Where the Fathers quote Psalms 83
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John ChrysostomPG 55:735expounds v.2“Ως αγαπητα τα σκηνωματα σου, Κυριε των δυναμεων.”On «How lovely are your tabernacles, O Lord, etc.»
John ChrysostomPG 55:635expounds v.9“Κυριε ο Θεος των δυναμεων εισακουσον της προσευχης μου ενωτισαι ο Θεος Ιακωβ. (διαψαλμα).”Prayer for the poor when despondent: «O Lord, hear my prayer» (Psalm 101)
1Ps 83:1
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:991…god says god who shall be like unto thee keep not silence and be not still o god for he says to god who is patient tolerant and therefore enduring all no one is like for…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2001…my praise for ps o god who shall be like to thee hold not thy peace and be not still ps o god give thy judgment to the king and thy justice to the king's son…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1431D…. lxiv, 5. — « We shall be filled with the good things of your house. » Psal. lxvii, 27. — « In the churches bless God the Lord from the fountains of Israel. » Psal. lxxxiii, 1, 4. — « How beloved are your tabernacle…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:215…nic darkness—he chose to serve in the temple with great alacrity, saying himself with David: "My soul longeth and faileth for the courts of the Lord" (Ps. LXXXIII, 1); and, "One day in thy courts is better than thousands" (Ps…
2Ps 83:2
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1001…do not restrain thyself o god for lo thine enemies have sounded and they that hate thee have lifted up their head they have crafted crafty counsel against thy people b and have consulted against thy…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:409…let us say to him lo thy enemies have made a noise and they that hate thee have lifted up their heads do you wish to learn the strategy of another woman since god so willed…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:671B…ong those which are acted upon. How then does it lust, since concupiscence is not of the flesh, but of the mind? Since elsewhere it is said, "My soul desires" (Ps. LXXXIII, 2); and, "What does your soul desire, and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1531…of the entreaty verse for behold thine enemies have made a noise and they that hate thee have lifted up their head like the sea he says they roar and fluctuate using pride and boldness against…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1643A…avid: « How good is God to Israel! » (Ps. LXXII, 1), that is, very good; and in other words of the same: « How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! » (Ps. LXXXIII, 2), that is, very amiable; and that sayin…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2183…thy hand o god for lo thine enemies have made a noise and they that hate thee have lifted up the head against thy people they have craftily devised a counsel and have taken counsel against…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1365…off thy people forever for behold thine enemies have made a noise and they that hate thee have lifted up their head do not give thy inheritance to shame for nations to rule over us lest…
Macarius Chrysokephalos c. 1300–1382PG 150:237…render recompense to the proud for behold thine enemies have gained strength and they that hate thee have lifted up their head they have craftily devised a plan against thy people and have taken counsel against…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1179…be still o god for lo thy enemies have made a noise and they that hate thee have lifted up the head they have taken a malicious counsel against thy people and they have consulted against…
3Ps 83:3
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:173B…rtheless, the saint who loves God above all things welcomes and embraces all of God's signs, saying: "My soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord" (Ps. LXXXIII, 3). For he knows that it is impossible in…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:659C…ld to the allurements of pleasures—these have crossed the sea. After this it is said: Therefore I will weep as with the weeping of Jazer, the vine of Sebama (Ps. LXXXIII, 3). I do not know, indeed, whether th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:733…of the sinner sets them as enemies to themselves plotting against themselves they have taken crafty counsel against thy people and consulted against thy holy ones behold another manner of enmity toward god which the prophet…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1531…with thee they besiege the people entrusted to thee b c verse they have taken crafty counsel against thy people and have deliberated against thy saints symmachus says instead of against thy saints against thy hidden…
4Ps 83:4
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:57A…y cherish one who attains the summit of virtue. They themselves, of one zone, the Fifth Edition called them, inasmuch as they are solitary and girded. And in Ps. LXXXIII, 4: By identifying them as expeditos mili…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:599B…blessed David testifies, saying, "For the sparrow has found a house for itself, and the turtle-dove a nest for itself, where it may place its little ones" (Ps. LXXXIII, 4). Whom does he call a sparrow? Surely a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1357…Spirit. On the cited Psalm. It is not by Chrysostom. V, 646. I, 943. Duc. wanting. — Montf. V, 654. Savil. The turtle dove resembling the lover of solitude. On Psalm lxxxiii, 4: "And the turtle a nest; or on the Chur…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1061…said come and let us destroy them from being a nation and that the name of israel may be remembered no more but let us continue the history we have begun b h cap xx concerning…
OrigenesPG 16:1039…and have entered into a counsel against your mystery they said come let us cut them off from being a nation jerome they said come and let us destroy them from being a nation philistia jerome…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1179…malicious counsel against thy people and they have consulted against thy saints they have said come and let us destroy them so that the name of israel may be remembered no more wherefore supplicating the holy…
