Where the Fathers quote Psalms 79

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John ChrysostomPG 55:725expounds v.2“Ο ποιμαινων τον Ισραηλ, προσχες, ο οδηγων ωσει προβατα τον Ιωσηφ. ο καθημενος επι των Χερουβιμ, εμφανηθι.”On: «Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, etc.» Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:555B…as he was already entering the guard, he said: "You who shepherd Israel, attend; you who lead Joseph like a sheep, you who sit upon the Cherubim, be manifest (Ps. LXXIX, 1-2); and come for our salvation." But the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:721…according to the word of asaph b which he wrote they gave the dead bodies of thy servants as food for the birds of the heaven the flesh of thy holy ones to the beasts of… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:827…have placed jerusalem as a garden watcher s hut they have placed the dead bodies of thy servants to be food for the birds of the heaven the flesh of thy saints to the beasts of… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:943…made jerusalem as a b fruit watcher s hut they have made the dead bodies of thy servants food for the birds of the heaven the flesh of thy holy ones for the beasts of the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:987…laid jerusalem as a storage place for fruit a they have laid the dead bodies of thy servants as food for the birds of the heaven the flesh of thy saints for the wild beasts of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:683C…d unto us" [Ps. cxvii, 27]; and again: "He bowed the heavens and came down" [Ps. xvii, 10]; and again: "Thou that sittest upon the cherubim, manifest thyself" [Ps. lxxix, 2]. Habakkuk also says: "God shall co… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:625…one they have made jerusalem a garden watchers' hut they have put the dead bodies of thy servants as food for the birds of the heaven the flesh of thy saints to the beasts of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:721…as having food that is not genuine but also temporary they gave the dead bodies of thy servants to be food for the birds of the heaven the flesh of thy holy ones to the beasts… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:665B…ash His foot against a stone as if He were weak, but on account of the honor of His power, as the Lord. It is written: You who sit upon the Cherubim, appear (Ps. 79:2). And that, indeed, which the devil rep… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:649D…Him, not to judge at the second coming, but to save, said: Thou that sittest upon the cherubim, appear. Awaken thy power, and come to save us, not to judge (Ps. 79:2, 5); not to judge. The first coming is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:715D…bim and Seraphim, the six-winged lanterns, adorn the chariot, because they believed in him who had said: Thou that sittest upon the Cherubim, manifest thyself (Ps. LXXIX, 2). That faithful Jerusalem crowd, theref… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:739…g: You who rule Israel, give ear, You who lead Joseph like a sheep, You who sit upon the Cherubim, manifest Yourself: stir up Your power, and come, to save us (Ps. lxxix, 2, 3). You say, I came not to send peace,… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1281D…); and: "God sits upon his holy throne" (Psal. xlvi, 9); and: "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever" (Psal. xliv, 8); and: "You who sit upon the Cherubim" (Psal. lxxix, 2). These things are to be understood as… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1411…they have also made jerusalem a place for the keeping of fruits the dead bodies of thy servants have been cast out here and there in the midst and round about jerusalem and there was none… Leo VI the Wise 866–912PG 107:61C…his present assembly. Truly, He who ascends above the heaven of heavens (Ps. LXVII, 34), He ascends upon the foal of an ass; and He who sits upon the Cherubim (Ps. LXXIX, 2), He is carried on the back of a brute.… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1125…him might again be fulfilled that which david says they have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be meat for the fowls of the air the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1519…also be called israel and every city of christians they have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be food for the birds of the heaven the flesh of thy holy ones to the beasts… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:943…for the beasts of the earth they have poured out their blood like water round about jerusalem and there was no one to bury them we have become a reproach to our neighbors a scoffing and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:987…they have poured out their blood like water in the circuit of jerusalem and there was none to bury them we have become a reproach to our neighbors a mockery and a derision to those who… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:379…beasts of the earth they have poured out their blood like water and there was none to bury them your altars o lord they have pulled down and they have killed your servants with the sword… Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:53…y the sea-shore" (Gen. XXII, 17). The prophetic chorus, offering up supplications concerning this little child, said: "Stir up thy power, and come to save us" (Ps. LXXIX, 3). Do not, because He is a little child,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:721…men because they are flesh gen d they poured out their blood like water round about jerusalem and there was no one burying ps by their blood he means the psychic failings for the vengeance on… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:445A…and is honor and rest, so too is the throne of God a wisdom in which God finds rest. Therefore, David says: He who sits upon the Cherubim (Ps. 79. 