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John ChrysostomPG 55:762expounds v.2“Αγαθον το εξομολογεισθαι τω Κυριω και ψαλλειν τω ονοματι σου, Υψιστε,”On «It is good to give thanks to the Lord...»
1Ps 91:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:331…man hear for it is written he who dwells in the help of the most high shall abide under the protection of the god of heaven this is more fitting for a righteous man than for… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:673…temptation of christ after his baptism he that dwells in the help of the most high shall abide under the protection of the god of heaven he shall say to the lord you are my protector… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:977…tribulation thou calledst upon me and i delivered thee i heard thee in the secret place of the tempest i proved thee at the water of contradiction for the phrase i heard thee in the secret… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1149…thee he that dwelleth in the aid of the most high or he that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high because the most high hath made thee a partner of his seat and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:659…honor hence the blessed psalmist says he who dwells in the help of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the god of heaven he shall say to the lord you are my protector… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2001…it shall not be moved ps he that dwelleth in the aid of the most high shall abide under the protection of god ps the lord hath reigned let the earth rejoice ps the lord hath… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:937…hope which is in god vers he that dwelleth in the aid of the most high shall abide under the protection of the god of heaven he who makes use of divine aid as a kind… OrigenesPG 16:1083…h psalm xc h original script column see facsimile he who sits in the secret place of the most high in the shadow of the almighty he shall abide my god i will trust in him… OrigenesPG 16:1085…symmachus he who dwells under the covering of the most high dwelling under the shadow of the almighty by night my god and i will trust in him b o' he who dwells in the help…
2Ps 91:2
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1355A…Ps. xci, 2. — «It is good to confess to the Lord,…
3Ps 91:3
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1145…it shall be of no advantage to them because the lord himself shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters and the snare is broken and we are delivered but if they should also attempt… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1147…sayings declares this for when the word had said to someone for he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters and from a turbulent word and he shall overshadow thee with his shoulders and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1151…the god who is above all since even the preceding words for he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters and from the harsh word he shall overshadow thee with his shoulders and under… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:401…a for he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters he has instructed us beforehand that the opposing powers are signified by these things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:689B…and announce" (Ps. 54:18). "O God, my God, towards you I watch early" (Ps. 62:1). And again, "To announce in the morning your mercy, and your truth by night" (Ps. 91:3). Do you see that there is no idle hour… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1217…of hosts blessed is the man who trusts in thee c vers he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters and from a turbulent word and what is the turbulent word it is that…
4Ps 91:4
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1579C…y Scriptures ascribe all these things to divine providence, which stirs up the wonderful upsurges of the sea and troubles the deep, and the sound of its waves (Psal. XCI, 4; LXIV, 8). The remaining examples which… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1185D…ings, and is struck with a plectrum; but the nabla, containing twelve notes, is plucked with the fingers.» The Chaldean interpreter confuses nebel when, at Psalm XCI, 4, he writes: «In the decachord and the p… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1147…from a turbulent word and he shall overshadow thee with his shoulders and under his wings shalt thou trust and speaking to the same person had added his truth shall compass thee with a shield and…
5Ps 91:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1143…terror of the night nor of the arrow that flieth by day nor of the thing that walketh in darkness nor of the misfortune and the noonday devil falling shall… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1147…because of the lord who fights for us wherefore it is said thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night nor for the arrow that flieth by day nor for the thing that walketh… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1611D…of actions and contemplations, have as a testimony, “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, he shall be multiplied like the cedar that is in Lebanon” (Psal. Xci, 5); thus the fruit of the support of all… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1609…promised here his truth as a suit of armor for him d thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night for the arrow that flieth…
6Ps 91:6
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:183B…apostle Clement. I. Marvelous is God in his saints (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?…
7Ps 91:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1881…a thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand but it shall not come near you you shall truly look with your eyes and you will see the retribution of sinners… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:673…a thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand but it shall not come near you nevertheless you shall consider with your eyes and the reward… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:677…a thousand shall fall from your side and ten thousand from your right hand but it shall not come near you by side is understood the left the name of the left being fittingly passed over… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1143…falling shall come from thy side a thousand and ten thousand from thy right hand but it shall not come near thee only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of sinners because… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1147…thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night and likewise a thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh thee and had added… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1155…him they fell to the ground for this reason it is said a thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but instead of at thy side aquila and symmachus have… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1159…said a thousand shall fall from thy side and ten thousand from thy right hand but it shall not come near thee the highest himself therefore as i have said performed the great and perfect works… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:401…the noonday devil for he says the noonday devil is despondency b a thousand shall fall at thy side the left side is signified and rightly so he says that thousands lie in wait for this… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1043…that walketh in darkness from the occurrence and the demon of noonday a thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not draw near thee but with thine… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:759…noonday a thousand shall fall from thy side and ten thousand from thy right hand but it shall not approach thee the apostle paul taught us the weapons of justice the right and the left glory… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:793C…man does not know, and a simple man does not understand, when sinners shall spring up like grass. And what did he add? That they may perish for ever and ever (Ps. 91. 