Where the Fathers quote Psalms 75
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John ChrysostomPG 55:593expounds v.12“ευξασθε και αποδοτε Κυριω τω Θεω ημων· παντες οι κυκλω αυτου οισουσι δωρα”Homily on «Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God» (Psalm 76)
1Ps 75:1
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:609B…and he who is incapable of passion is God. But if it is said of God the Father: “The Lord is powerful in war” [Ps. XXIII, 8], and, “God is known in Judea” [Ps. LXXV, 1], and other things of this kind, shall…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1869A…nor to the Jews. Consequently, Judea and Jerusalem must be understood as promised to the nations. Concerning her, He says, "God is known in Judea." ⟦Psal. LXXV, 1.⟧ The soul that has received the knowle…
2Ps 75:2
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:869C…will set upon your throne." ⟦Psal. cxxxii, 10, 11.⟧ And again: "God is known in Judea, and His place has been made in peace, and His dwelling place in Sion." ⟦Psal. lxxv, 2.⟧ There is therefore one and the same G…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1365A…seems to sound. He asserts, of course, that Sion is the domicile of God, which Gregory denies, just as he also denied that God was known in Judea alone, David Psalm lxxv, 2: "God is known in Judea." God is known…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:679A…s place on the Sabbath day" (Exod. XVI, 29). Sometimes it means a pure soul, which has become a temple of God, as in the saying, "His place was made in peace" (Ps. LXXV, 2). For the place is in peace, not peace…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:263…e will teach the meek his ways." Ps. xxxvi, 11. — "But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." Ps. lxxv, 2. — "When God shall arise in judgment, to save all the meek…
3Ps 75:3
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1129D…servants, overcame the Gentiles, so 17 the eighteen fathers of the Nicene council, through the faith, overcame the heresies. See a fitting interpretation. (Ps. LXXV, 3); so it is plainly rendered by the Chal…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1347C…‹The bow of the mighty has become weak, and the weak have girded themselves with strength. The Lord makes poor and makes rich, He humbles and He exalts,› etc. Psal. lxxv, 3. — ‹Thou art terrible, and who shall re…
4Ps 75:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:53B…ivne, they debue. Psal. CL, 2, בִּגְבוּרֹתָיו, Massor. bigbourothav; they begecourothav; by a in many places, Massor. minhah; they mana or mana. Psal. LXXV, 4, מִלְחָמָה, Massor. milhame; they ma…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:695B…es thus foretelling: "The Lord crushing wars, the Lord is his name" (Ex. XV, 3). "He has broken the powers of the bows, the shield, the sword, and the battle" (Ps. LXXV, 4, 5, 6). And when those who were locked…
5Ps 75:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:875…it was said to the transgressors lift not up your horn and lift not up your horn on high but in the present one all the foolish d of heart were troubled they slept their sleep…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:909…on. The mountains, moreover, are the Scriptures of the apostles or prophets, concerning which it is said: Thou shinest wondrously from the eternal mountains (Ps. 75. 5). And again He says concerning the Chur…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:643…no iniquity and to those who sin lift not up the horn lift not up your horn on high and speak not iniquity against god b while you say that the world which he created is…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1283C…light of the righteous is at all times (Prov. IV, 18); then also David cries out again to God: Thou who illuminatest wonderfully from the eternal mountains (Ps. LXXV, 5); for we are illuminated by the interme…
6Ps 75:6
Anonymous (Church of Smyrna) written shortly after c. 155-160PG 5:1053…your horn on high speaking against the neck of the old for neither from the east nor from the west nor from the solitude of the mountains but god is judge he will humble this one…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:871…gods and did not know the god of all b vers for neither from the east nor from the west nor from the desert mountains for god is judge and these things he says i testified…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:339…to stir up their tongue against god for neither from the outlets nor from the west nor from the desert mountains by these things he signifies the whole world by outlets he means the east from…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:957…speak unrighteousness against god for it is neither from the goings out nor from the west nor from the desert mountains that god is judge he humbles this one and exalts that one b for there…
Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1419…to speak unjustly and proudly against the immortal neither from the glorious east nor from the west nor from the much deserted tree covered mountains because god is always the judge for the ignorant b he…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:803…david answer god is a righteous judge strong and long suffering and neither from the east nor from the west nor from the desert mountains for god is the judge c there was a judge in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:695B…cried out: "You illuminate wonderfully from the eternal mountains." They called the foundations of hell "mountains." "All the foolish in heart were troubled" (Ps. LXXV, 6): that is, the diabolical princes were…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1469…to move their tongues against god b for neither from the exits nor from the west nor from the desert mountains for god is the judge he calls the sunrise the exits as does the fifth…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:89…thus also the blessed david says for neither from the goings forth nor from the west nor from the desert mountains naming the east goings forth the west the western parts and the remaining climates desert…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:767…have spoken injustice in the height which is found in psalm for neither from the east nor from the west nor from the desert mountains glory he says and riches likewise glory and poverty do not…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1507…themselves and exult in their horns for neither from the goings forth nor from the west nor from the desert mountains for neither from the goings forth that is solar meaning from the east nor from…
OrigenesPG 16:987…judging him he will humble and him he will exalt hieronymus for neither from the east nor from the west nor from the solitude of the mountains but god is judge this one he will humble…
AnonymousPG 106:1205…judge just as it is possible to hear him saying again that neither from the east nor from the west nor from the desert mountains for god is the judge but god has as it were…
8Ps 75:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1535…and john who seemed to be pillars vers for a cup is in the hand of the lord of full wine mixed and he has inclined it from this to that but the dregs thereof are…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:305…dragon should lie beneath as an untamable anvil the adamant who is in the hand of the lord and under the shelter of his protection will suffer nothing for the saint is an adamant wall and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:597…the dragon who is subject serves as an un forged anvil nothing in the hand of the lord and under his shelter shall be cowed by the adamant for the holy wall is adamant and it…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:871…is necessary for all men to know c that a cup is in the hand of the lord full of unmixed wine and he inclined from one to another but its dregs are not poured out…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:873…teaches in accordance with the prophetic doctrine that there is a cup in the hand of the lord in which having gathered the fruits of each person he presses them out just like pure wine then…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:339…the circumcision he exalted those from the nations for a cup is in the hand of the lord of unmixed wine full of mixture the cup he says is in the hand of the lord into…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:695B…those souls released and themselves held by indissoluble bonds—they shouted with a great clamor: "You are terrible, and who shall withstand you in your face?" (Ps. LXXV, 8). "We, who were torturing souls, you ha…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:163C…a man, who shall open?” (Deut. IV, 24). Knowing this, the divine David also sings: “Thou art terrible, O Lord, and who shall stand against Thee in Thy wrath?” (Ps. LXXV, 8). Therefore, with all our strength, we…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1319…“You are terrible, and who shall withstand You from Your wrath?” (Ps. LXXV, 8). When the punishments have been brought upon the Jews, tho…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1369…crowned with incomparable beauty saying you will be a crown of beauty in the hand of the lord and a royal diadem in the hand of your god for every holy soul and the church universally…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:183…h vi to ursenuphius h h on the text a cup is in the hand of the lord h a cup is in the hand of the lord full of unmixed wine spiced by this divine…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1279C…h," meaning, "from the beginning and always you have been accustomed to be contrary to evil"; and, "Pour out your wrath upon the nations that do not know you" (Psal. lxxv, 8; lxxviii, 6); these things may be i…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:767…and according to the reason of his righteous judgment for a cup in the hand of the lord of unmixed wine full of mixture the whole passage is metaphorical by the hand of the lord he…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1507…to the worthiness of one's manner of life for a cup is in the hand of the lord full of unmixed wine of composition by hand of the lord he calls his power and for the…
