary,' and: 'They have boasted, those who hate you, in the midst of your feast' (Ps. LXXIII, 3-4). And it is necessary, O Lord, that fro… John Kaminiates fl. c. 904PG 109:765D…that this was foretold by David. He says, "How the enemy has acted wickedly in Your sanctuary, and those who hate You have boasted in the midst of Your feast" (Ps. LXXIII, 3). "And it is necessary, master, that fr… John Kaminiates fl. c. 904PG 109:923B…lemnity of the feast day cut short. As the emperor refused, Marcus said: "O Master, it was written long ago by the prophet David that this would happen to you (Ps. LXXIII, 3); for he prophesied, saying: What the… Theophanes Continuatus 10th c.PG 109:381D…ou. For he has predicted this, saying, 'How much the enemy did wickedly in thy holy place; and they that hate thee have gloried in the midst of thy solemnity' (Ps. LXXIII, 3). And therefore, it is fitting for you… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1273B…Ps. XLIII, 22). And now we beseech You: let there be vengeance for the blood of Your servants that has been poured out. Lift up Your hands against their pride (Ps. LXXIII, 3). Protect the children of those who are… Leo Grammaticus fl. c. 1013PG 108:1109…O master," and he prophesied, saying: How the enemy did wickedly in thy sanctuary; and they that hate thee have boasted in the midst of thy solemnity.[Ps. LXXIII, 3, 4] "And from this moment, O master, it… John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 135:71B…was foretold by David, who said: 'What thy enemy hath done wickedly in thy holy place, and they that hate thee have boasted in the midst of thy solemnity' (Ps. LXXIII, 3-4). Know therefore, O emperor, that from… OrigenesPG 16:967…are pure of heart as almost nothing my steps were poured out for there are no bands in their death and their strength is sound in the labor of men they are not and with men… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:829B…eves have defiled the fruits of my lips; envy of my liturgy has polluted the sanctification; as in a forest of trees, they have cut him down from me with axes (Ps. LXXIII, 5); they have cast him down together in a… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:829B…g on and consuming the fruits of my lips. Envy has polluted the sanctification of my minister; as in a thicket of wood they have cut him off from me with axes (Ps. LXXIII, 5). The tribes of the heretics said toget… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1193…oying? Take away the face of a man, and he will no longer be a man, but some sort of abortion, if he can even live. "They have burnt your sanctuary with fire" (Ps. LXXIII, 7). And this truly likewise: burning ever… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:57…discovered, would not be of great value. IV. Whether the succession of prophets reached to John the Baptist. Neither is it easy to prove what Eusebius says in Ps. LXXIII, 8, 9, 10, that the succession of prophets… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:307C…or" (Isa. xxx, 10), but also sharpened their tongue against Christ himself, and lifted their horns on high, and, as it is written, spoke injustice against God (cf. Ps. lxxiii, 8). These, he says, will be humbled and w… Thomas Magister c. 1275 – c. 1347PG 145:267A…rattled and turned everything upside down, and ⟦« in excelsum iniquitatem loquebatur », (Ps. LXXIII, 8) and with the most absurd novelties of… Thomas Magister c. 1275 – c. 1347PG 145:321D…all men, who left no room for reproach for any mortal, and who by edict had forbidden the Christians to practice Greek learning and to employ poetry . Ps. LXXIII, 8.… Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:749…with me ought to be of those concerning whom it is written they set their mouth against the heavens and the rest but i say to you that he who wishes to confer words with me… Philotheos Kokkinos c. 1300–1379PG 154:781…the champions of evil doctrines who utter c blasphemies on high for they set their mouth against the heavens as the blessed david says and their tongue passed through the earth as they incline heaven to… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:951…in wickedness they have uttered iniquity with their words they have placed their mouth against the heavens and their tongue has traversed the earth but with the father of god david i too shall cry out… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1253…realization shall be found in them a and they said how does god know and is there knowledge in the most high you will seek this out in some way for god he says promised those… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:841…those who beheld them were struck with amazement and said how does god know and is there knowledge in the most high for if knowledge exists in the most high and if he sees such things… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:945…full days shall be found in them and they said how did god know and is there knowledge in the most high b behold those are the sinners and those who prosper they possessed wealth forever… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1469…escapes them subsequently however they contend that he does not know saying is there knowledge in the most high but they are deceived in thinking that he possesses a disposition according to quality for he is… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1277C…r from those who are consoled and afterward turn their hands away—and, "For I will lift up my hand to heaven, and I will swear by my right hand," and the like (Ps. LXXIII, 11; Deut. XXXII, 40). 