3; 98. 1); which is to say, He who rests… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1505…beasts and flesh eating birds ver they have poured out their blood like water round about jerusalem and there was none to bury them those who possessed a bloodthirsty mind not only kill those who live… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1411…servants have been cast out here and there in the midst and round about jerusalem and there was none to bury them thou hast delivered our strength our ornament and beauty i say the hope of… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1851…hut and the dead bodies of thy servants in the midst and round about jerusalem and there was none to bury them and our strength and our beauty and our salvation i say the hope of… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1125…they have shed like water and this was indeed consistent for them and there was none to bury them until he who gave him help in the weakness of his flesh so that he might struggle… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:825…the works of virtue ver they have poured out their blood as water round about jerusalem and there was no one burying so much he says they poured out of blood that it flowed like water… Macarius Chrysokephalos c. 1300–1382PG 150:237…the earth they have poured out their blood in the circuit of jerusalem and there was none to bury them a but how long o lord shall thy wrath burn like fire how long dost thou… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1091A…glory may also be visible to them—He whose appearing brings salvation to those who behold Him, as that Prophet says: "Show us Thy face, and we shall be saved" (Ps. LXXIX, 4). The instructress, after the example o… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:649…it often d the blessed david also makes mention of the reproach we are become a reproach to our neighbors a scoffing and a laughing stock to them that are round about us k psal lxxviii… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:835…as were spoken in the psalm before this for it is said we are become a reproach to our neighbors a scoff and a derision to them that are round about us vers o lord god… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:47…d shortly. Although the exposition of this verse, "You who sit upon the cherubim, manifest before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh," is added below to Psalm 79, v. 5, it certainly concerns only the second part of the verse, "… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1195…to every rational creature h psalm lxxviii h vers how long o lord wilt thou be angry for ever because christ very readily receives the prayers of the saints which they offer for sinners for they… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:827…ammonites the idumeans and other such nations h vers how long o lord wilt thou be angry for ever h here for ever is taken to mean vehemently shall thy jealousy burn like fire here too… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:945…and that it might instead fall upon his enemies wherefore he says pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name because they… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:987…angry unto the end shall thy zeal be kindled as a fire pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name b… Apollinaris of Laodicea c. 310-c. 390PG 33:1429…remain angry with us and is thy wrath kindled always like fire pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thy glory d and upon the kingdoms that have despised thy help because… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:723…pour out your wrath upon the nations that do not know you and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your name for they have devoured jacob and laid waste his place he does not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1195…is customary and innate to him such was that glorious athlete vers pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee the prayers of the saints are profitable to us for they prostrate… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1397…and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your name the prophet says something like this now as well oh that you would… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1505…pour out your wrath upon the nations that have not known you and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your name since you exact the penalties of sins from men i beseech you to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:571…pour out your anger upon the nations that have not known you and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your name for they have devoured jacob and consumed him and made his pasture desolate… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:827…concerning which it was said in the forty fourth psalm h vers pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name h… OrigenesPG 16:2319…upon those nations that do not know thee and upon those generations that have not called upon thy name for they have eaten up jacob and have brought him to ruin and have consumed him and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:723…you and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon your name for they have devoured jacob and laid waste his place he does not therefore speak of all nations thus he applied a limitation saying… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1029C…r those who bring a word of reproach against me" (Ps. CXVII, 42), that is, of contradiction. And again: "You have placed us in contradiction to our neighbors" (Ps. LXXIX, 7). Concerning the last, he who sang