John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:639…he humbles this one and exalts that one for a cup is in the hand of the lord of pure wine full of a mixture and he has inclined from this to that but the dregs…
OrigenesPG 16:987…he will humble and this one he will exalt for a cup in the hand of the lord and wine has turned red full of mixture and he has poured out from this nevertheless its dregs…
OrigenesPG 16:989…he humbles and this one he exalts for there is a cup in the hand of the lord and unmixed wine full of mixture it is poured out so that they draw from it nevertheless those…
9Ps 75:9
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:341…drink it with you in the kingdom of heaven i will rejoice for ever i will sing praises to the god of jacob a since he says i shall partake of the cup of life rejoicing…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:555D…rth, affected by terror, might cease from sinning. A witness of this is the prophet, who said: The earth trembled, and was quiet, when God arose to judgment (Psal. 75. 9-10). And because he said, All have turn…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1471…a return but they shall be delivered over to perpetual servitude vers but i will declare for ever i will sing to the god of jacob for just as when we were drinking they mocked at…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:263…e meek in judgment; He shall teach the meek His ways." Ps. xxxvi, 11. — "But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they shall delight in a multitude of peace." Ps. lxxv, 9. — "When God stood up to judgment, to s…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:385C…o heaven." We hold from Scripture that there were two shakings: the first was at the giving of the law at Sinai—for "the earth," says David, "was shaken" (Ps. LXXV, 9). The second was when Christ had come i…
10Ps 75:10
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1007…or winnow with the horn but it is said elsewhere b and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted therefore we ought to have these horns which for righteous causes are conferred by the tips…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:49B…, עָרוֹם, "naked". Josue vii, 24, achôr, עָכָר. Psalm viii, 1, al, עַל. Psalm lxxiv, 4, amoudah, עַמּוּדָה. () Modern Hebrews write and pronounce all... Psalm lxxv, 10, ani, עָנִי. Psalm xlviii, 6, py, ⟦…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:867…and i will dash in pieces all the horns of sinners and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted for the present text in agreement with the apostle having said that the horns would be…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1509…break of those who would again fight against me as enemies and the horns of the righteous shall be exalted he calls every pious person righteous righteous in the proper sense is christ as one without…
11Ps 75:11
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:939B…ndeed, because "in the thoughts of the impious there shall be an inquiry" (Wis. 1. 9); but concerning that, "that the thought of man shall give glory to Thee" (Ps. 75. 11). As, he says in the Psalm: "They have…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:759D…ebt will be demanded of you. What is that last farthing? "For the thought of man will confess to you, and the remains of the thought will keep a feast to you" (Ps. LXXV, 11). Since you know these things, brethren…
John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1919B…rt" (Ps. xxxi, 5). And again: "I will confess to you, O Lord, with my whole heart" (Ps. cxxxviii, 1). And again: "For the thought of man shall confess to you" (Ps. lxxv, 11). And through James, the brother of the…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:23D…ngs of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts (1 Cor. 4:5). The psalmist also says, The thought of man shall make confession unto thee (Ps. 75:11). And what is that, The thought of man…
12Ps 75:12
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1073D…our works? It is necessary, therefore, to pray with security, and to render the debt of your promise with accuracy; for pray and render to the Lord your God (Ps. 75:12). Let a pure way of life be presented t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:789…r destroys not only bodies, but also souls. 589-594 MONITION to the following Prayer. 593-594 PRAYER on that text, Pray ye, and render to the Lord our God (Ps. 75:12). 593-598 MONITION to the Homily on t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1373…hose [masons] with a mallet and axe."] On the saying, "The land of a certain rich man was fruitful." Spuria and omitted. "Those of the world." On the saying of Psalm lxxv, 12: "Make vows and pay them to the Lord ou…
Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2289D…d kept, and kept persevere in remaining unwashed until the end of his life; and in this he observed the divine command. "Vow and pay to the Lord your God" (Ps. LXXV, 12); and :…
147Ps 75:147
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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, 1475 on Psalm LXXVII,…
153Ps 75:153
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…VII 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 1542 On Psalm LXXVIII…