15. From the wh… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1445…the turbulence of their thoughts d vers and they said how does god know and is there knowledge in the most high symmachus has interpreted it more clearly but these said how does god know… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3495…earth with their tongue and saying in the vilest way how does god know and is there knowledge in the most high for they will be numbered with those who said to him why being a… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:207…tongue has passed over the earth and they have said how does god know and is there knowledge in the most high because of whose treacheries god has set evils upon them cast them down while… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1503…how does god know and why does he endure these things b and is there knowledge in the most high they inquired whether there is any knowledge of the things happening in this way in god… OrigenesPG 16:971…and their tongue walked in the earth and they said how does god know and is there knowledge in the highest hieronymus and they said how does god know and is there knowledge in the highest… OrigenesPG 16:973…their tongue was circumambulations upon the earth and they said how does god know and is there knowledge in the most high perhaps therefore i also have cleansed my soul in vain and washed my hands… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1071A…who is God besides our God?" Ps. XXXII, 6. — "By the word of the Lord were the heavens established, and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth." Ps. LXXIII, 12. — "But God is our King before the ages… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1253…knowledge in the most high ' and i said 'have i then cleansed my heart in vain and washed my hands in innocency ' from origen theodoret for what did i gain he says by having… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:841…my thoughts so as to ponder within myself have i then justified my heart in vain and washed my hands among the innocent and been plagued all the day and was my rebuke in the morning… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1619B…. To these, then, he joined: "Thou didst humble the proud one as one that is wounded," and the things concerning the opposing enemies. He sings also elsewhere (Ps. LXXIII, 13): "Thou didst dash in pieces the heads… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:459D…iii, 25, 26). And elsewhere, that he may show that there is not one, but many dragons there, he says: "Thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the water" (Ps. lxxiii, 13). Therefore "God made great whales." An… OrigenesPG 16:973…in the most high perhaps therefore i also have cleansed my soul in vain and washed my hands in innocence and have continued being mocked every day and being rebuked every morning and if i was… AnonymousPG 106:1349…the dragons upon the waters" (Ps. 73:13). Let there also be added the song for… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1219A…y head," and in the Vatican, autos sou teresei kephalen, "he shall watch thy head": but it is more probable that Nyssen alluded to that of the prophet David, Ps. lxxiii, 14: Su sunethlasas ten kephalen tou drako… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:357C…the serpent, and not of the Lord, God forbid!—it says thus: Thou didst crush the heads of the dragon, and gavest him to be meat to the people the Ethiopians (Ps. LXXIII, 14). For the abominable religion of these… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:651D…on serpents and scorpions, and upon all the power of the enemy" (Luke 10:19). And elsewhere he says: "You have crushed the heads of the dragons in the waters" (Ps. 73:14). Deservedly, certainly, when having a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:763B…hiding places in the nature of waters. But I have come to drive him from there also, as the prophet cries: "You crushed the head of the dragon in the waters" (Ps. LXXIII, 14). Suffer it now. The tempter approached… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1015B…eads 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 of the dragon upon the waters" [Ps. LXXIII, 14]. Jeremiah was commanded to destroy the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:45D…forth. (Ps. xxxii, 7) «Who troubles the depth of the sea,» and so forth. (Ps. lxiv, 7) «You confirmed the sea in your power, you crushed,» and so forth. (Ps. lxxiii, 14) «This sea is great and spacious,» and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:919B…r David sings somewhere and says to the God of all: Thou didst crush the heads of the dragon, thou didst give him to be meat to the people of the Ethiopians [Psal. LXXIII, 15]. For just as we make the life-giving w… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:133…nst those who live a life unworthy of the Christian profession. 65. A rebuke of a wicked priest, who by his impiety corrupts many. 66. The passage of Psalm LXXIII, v. 15, is explained: You have dried up the rivers of Etham. 67.… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:254…of those we know. These are carried, however, to be those concerning which it was said to Christ by David: 'Thou hast dried up the rivers of Ethan.' Ps. LXXIII, 15." 19. St. Isidore of Pelusium, being consulted about this… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:931B…her, being the deepest and largest of those we know. It is said that these are they of whom it was spoken to Christ by David: You dried up the rivers of Etham (Ps. lxxiii, 15). But the faith which men had in the ma… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:427A…s, as in the one that says: Evening and morning and at noon I will declare and announce (Ps. LIV, 18). And again: Yours is the day, and yours is the night (Ps. LXXIII, 16). And again: In the evening weeping wi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:455B…eginning of the night. But you, when you see a lamp and the sun, say this: "Yours is the day, and yours is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun" (Ps. 73:16). But that light which is brought forwa… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1349C…on and Workmanship of God; and that Nothing was Made by Him in Vain. Gen. i, 31. — ‹God saw all things that He had made, and behold, they were very good.› Psal. lxxiii, 16. — ‹Yours is the day, and Yours is the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:255…rn and cold ones. For thus the divine David, wishing to signify the four climates under heaven, exclaimed to God: "Summer and spring, You have fashioned them" (Ps. LXXIII, 17). And again: "The north and the sea, Yo… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:393C…evised, but leads even more wisely into friendship and harmony through these very simple elements, according to Scripture: “Summer and spring You fashioned” (Ps. LXXIII, 17). “And unmixed.” He said unmixed and… Michael Cerularius c. 1000–1059PG 120:725B…giving for the harvest of blessings, that we might express it in a more Psalmic way: "The summer and the spring, thou hast made them; be mindful of this." [Ps. LXXIII, 17] For, truly, those enemies who reproach… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1045B…all the power of the enemy, then we also, acting with confidence, say with the Prophet: "O