bear… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:827…their creator by kingdoms he understands powers of every kind h vers for they have devoured jacob and laid waste his place h pour out he says thy wrath upon them because they have devoured us… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:945…not involved in more recent transgressions as for the phrase let thy mercies speedily prevent us for we are become exceeding poor symmachus has interpreted it make haste let thy mercies prevent us for we have… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:773C…for whose coming they were longing when they cried out to the God of all: "O God of hosts, turn us again, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved" (Psal. LXXIX, 8). We all, therefore, have attained merc… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1507…call to mind their former sins but to conceal their present piety let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us o lord for we are brought very low vers help us o god our saviour stretch forth… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:21…c. "I have become a stranger to my brethren," etc. — 10. "It has become a reproach to me; and I have set," etc. "I am poor and sorrowful; your salvation," etc. Psal. LXXIX, 8. — "Let your mercies quickly anticipate… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:827…former iniquities he intends all our past offenses to be understood h let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us o lord for we have become poor help us o god our saviour h c we have… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:339B…g" and "planting," you might think Him to be setting fig trees or other such-like shoots into the ground. Hear also elsewhere how God plants. The prophet says (Ps. lxxix, 9): Thou hast pulled up a vine out of Eg… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:451C…ng in the vintage." He came seeking fruit in the vineyard. For each of us is planted like a vine in a rich place; and: "Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt" (Ps. lxxix, 9). "Yet I have planted thee a fruitful v… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:945…for we are become exceeding poor help us o god our saviour for the glory of thy name o lord deliver us and be merciful unto our sins for thy name's sake d the prophet utters… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:987…for we are become poor exceedingly help us o god our saviour for the glory of thy name o lord deliver us and be merciful to our sins for thy name's sake h athanasius interpretation h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:853C…lanted in the land of promise, according to what is written: Thou hast brought a vineyard out of Egypt, thou hast cast out the gentiles, and hast planted it (Ps. 79. 9). But it is not proper to understand th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:467B…as the prophets spoke of the people as of a vineyard—"For the vineyard has been made for the beloved" (ibid.), he says, and "He transferred a vine from Egypt" (Ps. 79:9)—he speaks as of seed. What does th… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:135D…ivine Psalmist afterward confirms this, singing and speaking of Israel: "Thou didst bring a vine out of Egypt, thou didst cast out the nations, and plant it." (Psal. LXXIX, 9.)… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1507…protection and we have only thee as our helper and saviour and for the glory of thy name o lord deliver us and be propitious to our sins for thy name's sake nowhere do they make… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:302…our ancient iniquities ps lxxii bring us help o god our savior for the glory of thy name and at once a divine voice followed saying you have finished the course you have kept the faith… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:439…us but show even now something worthy of thy kindness and majesty for the glory of thy name and as a boast and exultation for us who believe in the truth… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:563…remember our ancient iniquities offer help to us o god our savior for the glory of thy name and at the same time a divine voice followed saying you have finished the course you have kept… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:827…he calls god saviour because he has often granted them salvation h for the glory of thy name o lord deliver us and be propitious to our sins for thy name's sake h d… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:561B…y him is the Jewish people, whom he planted in the land of promise. For David says: "You brought a vine out of Egypt, you cast out the nations and planted it" (Ps. lxxix, 9). The hedge is the Law, not allowin… Michael Choniates c. 1138–c. 1222PG 140:325D…to the vine His own foal, which is the new people from the nations, whom no one had yet shackled with a yoke, to bind them to the vine transplanted from Egypt (Ps. LXXIX, 9). Indeed, let us understand the power o… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:947…to say that where rather do thou our savior becoming manifest avenge the blood of thy servants which has been shed we are instructed to say these things in prayer during times of persecution offering up… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:989…let it be known among the nations before our eyes the avenging of the blood of thy servants which has been shed let the groaning of the prisoners come in before thee according to the greatness… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1507…did all those other great and celebrated things and let the vengeance of the blood of thy servants which has been shed be known among the nations before our eyes we supplicate therefore that these men… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:989…which has been shed let the groaning of the prisoners come in before thee according to the greatness of thy arm possess the sons of those who have been slain render to our neighbors sevenfold into… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1507…account of thy slaughtered worshippers vers let the sighing of the prisoners come before thee according to the greatness of thy d arm preserve thou the sons of those who are put to death i beseech… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:719C…"Great to God." Just as the LXX rendered it while retaining the Hebraism: the Latin to the sense, as it were "divinely great"; just as we read "cedars of God" (Ps. LXXIX, 11) and "mountain of God" (LXVII, 16); for… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:829…attaches to the end of the whole discourse render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach wherewith they have reproached thee o lord but we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will confess… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:949…say patronize the sons of the slain vers render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach wherewith they have reproached thee o lord but we thy people and the sheep of thy pasture will… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:989…the sons of those who have been slain render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached thee o lord we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1509…new youth to rise from them a vers render to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach wherewith they have reproached thee o lord inflict manifold punishments upon the neighbors for their blasphemy for he… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:829…their bosom their reproach wherewith they have reproached thee o lord but we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will confess to thee for ever we will show forth thy praise to generation and generation… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:949…they have reproached thee o lord but we thy people and the sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks forever and ever we will show forth thy praise unto all generations patronize us although not… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:175B…this great lust for innovation concerning the Church might be, that it is permitted to anyone who wishes, and, to use a scriptural phrase, to one "passing by" [Ps. LXXIX, 13], to tear apart the flock that has been… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:35A…y of life. For Scripture is accustomed to call the law a hedge; just as the prophet says: You have broken down its hedge, and all who pass by the way pluck it (Ps. 79:13); and, I have placed a hedge around it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:999C…ripture is accustomed to call the Law a "hedge," just as the prophet also says: "He has taken away His hedge, and all who pass by this way gather the vintage" (Ps. 79:13). Again, "I have placed a hedge around… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:223B…you destroyed its wall; and all who pass on the way pluck its fruit? The boar from the wood has exterminated it, and a singular wild beast has grazed upon it" (Psal. 79:13, 14)? There, indeed, he speaks of the M… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1509…fill them with calamities that are always impending vers but we are thy people and sheep of thy pasture we will confess to thee o god b for ever from generation to generation we will show… Hermas fl. c. 100-160 ADPG 2:853B…, and beast; and it is therefore probable that Hermas alluded to these words of the Psalmist: The singular wild beast (monos agrios) has pastured upon it [Ps. LXXIX, 14], namely, the vine. For he indeed decla… Hermas fl. c. 100-160 ADPG 2:885…in Greek nearly in this way: Επεμψε Κύριος ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ, ὅς ἐστιν ἐπὶ θηρίον, ᾧ ὄνομα "Αγριον. In support of which opinion he cites that passage of Psalm LXXIX, v. 14: "Ελυμήνατο αὐτὴν ὗς ἐκ δρυμοῦ, καὶ μονιὸς ἄγριος κατενεμήσ… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:829D…with priestly arms in the temple of the Lord, as Simeon did, like a father. 'My garment is rent; my mouth is closed; my glory is extinguished; a singular boar (Ps. LXXIX, 14) has devastated my sheep, Chrysostom, a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:691D…and that He was tempted by wood, "The enemy has reproached the Lord"; and that He is the Son of man, "And you have strengthened thy hand over the Son of man" (Ps. 79:18). Concerning His burial, "And I shall g… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:345D…was made for the beloved, in a horn, in a fat place. By the vineyard he refers to the people of Israel. For, he says, You have brought a vine out of Egypt (Ps. lxxix. 19). And in Jeremiah, through the same ima… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:153C…e flesh to be Theotokos, we draw near to Him, saying: "You will give us life, and we shall not depart from You; and we shall confess to Your name forever" (cf. Ps. LXXIX, 19). Of all these most longed-for blessing… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…, 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, 1503 on Psalm LXXIX, 1509 on Psalm LXXX, 1519 on Psalm LXXXI, 15… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…522 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 1543 On Psalm LXXX 1545 On Psalm LXXXI 1543 On Psalm LXXXII 154… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:789…he following Expositions. 707-712 EXPOSITION on Psalm LXXVII. 712-721 EXPOSITION on Psalm LXXVIII. Christ is the arm of the Father. 721-723 EXPOSITION on Psalm LXXIX. 725-728 EXPOSITION on Psalm LXXX. Concerning…