7, 8). But of his own what does he say? I… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1219…the assault and from acedia that is from the noonday demon vers a thousand shall fall at thy side in this place he calls the side the left or oblique part even if they are many… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:739A…hey say if they should hear: "A lawless man shall walk in ways that are not good" [Prov. 16:29]? And what when it is said: "A foolish man will not understand" [cf. Ps. 91:7]? And what when it is said: "He shall b… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1611…ready prey and easily overcome those who are deprived of divine care a thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh thee but thou shalt… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2335…expected so as to think that it was said also concerning him a thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand seeing so many having fallen b but this hope having… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:939…rises up more vehemently and attacks the souls of men c vers a thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh thee the term side… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1541…he calls the left part a thousand and ten thousand at your right hand but it shall not come near you from the arrows clearly for you shall be shot at he says by the intellectual… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:363…the rear and leaves nothing on either side unguarded for this reason a thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but the plague of any of thine enemies shall not…
8Ps 91:8
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1143…thousand from thy right hand but it shall not come near thee only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of sinners because thou art my hope thou hast placed the most high… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1147…it is said but thou shalt consider with thy eyes and shalt see the reward of the wicked we however have grasped the truth of the discourse through the very interpretation of the examples having observed… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1769A…this: “When the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the workers of iniquity appear, that they may be destroyed for ever and ever” (Ps. XCI, 8). The wicked who spring up like grass a… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:941…begins from good works but at last ends in evil ver nevertheless with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the ungodly but if you behold with the eyes of the intellect you…
10Ps 91:10
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1157…the things that he had wrought during the time of the temptation there shall no evil befall thee neither shall any scourge come nigh thy dwelling for he shall give his angels charge over thee to… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:469…did he who said thou hast made the most high thy refuge there shall no evil befall thee neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling b and thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder…
11Ps 91:11
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:887…he says by that psalm of david xc for he has given his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee lest by chance thou dash… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…said to our lord as if of the lord he hath given his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up namely thee o lord… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1151…brought unto thee and plague shall not draw near to thy dwelling for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways they shall take thee up on their shoulders… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1157…no evil befall thee neither shall any scourge come nigh thy dwelling for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:401…has been sent as a helper to those who believe in god for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee he said this also in the thirty third psalm the angel of the lord shall… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1043…unto thee b neither shall the scourge draw near unto thy tabernacle for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1089…second trial cast thyself down he says for it is written that he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways ps xc but he heard again thou shalt not… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:371…a that he shall give his angels charge over thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up o sophist of wickedness why did you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:761…god will not be among sinners and reasonably he is not scourged for he shall give his angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways they shall bear you up in their hands… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:665…he cannot compel it for it is written for he has given his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up ps o devil how… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:685…be the son of god cast thyself down for it is written he shall give his angels charge concerning thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1019…born of him scripture furthermore says he shall command his angels concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways d or say command that is merely give the sign and thy people shall enjoy salvation… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1219…son of god cast thyself down from hence for it is written he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways for since satan is a calumniator and a seducer… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:135D…ory. One may therefore hear the blessed David, sometimes speaking as in the person of any righteous man: "My horn shall be exalted like that of a unicorn" (Psal. XCI, 11); and sometimes again concerning Christ… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:801…most high shall abide in the shelter of the god of heaven for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways and to take thee up in their hands… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:915…divine law to him saying it is written that he hath given his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways therefore salvation does not consist in the mere hearing of the word… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:687…the saints to every holy man who has chosen to act uprightly for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways and indeed even the most wise paul says… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1253…woven h clxiv to john the deacon h h on the text for he shall give his angels charge over thee h the text he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1613…his own wickedness and the just judge crowned the victorious athlete vers for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways this he also mentioned in the thirty third… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:79…them that fear him and shall deliver them as it says and he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways moreover the law itself was given through the ministry… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:427…as lord to whom as david testifies he shall give charge of thee to keep thee in all thy ways from whom you will receive power and you shall tread upon the lion and the dragon… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:449…camps and will deliver them from all evils for it is written he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways a verse as captives etc this voice convicts the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:941…scourges for he says many are the scourges of the sinner ver for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways we had a thought of this kind in…
