Where the Fathers quote Psalms 76

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:829expounds v.3“εν ημερα θλιψεως μου τον Θεον εξεζητησα, ταις χερσι μου νυκτος εναντιον αυτου, και ουκ ηπατηθην· απηνηνατο παρακληθηναι η ψυχη μου.”129. On «He refused to be comforted» Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1515…himself according to the voice of the lord h psalm lxxv h in judah is god known his name is great in israel and his place has been made in peace etc the place of god… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:875…a psalm to asaph a canticle lxxv h c vers in judea is god known his name is great in israel this psalm also belongs to the number of those which point to a good end… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1089B…d was God; and Thomas the Apostle says: My Lord and my God (John 20:28); just as the Psalmist also says: I sought God with my hands, and was not deceived (Ps. 76:2). Thomas touched the Word in his unbeli… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1477C…hom Eve squandered, whom a cloud of sin hid from our eyes, whom disobedience alienated from us, whom David sought: 'In the day of my trouble I sought God' (Ps. LXXVI, 2). And Sophonias cries: 'Seek the Lord,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1515…jerusalem wherefore there is peace therein since the dominions of the bows the shield and the sword and the battle were broken therein of the same the place of god is a pure soul but the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:43A…served. And Job xxxviii, 4, where the Hebrew has םםם, how else reads also Symmachus (): there the LXX and the Vulgate interpreter read םםם. See in its place. Psal. lxxvi, 3, the LXX for םםם, it flowed down, rea… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:199D…a suppressed and extinguished flame, revives and is excited again from a small spark. My soul refused to be comforted, and my spirit was affected with anxiety (Ps. LXXVI, 3). I said, I will never have faith in fr… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:853…were impending but who calmed the storm into a breeze who broke the shield and the sword and the war who received us who were cast out and thrown away was it not thou o god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:779C…od. 8. 19). It was fitting then for Thomas, after that sure proof received, to bring forward that saying of David: "In the day of my tribulation I sought God" (Psal. 76. 3); and because he was probing with his h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:157D…how is it possible to find the Lord? Consider how gold is found: with much labor. "With my hands," he says, "in the night before Him, and I was not deceived" (Psal. 76. 3). That is to say, just as we seek what… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:723…against him but when they see him having taken the seal and the shield and the sword and the saber and the bow and clad in the soldier's garb then they themselves gnash their teeth against… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1993…sterility of spirit to don the insignia of the emperor to take the shield and the sword and the rhomphaea the bow the garment and the cuirass what these signify and description of the impious and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1013B…nd we may not take any other care upon ourselves before having been gladdened by the thought of God, as it is written: "I remembered God, and I was gladdened" (Ps. lxxvi, 4); nor should the body be moved to work… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:365A…s. XXVI, 5). And it is not only the pain that he casts off when he remembers God, but he is even gladdened. "I remembered God," he says, "and I was delighted" (Ps. LXXVI, 4). Those who are glued to the world also… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:681B…fore, and comfort and joy is it reasonable to receive for the one who always remembers God? As again the same Prophet says: I remembered God, and I was glad (Ps. 76.4). And having come to the enjoyment of t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:681B…s remembers that one alone, being drawn by divine love and insatiable desire, always chanting with the holy psalmist David: I remembered God, and I was glad (Ps. 76.4). This also the Lord commanded us, sayi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:697C…sty of His condescension toward us. But as far as we have room, we hymn the only all-holy One, fulfilling the prophecy: "I remembered God, and I felt delight" (Ps. LXXVI, 4). For through this cycle I have travers… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1751…der by them, so that it cannot even remember God. For the very memory of God refreshes the soul, as it says in the Psalm: "I remembered God and was delighted" (Ps. LXXVI, 4). Yet the passions do not allow it even… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1353D…d the rest. — Ps. lxvii, 26-33. «In the churches bless God the Lord, from the fountains of Israel. O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, sing to the Lord.» — Ps. lxxvi, 4. «I remembered God, and was delighted,… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:401C…and of an ardent desire toward God. Such an invocation also brings with it a certain consolation, according to the saying: "I remembered God, and