5Ps 83:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:501A…uity. Therefore, concerning those who live according to virtue, David says: "Blessed are all who dwell in Thy house; they shall praise Thee for ever and ever" (Ps. 83:5). "Blessed is the man whose help is fro…
6Ps 83:6
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:645…, 4). "But concerning the Son: 'God is the Lord, and hath shone upon us'" (Psalm CXVII, vers. 27), "and 'God shall be seen, the God of gods in Sion'" (Psalm LXXXIII, vers. 6). In the commentary, the words of both psalms are similarly…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:873D…the mud. [They are] drunk and carousing every day. We use our enemies as stewards [i.e., critics who judge our conduct]. The Ascents in the heart are set [Ps. LXXXIII, 6] . For scarcely would anyone by the…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:941B…, who placed the beautiful ascents in his heart, and always going from strength to strength, cried this out to God: Thou art the Most High forever, O Lord (Ps. LXXXIII, 6, 8); by this voice, I think, signifying…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:819D…weaker eyes upon the solar light and be endangered regarding their whole faculty of vision. But by particular additions, and, as David called them, "ascents" (Ps. LXXXIII, 6), and by progressions from glory to glo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:501A…e all who dwell in Thy house; they shall praise Thee for ever and ever" (Ps. 83:5). "Blessed is the man whose help is from Thee; the ascents are in his heart" (Ps. 83:6). "Thy ascents," that is, the pious and…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1013…nd divine contemplation, and indeed always ascend, according to that word: "Blessed is the man whose help is from thee, who has disposed ascents in his heart" [Ps. LXXXIII, 6]. And, "The path of the just, as a shin…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:839A…rather [so that] they might act according to their strength, and with gradual additions, and, as David said, "steps," and "goings from strength to strength," ⟦Ps. LXXXIII, 6⟧ [the light of the] Trinity might shine…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1013D…ype that ancient and hardly restorable beauty of the soul. Indeed, thus urged on, he disposed of ascents in his heart, according to the saying of the Psalmist (Ps. LXXXIII, 6). But what does the father of envy, the…
7Ps 83:7
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:733…set the strangers in the latter rank c and so he added the philistines with the inhabitants of tyre for assur also came with them not with the inhabitants of tyre but with moab and ammon…
8Ps 83:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:995…the aliens with them that inhabit tyre for assur also is come with them they have holpen the children of lot diapsalma as if rousing and provoking god the prophet in his supplication on behalf of…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:889D…s from virtue to virtue, that she may be seen to have attained the summit of the hope of goods. For what is higher than to be in the one who is desired, or Ps. LXXXIII, 8.…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:639A…: "But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." Luke V, 15: "And the power of God was in healing them." Ps. LXXXIII, 8: "For the legislator will give a blessi…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1157A…Why also did he signify the place? For he says: In mount Sinai, unless it is to ensure that we do not, when David says: God of gods shall be seen in Sion (Ps. LXXXIII, 8), and Malachi: Suddenly the Lord shall…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:483A…alled the earth" (Psal. XLIX, 1); and concerning the Son, "God the Lord, and he shone upon us" (Psal. CXVII, 27); and, "The God of gods shall be seen in Sion" (Psal. LXXXIII, 8). Again, concerning God, Isaiah says: "…
9Ps 83:9
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:997…the jews h verses do to them as to madian and sisara as to jabin at the brook of cison they perished at endor they became as dung for the earth make their princes like oreb…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:733…the discourse into a prayer do to them as to midian and to sisera as to jabin at the brook of kishon d they perished at endor it is not in vain that he chose these…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:407…whom david also makes mention do to them as to midian and sisera as to jabin at the brook kishon ps jabin was indeed king of the foreign enemies sisera however was the leader of the…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:859…other nations against them ver do to them as to midian and to sisera as to jabin at the torrent of cison the prophet calls down curses upon the nations enumerated above who could not bear…
10Ps 83:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:997…madian and sisara as to jabin at the brook of cison they perished at endor they became as dung for the earth make their princes like oreb and zeb and zebee and salmana h the prophet…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:367…they perished in endor in an unseemly place for endor signifies unseemliness they became as dung for the earth for remaining unburied they decomposed and like dung they were mingled with the earth make their princes…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:733…of kishon and endor as the war against sisera was gathered there they became as dung for the earth for their arrogance was brought down so far because of the defeat that they were considered to…
11Ps 83:11