12Ps 91:12
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1179…in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone hiding a lie through scripture which all heretics do for that which he has given charge concerning… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:887…thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee lest by chance thou dash thy foot against a stone but from that of paul thess iv then we who are alive who are left shall be… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…shall bear thee up namely thee o lord lest thou o lord dash thy foot against a stone ps xc indeed even the devil in the temptation against our savior used the same words when he… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1157…in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up lest thou dash thy foot against a stone and these things could fittingly be said of the man who has been made perfect according… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1159…the smallest and vilest matters which is certainly declared by these words lest thou dash thy foot against a stone for by this i judge it to be indicated that even in the smallest and least… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:733…to the just in their hands they shall bear thee lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone ps xc for every just man is hated by the angels lest perhaps by occasion of offense… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:685…in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone by all means either he will accept the trial or he will flee if then he accepts… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:71…him ps and again in their hands they shall bear thee up lest thou dash thy foot against a stone ps and if i speak of angels the lord himself was then with him as he… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:801…concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways and to take thee up in their hands lest thou strike thy foot against a stone and it is true that the angel of the lord shall… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1253…his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways they shall bear thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foot against a stone b was spoken concerning a righteous man and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1613…of all protects those who have placed their hope in him vers they shall bear thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foot against a stone you will enjoy every kind of providence from… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone if thou be the son of god he says this almost as if to say i do… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:941…angels by ways he means actions and the thy is redundant ver they shall bear thee up in their hands lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone the hands of the angels… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:669A…And he was even more strengthened, saying: My eye has looked down upon my enemies; and again: In God I have hoped, I will not fear what man shall do to me (Ps. XCI, 12; Ps. LV, 4-5). Fleeing and escaping fro…
13Ps 91:13
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:233…and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy and again thou shalt tread upon the lion and the dragon for of old the serpent deceived eve and through his envy death entered into the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:899C…at that time, through his initial choice of life, showed that the word of David was true in him, saying: The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree (Ps. xci, 13). For this, alone among trees, rises fr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:521D…ion both the just and the ungodly by one image: "The just man," it says, "will flourish as a palm tree; he will be multiplied as the cedar that is in Libanus" (Ps. 91.13). It made the image of the just man fir… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:739A…tory brought back over the devil, and bestowing the sweetest fruit of liberality upon the poor—of whom Scripture says: "The just shall flourish like the palm" (Ps. XCI, 13). Another, like an apple tree, offers t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:931B…ed unbent, receiving the volleys of stones, and not falling. With justice that prophetic oracle might fit him: "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree" (Ps. 91:13). His body was tinged with a purple col… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1097B…called a beautiful fruit. But to take also the branches of palms, that is, the offshoots of the youth of justice: The just shall flourish like the palm tree [Ps. 91, 13], David said. But because there is noth… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1701C…he elect Lebanon, taking the name in a better sense, as in: The just shall flourish as the palm tree, as the cedar that is in Libanus shall he be multiplied (Ps. XCI, 13). Why, then, is Lebanon sometimes t… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:469…befall thee neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling b and thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot ps xc arrange it for… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1289C…, the apostles carry, as it were in baskets, for their own just souls. The baskets are made of palm branches; "The just man shall flourish like the palm tree" (Ps. xci, 13). VERS. 14, 15. "Those men therefo… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1257…produced the davidic saying in its integrity but have suppressed what follows thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder and according to the promise of my christ i will receive power to tread upon serpents… Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:161D…d than all power, and possesses impassibility itself. Which the prophet David also hinting at, I think, said: The just shall flourish like the palm tree (Ps. xci, 13), calling the Virgin the just one most… PG 33 (anthology)PG 33:1253B…resurrection, as do Clement of Rome, Tertullian, Epiphanius, or whoever else is the author of the Physiologus, is taken from the badly interpreted passage of Psalm XCI, 13, where it is said that the righteous s…
15Ps 91:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1165…there is no space for repentance and hence he says for ye shall call upon me and i will not hear you yet this saying which the apostle posited that is whosoever shall call upon the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:851…before you and the glory of god shall encompass you then you shall call upon me and i will hear you while you are yet speaking i will say behold i am here who you ask… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:87B…or against you is an error in the edition. Gregor. 32. For he shall be. 33. The house] house is absent. a. In the margin it is. b. 36. In her old age. Thus Psalm 91, 15 and elsewhere. 37. With God] with is… Eustathius of Thessalonica c. 1115–1195PG 136:139…according to that word and in the day of your tribulation you shall call upon me and i will deliver you and you shall glorify me who am truly superexalted unto all ages…
155Ps 91:155
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…6 On Psalm LXXXIV 1546 On Psalm LXXXV 1546 On Psalm LXXXVI 1546 On Psalm LXXXVII 1547 On Psalm LXXXVIII 1547 On Psalm LXXXIX 1550 On Psalm XC 1551 On Psalm XCI 1551 On Psalm XCII 1551 On Psalm XCIII 1554 On Psalm XCIV 1555…
161Ps 91:161
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…1537 on Psalm LXXXIV, 1545 on Psalm LXXXV, 1553 on Psalm LXXXVI, 1561 on Psalm LXXXVII, 1567 on Psalm LXXXVIII, 1573 on Psalm LXXXIX, 1597 on Psalm XC, 1607 on Psalm XCI, 1615 on Psalm XCII, 1623 on Psalm XCIII, 16…
762Ps 91:762
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:789…ITION on Psalm LXXXVII. 744-747 EXPOSITION on Psalm LXXXVIII. 747-755 EXPOSITION on Psalm LXXXIX. 753-759 EXPOSITION on Psalm XC. 759-763 EXPOSITION on Psalm XCI. 762-765 EXPOSITION on Psalm XCII. 763-766 E…