I was glad" (Ps. LXXVI, 4). Verse 24. Judge me, O Lord, accordi… Elias Ecdicus fl. c. 1121PG 127:1149C…the memory of God; for the former is the provider of salutary grief, the latter the giver of joy. For the Prophet says: “I remembered God, and was delighted” (Ps. LXXVI, 4); and the Wise Man: “Remember your last… Ephraem of Ainos fl. c. 1313PG 143:389A…d overshadows the whole soul like a luminous cloud. For both love and joy accompany an exact remembrance of God: "I remembered God," he says, "and I rejoiced" (Ps. LXXVI, 4). And with pure prayer come knowledge a… Anonymous (Church of Smyrna) written shortly after c. 155-160PG 5:1053…sing to the god of jacob and elsewhere the same prophet says at thy rebuke o god of jacob the chariot and the horse have fallen asleep thou art terrible and who shall stand against thee… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1345A…ed the days of old, and I meditated in the night with my heart; I was deeply troubled, and my spirit searched, and I said, 'Will the Lord cast off for ever?'" (Ps. LXXVI, 6, 7, 8). And perhaps, to speak more… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:825…sleep and all the men of riches found nothing in their hands at thy rebuke o god of jacob all who mounted horses fell asleep to these he joins the glorious advent of the saviour saying… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:959…and have found nothing all the men of riches in their hands at thy rebuke o god of jacob they have slumbered that mounted on horses thou art terrible and who shall resist thee from then… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:387A…. He also calls ancient things "eternal," as in: "I have called to mind the eternal years" (Ps. LXXVI, 6). He also calls the time of our age "an… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2715…are understood to be these, and the years there, to which a certain prophet looking back said, “And I remembered the eternal years, and I meditated” [Ps. LXXVI, 6]) pass over to the preeminent city of the heavens, a mansio… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:939…n of labors, according to the verse: When He gives sleep to His beloved (Ps. CXXVI, 2). And: They have slept their sleep, and found nothing in their hands (Ps. LXXVI, 6). Scholion 2. The demon who presides ov… OrigenesPG 16:991…they slumbered all the men of valor as to their hands by thy rebuke o god of jacob has slumbered even the chariot and the horse thou hast made heard versio hebraici text and was in… OrigenesPG 16:993…cast into sleep all the men of might are their hands from thy rebuke o god of jacob were cast into sleep both chariot and horse thou wilt cause a hearing lxx interpretes and his place… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:77C…Psalm xxxviii, 3, in the version of Aquila, one codex has siopes siges apo agathou, instead of siopes esiges apo agathou, where the Hebrew reads thus . Psalm lxxvi, 7, Eusebius reports the reading of Symmac… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:825…he joins the glorious advent of the saviour saying thou hast caused judgment to be heard from heaven the earth trembled and was c still when god arose in judgment to save all the meek of… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:875…of the judgment of god this he further declares in these words thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven the earth feared and was still when god arose to judgment to save all the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1475…but you were long suffering awaiting their conversion a vers you caused judgment to be heard from heaven from above he says you deliver your verdicts against whom you wish as for the phrase caused to… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1509…or from the time when they blasphemed against you a you caused judgment to be heard from heaven you have made the judgment heard as if to me from heaven as a prophet or rather you… Anonymous (Church of Smyrna) written shortly after c. 155-160PG 5:1053…judgment the earth trembling shall be silent when god shall have risen to judgment to save all the meek of the earth and the apostle says vengeance is mine i will repay and elsewhere the same… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1059…which is and war sel and again in the same psalm after to save all the meek of the earth symmachus likewise has diapsalma among aquila after all the meek of the earth always and likewise… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:825…heaven the earth trembled and was c still when god arose in judgment to save all the meek of the earth h v h this psalm likewise is asaph s the title however is for idithum… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:875…judgment to be heard from heaven the earth feared and was still when god arose to judgment to save all the meek of the earth and in that former psalm it was said to the transgressors… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:883…vers the earth he says trembled and rested when god arose in judgment to save all the meek of the earth by these things he declares openly what the cause of the judgment is namely to… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:343…vengeance on the enemies of jerusalem to rise in judgment for god to save all the meek of the earth the divine tribunal he says