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:25C…aving fled the Church, forgetful of that saying of David: "I have chosen to be cast aside in the house of my God rather than to dwell in the tents of sinners" (Psal. 83. 11); being barred from the church by his o…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:307B…fore, he already fulfilled what was later said by David: "I have chosen to be an outcast in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tents of sinners" (Ps. LXXXIII, 11). For the solitude, because of the invo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1019B…joy of the temple consecrated to God. "I have chosen," he says, "to be an outcast in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners" (Ps. 83:11); and, "Better is one day in your court…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:949A…has taken hold of me, and as the divine David says: 'I have chosen to be cast away in the house of my God, rather than to enjoy the prosperity of this world' (Ps. LXXXIII, 11)." When Athanasia—for that was her name…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:215…himself with David: "My soul longeth and faileth for the courts of the Lord" (Ps. LXXXIII, 1); and, "One day in thy courts is better than thousands" (Ps. LXXXIII, 11); and, "I have chosen rather to be cast down in the house o…
George of Trebizond 1395-1486PG 161:865A…y truly sing with the melodist and prophet David: I have chosen to be an outcast in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners. (Ps. LXXXIII, 11). I said "with one alone" because the m…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:143C…aid them. For they have not heard the prophet saying: "I have chosen to be an abject in the house of God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners" (Ps. LXXXIII, 11). He did not say, "I have chosen to dwe…
12Ps 83:12
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1005…they who said let us take to ourselves the sanctuary of god a my god set them as a wheel as stubble before the face…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1535…beg that their own enemies be overthrown and they teach the cause who said let us take to ourselves by inheritance the sanctuary of god for they acted with youthfulness and arrogance desiring to gain possession…
13Ps 83:13
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:833…of lot following which he describes the end that awaits them saying o my god make them like a wheel as stubble before the face of the wind as the fire which shall burn the forest…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:999…a general sense rather b speaking from his own person he adds my god make them like a wheel now the nature of a wheel is to be rolling and not to persist in the same…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:367…agarenes and their mentioned associates for these wicked men have perished wickedly o my god make them like a wheel that is let them not remain in the same state but let them be turned in…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:409…the exercise of virtue, and who is deemed worthy of the inheritance of the good. For the Lord will not withhold good things from those who walk in innocence (Ps. LXXXIII, 13). Whoever is of this kind will confiden…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1773C…for which reason he rightly hopes for the inheritance of the good when he says, for the Lord will not withhold good things from those who walk in innocence (Ps. LXXXIII, 13). Therefore, finally, he said with all…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:733…whence peter judged him unworthy of the gift of the holy spirit o my god make them like a wheel in tossing and unstable movement and constant change for this is characteristic of a wheel as…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1077…say elsewhere to god concerning those who have stood against his glory my god make them like a wheel as stubble before the face of the wind as the fire that shall burn the woods as…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1259…a diapsalma since he transferred the discourse into a prayer saying vers o my god make them like a wheel he asks that they may stand nowhere but that their status may be abolished everywhere dissipated…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1535…race of the hebrews and the worship according to the law vers o my god make them like a wheel as if to say command that they be besieged by various calamities and surround them with…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1191…wrath upon them upon the nations that have not known thee ps o my god make them like a wheel and as stubble before the face of the wind fill their faces with shame and they…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1217B…. — Keep innocence, and look to equity; for there are remnants for the peaceful man. Psal. lxvii, 7. — God who makes men of one manner to dwell in a house. Psal. lxxxiii, 13. — He will not deprive of good things t…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:861…he means the temple itself in which god sanctified the people ver my god make them like a wheel always unstable and rolling about with successive changes for this is the nature of a wheel as…
Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:63A…wisdom provides indefectible goods to the Church, according to the Prophet who says: "The Lord will not withhold good things from those who walk in innocence" (Psal. LXXXIII, 13). And in the future age, wisdom, holdin…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1179…may be remembered no more wherefore supplicating the holy spirit he said o my god make them like a wheel and as stubble before the face of the wind fill their faces with shame and they…
15Ps 83:15
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1011B…d things (Ps. IV, 6)? he speaks concerning the Holy Spirit; and elsewhere he has said: The Lord will not deprive those who walk in innocence of good things (Ps. LXXXIII, 15). And Matthew speaks thus concerning th…
17Ps 83:17
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:929…vers let them all be gathered together and stand at once and let them be put to shame and blush together for the smith sharpeneth the iron hath worked it with an axe and hath bored…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1421…be put to shame and fail but symmachus puts it this way let them be put to shame and consumed who oppose my soul may they be frustrated in their own attempts and may they reap…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1537…desired goals and filled with disgrace they will acknowledge your power verses let them be put to shame and troubled for ever and ever and let them be confounded and perish and let them know that…
