Where the Fathers quote Psalms 74
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1Ps 74:1
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:823…movements and deeds of those who besieged the place by these words o god why hast thou cast us off unto the end is thy wrath kindled against the sheep of thy pasture to which he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:851…hast thou thrust us off until the end thy fury is kindled against the sheep of thy pasture the prophetic spirit stirs us up and urges us toward the understanding of what is being said it…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:853…text at hand portrays the siege wherefore it says in the beginning o god why hast thou cast us off unto the end it is possible from these things to marvel at the virtue of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:891…end i believed yielding to the prophecy which says why o god hast thou cast us off for ever is thy wrath kindled against the sheep of thy pasture and i was in doubt within myself…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:905…the crimes of the jewish people because it had been said above o god why hast thou cast us off unto the end thy wrath is kindled against the sheep of thy pasture and other things…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:979…appears to me that he intends an answer to the preceding questions o god why hast thou cast us off unto the end thy wrath is enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture and again why…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1505…by the romans and proclaims the good news of our own salvation o god why hast thou cast us off unto the end the why here is piteous and lamentable and unto the end signifies total…
2Ps 74:2
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:853…his pasture but next the text brings forward a supplication saying d remember thy congregation which thou hast purchased from the beginning and very fittingly he made mention of the congregation and calls it the first…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:863C…to speak and to preach the word of truth and justice, using the advice of the wise prophet David, who says: "When I have found the time, I will judge justice" (Ps. lxxiv, 2) (25). For just as it is not at all use…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1505…the people by pasture the holy words of the divinely inspired scripture remember thy congregation which thou hast purchased from the beginning by the first people and others later clearly those from the nations are indicated…
3Ps 74:3
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:37C…n are they defeated, when they went out justly? Clearly because of preceding faults. And the Psalm says, When I shall receive the time, I will judge justice (Ps. LXXIV, 3). Then, after their first and second de…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:855…up thy hands against their pride in the end how great things the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary what the rod or according to the other interpreters what the aforementioned sceptre was he clarifies…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1299B…salm to the Lord, saying," for there is no exchange of person in the psalms: and "you have said" as: "When I shall have received time, I will judge uprightly" (Ps. LXXIV, 3; CXXIX, 1; CXIX, 1); and, "I will instr…
OrigenesPG 16:979…the rod of thine inheritance b mount sion wherein thou hast dwelt lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations in holiness they have roared those who oppose thee in the midst of thy congregation they…
4Ps 74:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:49B…5. Theodotion, odôim, עָדִים. And so elsewhere. But with a: Gen. iii, 1, aour, עָרוֹם, "naked". Josue vii, 24, achôr, עָכָר. Psalm viii, 1, al, עַל. Psalm lxxiv, 4, amoudah, עַמּוּדָה. () Modern Hebre…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:877C…to stand in the way, and you be asked upon what its circles are fixed (Job XXXVIII, 6). But even if you ever hear in the psalm: I established its columns (Psal. LXXIV, 4), [it refers] surely to the composition…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:895D…e, to bring these things forward, as if it should be said: The Lord is my firmament and my refuge (Ps. XVII, 5). And elsewhere: I have established its pillars (Ps. LXXIV, 4). And: Praise him in the firmament of h…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:23A…e, and be asked by him yourself: Upon what are its bases fastened? But even if you should sometimes hear in the Psalms: I have established its pillars (Ps. LXXIV, 4), understand "pillars" to be its suppor…
5Ps 74:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:611D…ger, Antichrists, do not act iniquitously any longer, do not exalt the horn any longer, "Neither lift up your horn on high, and speak no iniquity against God" (Ps. 74:5, 6), saying: "There was a time when he…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:685A…cognoscentes, extollunt in altum cornu, et ‹loquuntur adversus Deum iniquitatem› [Ps. LXXIV, 5], as the divine David himself sings to…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2185C…sities. To the wicked it must be said: "Do not act unrighteously," and to those who sin: "Lift not up your horn, nor speak unrighteousness against the height" (cf. Ps. LXXIV, 5, 6). For this reason Tyre was transferr…
6Ps 74:6
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:891…thereof at once with axes as in a thicket of trees and now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers they have cast fire into thy sanctuary they have defiled…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:499C…ot dwell with them; he turns away from the company of the impious, he detests the voice fighting with him; he hates the mouth that speaks iniquity against God (Ps. 74:6); he turns away from the tongue tha…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1299B…ng" (Ps. II, 2); but regarding "they say," as: "And speak not against God injustice," instead of [them] saying: "There is no help from the desolate mountains" (Ps. LXXIV, 6, 7). He uses repetition everywhere…
7Ps 74:7
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:891…break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers they have cast fire into thy sanctuary they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground they said…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1225A…hether good or evil. Another of the holy apostles also says: “There is one lawgiver and judge” (Jas. IV, 12). And David himself also sings: “For God is judge” (Ps. LXXIV, 7). Since, therefore, he calls the senten…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:753…as was said in the preceding psalm they have defiled the tabernacle of thy name to the ground they have defiled that is they leveled it to the ground profanely and impiously c but he expressed…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1505…have set fire to thy holy place they have defiled the tabernacle of thy name to the ground they have defiled instead of profane and unholy they cast down for the sanctuary and the tabernacle of…
8Ps 74:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:891…by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground they said in their hearts let us destroy them together they have burned up all the synagogues of god in the land we see…
Synesius of Cyrene c. 370–c. 413PG 66:1029B…lence,” spoken in a festive assembly, warning that feast days are to be passed soberly and piously, and clarifying by an allegorical explanation the passage of Psalm LXXIV, 8: “A cup in the hand of the Lord, full o…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:65D…ot.” Psal. lxxii, 2 and 12. — “My steps were almost poured out, because I was jealous,” etc. — “Behold, they are sinners and abundant in the world,” etc. Psal. lxxiv, 8. — “God is judge: he humbles this one,…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:645A…e, and the rest. It is the custom of Scripture to represent punishments and death by wine; as in that passage: The cup in the hand of the Lord of pure wine (Ps. LXXIV, 8), as if to say, it is in God’s power to…