will render salvation to the meek even as indeed it will… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:961…the earth trembled and was silent when god arose in judgment to save all the meek of the earth for the thought of man shall give thanks to thee and the remnants of the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:791…heaven you made your judgment heard the earth feared and remained quiet when god arose to judgment to save all the meek of the earth and he has given us to tread upon serpents and scorpions… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1475…you will make it heardable the earth feared and was still vers when god arose to judgment to save all the meek of the earth they were all filled with fear he says and they ceased… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1209D…mind. Ps. XLI, 6.—"Why are you sad, my soul, and why do you disturb me?" Ps. LX, 3.—"When my heart was anxious and failed, in the rock You exalted me." Ps. LXXVI, 9.—"I was troubled, and my spirit failed.… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:263…in the abundance of peace ps lxxv when god shall arise in judgment to save all the meek of the earth ps c my eyes are upon the faithful of the earth that they may sit… OrigenesPG 16:995…to save all the meek of the earth selah the hebrew text has anie which is the meek of the earth and sel a… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:353A…d be an end to torments, he nevertheless interprets this verse of Psalm LXXVI: “Shall God forget to be gracious? Or will he shut up his mercies in his anger?” (Ps. LXXVI, 10), in such a way that, if these words ar… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:885…at the proper time the promises of the heavenly kingdom b v vow and pay unto the lord your god all that are round about him to him that is terrible and that taketh away the… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:977B…g away with them nothing of the Gentile wickedness: David, that author of divine hymns, shall add: This is the change of the right hand of the Most High (Ps. LXXVI, 11); and the high vates of the prophets, I… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:509A…nd, with his hand he led out the people ⟦note: Deut. VII, 8⟧—that is, through the Son. Again, if this [is] the change of the right hand of the Most High ⟦note: Psal. LXXVI, 11⟧; and again, for the end, for those who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:325A…ns, marvel at the long-suffering of God, and praise repentance, and from the change say, taking it up: This is the change of the right hand of the Most High (Ps. 76:11). God is good to all, but He manifests… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:611…ople] rich by preaching justice, so that we may magnify the Lord for him with a prophetic voice, saying: This is the change of the right hand of the Most High (Ps. 76.11). First Homily, from the first chap… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:643B…reat reconciliation, and a pledge of perpetual friendship, so that one medicine might heal the ten plagues of Egypt. O the changed right hand of the Most High (Ps. 76. 11)! That the people who were once the fir… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:681B…rance of God? Did you see the good change? Did you see the praiseworthy transformation? Truly, This is the transformation of the right hand of the Most High (Ps. 76.11), that is, the advent of Christ, who is… Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:835…g taken the holy Gospel into her hands, she saw nothing at all written in it except these words: “This transformation is from the right hand of the Most High” (Ps. LXXVI, 11); and this was written in golden letter… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1121…from a suitable place in the sea that he might give it to the kings of the earth for himself and his disciple so that they who take the didrachmas might not assume him to be… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1919…those who are strangers to the kings of the earth 'therefore the sons are free ' since they are free who are sons of god clarer manuscripts with… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:745…seems Symmachus translates the word [Hebrew word] as terastious, as if from [Hebrew root]. For he translates terastia (wonders) in Ps. LXXVII, 6. See also Ps. LXXVI, 12, and LXXXV, 11. Ibid. So Ern. Grabe [ma… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:885…terrible and that taketh away the spirits of princes to him that is terrible to the kings of the earth having finished the discourse concerning the judgment of god he now in the manner of an… OrigenesPG 16:995…thou shall be girded with the remnants of wrath by the terrible he shall cut off the spirit of the princes by the terrible he shall be to the kings of the earth jerome by the… OrigenesPG 16:1071…h hexapla remnants h the hebrew text vulgate latin aquila most high to the kings of the earth most high to the kings of the earth most high to the kings of the earth and i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1347C…, He humbles and He exalts,› etc. Psal. lxxv, 3. — ‹Thou art terrible, and who shall resist Thee?› etc. ‹All who are round about Him shall bring gifts,› etc. Psal. lxxvi, 13. — ‹Who is a great God like our God? Th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:421D…ble things by way of comparison; as when it says: "There is none like unto thee among the gods, O Lord" (Ps. 85. 