Macarius Chrysokephalos c. 1300–1382PG 150:239…put to shame and let those who frighten us be terrified and let them be put to shame and let them perish and let their strength be shattered and let their dominion cease to be and…
OrigenesPG 16:955…who may rescue my god to my help hasten hieronymus the same let them be put to shame let them fail my soul's adversaries hieronymus let them be put to shame and be consumed my soul's…
OrigenesPG 16:1861…make it glorious and the force of war h lxx interpreters h let them be put to shame with confusion who trust in graven images and who is blind but my children and deaf except those…
18Ps 83:18
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:999…and let them know that your name is lord you alone are the most high over all the earth he prophesies that the death of the enemies of god will be in two ways one by…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1001…previously did not know god should be instructed that he alone is the most high over all the earth for it is likely that those who profess these things have consigned the forgetfulness of their former…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1027…says and let them know that thy name is lord thou alone art the most high over all the earth we have written these things in part in order that as the apostle said we may…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1005…and let them know that your name is lord you alone are the most high over all the earth in the end for the winepresses a psalm for the sons of core ps lxxxiii b how…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:487…lord of lords the same argument applies to this as well and most high over all the earth for whomever you may conceive in your mind he is most high over all the earth similarly there…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:317…equivalent to what was sung concerning god the father thou art alone the most high over all the earth is that which was oracularly spoken concerning the son in the eighty sixth psalm mother sion shall…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:397…david sings let them know that thy name is lord thou alone art the most high over all the earth by the word alone he speaks on account of the one godhead but he called him…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:735…and let them know that thy name is the lord thou alone art the most high over all the earth for if anyone refers god and lord and only most high to one hypostasis alone he…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:927…perish and let them know that thy name is lord thou alone art the most high over all the earth if this is said concerning the father how does paul write one holy one lord jesus…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:735…them know that the name to you is lord you alone are the most high over all the earth here he speaks of knowledge not that which is held from the heart and purpose but necessary…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:777…have been done learn from the following that you are the lord the most high over all the earth you are greatly exalted above all the gods since he sets forth the judgment effected through the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:511…what then is to become of that word which follows thou alone art the most high over all the earth therefore according to your impiety and doctrine the father will no longer be the most high…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:717A…lowing with milk and honey; it is what prepared the prophet to cry: "Let them know that your name is the Lord; you alone are the Most High over all the earth" (Ps. LXXXIII, 18). That the crowd is obedient, while the…
Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:587…god almighty god of gods king of kings and lord of lords the most high over all the earth the most high in the heavens the most high in the highest heavens true in being what…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1311…lord who dwells in the heights and david likewise you alone are the most high over all the earth however he calls the ascent of the only begotten into heaven with the flesh an exaltation above…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1537…let them know that your name is the lord you alone are the most high over all the earth they ask for good things for their enemies b even while attacked in war for they pray…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:449…him let them know that your name is lord you alone are the most high over all the earth for if the son is the lord since there is one lord jesus christ through whom are…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:919…adds and let them know that thy name is lord thou alone art the most high over all the earth thou alone art supreme who alone descended from on high and alone without sin wast made…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1155…thus let the nations know that thy name is lord thou alone art the most high over all the earth for if he is lord and he is god for one lord jesus christ by whom…
Macarius Chrysokephalos c. 1300–1382PG 150:239…let all know that the lord is your name you alone are the most high over all the earth and yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory and it is you who must…
153Ps 83:153
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…, 1471 on Psalm LXXVI, 1475 on Psalm LXXVII, 1483 on Psalm LXXVIII, 1503 on Psalm LXXIX, 1509 on Psalm LXXX, 1519 on Psalm LXXXI, 1527 on Psalm LXXXII, 1531 on Psalm LXXXIII, 1537 on Psalm LXXXIV, 1545 on Psalm LXXXV,…
154Ps 83:154
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…535 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 1546 On Psalm LXXXIII 1546 On Psalm LXXXIV 1546 On Psalm LXXXV 1546 On Psalm LXXXVI 1…