deliver not the soul that confesseth to thee unto the wild beasts" (Ps. LXXIII, 19). For the Lord crushed the heads of the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1507…and clearly execute that sentence sung by the psalmist david which says i was as a beast before thee ps lxxii for just as beasts of burden while performing their own work are satisfied only with… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1809…divine dispensations but accept the divine words with simplicity c he says i was as a beast before thee and i am continually with thee it behooves me he says just as a beast of burden… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:521C…ght to plead their cause against us." Saint Sylvester said: "We hang upon the power of God. For there is One whom we address: 'Arise, O God, judge your cause' (Ps. LXXIII, 22). For as much as we lack human help, so… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:621A…hink to embrace this yoke, as if they were not living with their own reason, nor using free will. For he says, "I have become as a beast of burden before you" (cf. Ps. lxxiii, 22), and this is what it means for someone… Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:309…back so too are you according to what the psalm says 'i was as a beast before thee and i am always with thee' ps lxxii a h concerning abba nicon h a brother asked one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:651…is the will of god and the father h in the psalter thou shalt guide me with thy counsel and afterward receive me to glory in isaiah in that day shall god shine in counsel with… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1255…be reckoned as a fifth among these for behold they that go far from thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all who commit fornication from thee he speaks concerning idols let us put an end to… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:835…things indeed he sets forth saying for behold they who distance themselves from thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all who commit fornication away from thee but for me to cleave to god is good it… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:847…heart and god is my portion forever for lo they that go far from thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all that commit fornication d from thee but it is good for me to cling to… Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1417…of my heart and god is my portion for ever for behold they that are far from thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all that commit fornication a against thee but it is good for me… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:353…a for it was written they that are far from thee shall perish and god is far from the wicked and salvation is far from sinners it is clear… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1151C…]." (Ps. civ, 35): "Let sinners depart from the earth, and the unjust, [so that they may be no more]." (Ps. cxi, 10): "The desire of the wicked shall perish." (Ps. lxxiii, 27): "Behold, they that go far from thee s… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1569…himself through his withdrawal from god according to that which is written lo they that are far from thee shall perish ps lxxii it is inevitable that the soul which has been stripped of its kinship… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:775…and his place was not found ibid lxxii they who remove themselves far from thee shall perish thou hast destroyed everyone who commits fornication away from thee prov iv the ways of the wicked are dark… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1233…of the same the bow is an unclean mind i he says have put my trust in the lord sinners are the ones who make war who then would fear and flee when he has god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1255…to sin but not the one who has done it and ceased but it is good for me to cling to the lord to set my hope in the lord to tell of all your praises… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1507…from god who has given himself over to the worship of demons but it is good for me to cling to god to put my hope in the lord etc similar is that… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:847…shall perish thou hast destroyed all that commit fornication d from thee but it is good for me to cling to god to put my hope in the lord that i may tell all thy praises… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:733…unto thee o lord have i lifted up my soul o my god i have put my trust in thee let me not be ashamed neither let my enemies mock me for all they that wait… Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1417…shall perish thou hast destroyed all that commit fornication a against thee but it is good for me to cling unto my king and to place my constant hope in god that i may chant thy… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1193D…the command of the Lord, etc., when it teaches us that we should cling to God alone. He cites two places of Scripture; the former is Psalm xviii, 9, the latter Psalm lxxiii, 28: which should have been distinguished b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:131…from my enemies you who exalt me from the gates of death that i may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of zion another thy hymns another thy praises see him perpetually… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1453…demons but being taught wisdom by experience they cry out b ver but it is good for me to cling to god to place my hope in the lord for having taken the test through the… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1375…who then will say to my soul depart to the precipices when i have put my trust in the lord who also teaches me his providence through manifest retributions i have put my trust in him… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…alm 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, 1453 on Psalm LXXIV, 1465 on Psalm LXXV, 14… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…m 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 1534 On Psalm LXXV 1535 On Psalm LXXVI 1538… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:397B…ζουσι. V. 28, μελικηρίδων. Quam hic significationem habeat, satis notum est, a lexicographis etiam adnotatam: sed alia utitur Apollinarius, Psal. XVIII, 21; et Psal. LXXIII, 192, ubi μελικηρίς, idem, quod Siracides.…