8); and again, "There is no god like our God" (Ps. 76. 14). Some say that Christ said this about… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:639A…the Scriptures, nor the power of God." Ps. LXVII, 29: "Command, O God, your power." Ps. LIII, 3: "O God, by your name save me, and by your power judge me." Ps. LXXVI, 14, 15: "You are the God who works wonders… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:183B…nts (Ps. LXVII, 36), and it is fitting to say today with the Prophet: How marvelous are thy works, O Lord! (Ps. XCI, 6) and: Who is so great a God as our God? (Ps. LXXVI, 14) and: Thou art the God who alone doest… Michael Cerularius c. 1000–1059PG 120:727A…ing together with prayers and supplications, we cry out with psalms and songs: "Who is so great a God as our God? Thou art the God who alone workest wonders." ⟦Ps. LXXVI, 14⟧ For Thou hast mocked the contemners of… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:869A…els and apostles the horses of Christ. Whence, too, at the ascent of these horses, the abysses are troubled, and there is a multitude of the sound of waters (Ps. lxxvi, 16–18). And that passage: Praise the Lord fr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:753D…e waters saw You, O God, the waters saw You, and they were afraid, and the abysses were troubled. A multitude of the sound of waters, the clouds gave a voice (Psal. 76. 18). And who are these clouds that gave a… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1301C…path and door for their love of learning to be guided toward the understanding of Holy Scripture (Ps. L, 8; Matt. I, 25; Ps. XXXVII, 7; X, 6; Eccles. III, 17; Ps. LXXVI, 18; LXVII, 19; Gen. XXIX, 15; Ps. XLV, 2;… Anastasius I of Antioch d. 598PG 89:1373A…ching Him. For there are indeed also inferior clouds that give forth a voice and prophesy for the Word, according to the text, "The clouds gave forth a voice" (Ps. LXXVI, 18). And they are commanded not to rain "r… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1195A…ion which is made through the voice of the Gospel can be called the voice of thunder: hence the disciples were called sons of thunder, 118. What these words of Ps. LXXVI, 19 mean mystically: "The voice of thy thun… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:923B…the Church of Christ. The mill is the orb of the world, on account of its roundness, as it is written concerning it: The voice of thy thunder is in the wheel (Psal. 76. 19). The superior stone is the word of tru… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:633A…est, brilliant, glorious, and conspicuous even to the very ends of the earth; so that even the prophetic, high-sounding language may be applied to him, saying (Ps. lxxvi, 19): "Thy lightnings lightened the world."… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:291B…e, the voice of such thunder is not in just anyone, but only if one is worthy to be called a "wheel." For He says, "The voice of thy thunder was in the wheel" (Ps. lxxvi. 19). If anyone is one who stretches himsel… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:799D…s humility and meekness. Again, for the same prophet says: "O Lord, Thy way is in the sea, and Thy paths in many waters, and Thy footsteps shall not be known" (Ps. lxxvi, 20). If they had known, says the Apostle,… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:359C…s in imitation of God, according to that which is said of God: "Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in the many waters, and thy footsteps shall not be known" (Ps. lxxvi, 20). For just as a way is not preserved in… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:797B…vation of others. But He who cried out long ago through David: "Thy way is in the sea, and Thy paths in the great waters, and Thy footsteps will not be known" (Ps. LXXVI, 20), has here made the liquid element pass… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:405D…ccording to the prophecy, walks upon the sea as if upon dry land, of whom David also says prophetically: "Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths in many waters" (Ps. LXXVI, 20); and, "Thou rulest the power of the se… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:785A…You have first received the testimonies concerning the presence of Jesus; and as for His walking upon the sea, it is written, For in the sea is Thy way (Ps. LXXVI, 20), [walking upon the sea as upon dry lan… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1709C…ng by the hand, showing the way; so that it may be an allusion to these words of the Psalmist: "You led your people like sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron" (Ps. 76:21). Spiritual. The ancient codex has "f… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1275…isters, according to what is written: "He cast upon them the wrath of his indignation, indignation, and wrath, and tribulation, a sending through evil angels" (Psal. Lxxvi, 49). Therefore, one must first inquire… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…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, 1483 on Psalm LXXVIII… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…XVIII 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 1543 On Psalm LXXIX…