9Ps 74:9
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:891…they have burned up all the synagogues of god in the land we see not our signs there is no more any prophet neither is there among us any that knoweth how long on these things…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:547D…offenses, but "Turn your face away from my sins" (Ps. L, 11); and do not set the balance with an equal scale, but be merciful, and "incline from this to this" (Ps. LXXIV, 9), from my burden to your mercy, and vol…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:723A…the sin of one man. Therefore, the cup of God's anger is mixed for us and pure. For he says: The cup in the hand of the Lord is full of a mixture of pure wine (Ps. 74:9). Do you see how the nature of this cup…
Synesius of Cyrene c. 370–c. 413PG 66:1561A…way from wisdom. "A cup in the hand of the Lord, full of pure wine mixed; and he poured from this into that; nevertheless the dregs thereof were not emptied." (Ps. LXXIV, 9 - Septuagint translation) Drink of tha…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:623A…ward which that which was said by the Psalmist looks: "A cup in the hand of the Lord, full of pure wine mixed; all the sinners of the earth shall drink of it" (Ps. LXXIV, 9). That a cup of punishment is to be und…
10Ps 74:10
OrigenesPG 16:1311…an adversary, but in Piel to provoke, to incite. Psalm x, 3. of the ... Another, he rent asunder, he disparaged, he lacerated with reproaches and insults. Psalm lxxiv, 10, LXX, thou didst provoke, Prov. i, 30…
11Ps 74:11
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:663…lted in my God" (1 Kings 2:1). What is "my horn"? Indeed, Scripture is accustomed to use this term often; just as when it says, "His horn is exalted" (Ps. 74:11), and, "The horn of his Christ is exalted" (1 Kings 2:10).…
12Ps 74:12
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:861…god h vers but god our king before the age has worked salvation in the midst of the earth h having gone through what was said before he resumes the discourses concerning providence and sets forth…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:323…of him who is without beginning says h but god is our king of old working salvation in the midst of the earth h he means golgotha the middlemost place and as it were the center…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:509C…his proof; but to say the same things, to me it is not burdensome, but to you it is safe. The Father reigns, according to: Our God is king for ever and ever (Ps. 74: 12). The Son reigns: For the Lord shall g…
Paul the Silentiary c. 520-c. 580PG 86:2215…and it is that of which the prophet spoke god has worked salvation in the midst of the earth the holy fathers establish that the canopy above the holy table is as a heaven while all…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:421…earth in which the prophetic word is fulfilled saying god hath worked salvation in the midst of the earth for if it were not ordained in this way how could those who perform this great mystery…
13Ps 74:13
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1087…their prince and it is said also in another psalm you broke the heads of the dragons in the waters you broke the head of the dragon you gave him as food to the ethiopian peoples…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:543…b who has broken weapon and sword and war who has crushed the heads of the dragons in the water who has given him as food to those peoples to whom he also delivered him who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:651…power of the enemy luke and elsewhere he says you have crushed the heads of the dragons in the waters ps deservedly certainly when having a discourse about the sea he made mention of this since…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:459…is not one but many dragons there he says thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the water ps lxxiii therefore god made great whales and god saw that all things were good why…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:731…the simpler ones are broken for says the psalmist you have broken the heads of the dragons in the waters you have tamed the great sea monster by your resurrection you have destroyed the underworld trampled…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1369…address the sacred oracle saying with david you o lord have broken the heads of the dragons in the water and let them also add in a loud voice the canticle for the exodus of israel…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:829…he shows to the crowds him running to the master he burned the heads of the dragons in the stream he who once lulled the lofty flame of the furnace that was bearing down upon the…
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:104…in the voice of the oblique tone iv today he who crushed the heads of the dragons in the waters…
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:217…the veneti apelaticum of oblique tone i o benefactors he who crushed the heads of the dragons in the streams of the jordan shall crush the heads of the barbarians before your feet o god crowned…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:69…into the depths of the sea our own jesus d indeed crushed the heads of the dragons in the waters but his disciple and as far as possible his imitator caused them to suffocate through those…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:757…of them was held back and solidified a vers thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters b by dragons he signifies the egyptians on account of their extreme wickedness and by the…
OrigenesPG 16:979…thou hast broken the sea by thy strength hieron thou hast dissipated the sea by thy strength thou hast broken the heads of the whales upon the waters hieron thou hast crushed the heads of the…
14Ps 74:14
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:357…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 for the abominable religion of these people is truly the food…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:919…all thou didst crush the heads of the dragon thou didst give him to be meat to the people of the ethiopians psal lxxiii for just as we make the life giving word of god our…
16Ps 74:16
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1139…our weakness for thine is the day and thine is the night thou hast prepared the light and the sun do thou now o master lover of mankind and most good graciously accept this our evening…
20Ps 74:20
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:207…up against us and every city village and all the uttermost ends of the earth are full of the voices of those slandering us these things are indeed grievous and painful to the hearts of those…
OrigenesPG 16:983…rivers you have prepared light and sun you have set this because the dark places of the earth are filled with the habitations of violence arise o god plead your own cause remember your reproach from…
OrigenesPG 16:985…you have established the sun and the moon you set up these for the dark places of the earth have been filled with the beauties of iniquity stand god fight for your battle and be mindful…
146Ps 74:146
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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, 1471 on Psalm LXXVI, 14…
153Ps 74:153
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…XVI 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 On Psalm LXXVII 154…