Where the Fathers quote Psalms 92
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John ChrysostomPG 55:765expounds v.1“Ο Κυριος εβασιλευσεν, ευπρεπειαν ενεδυσατο, ενεδυσατο Κυριος δυναμιν και περιεζωσατο· και γαρ εστερεωσε την οικουμενην, ητις ου σαλευθησεται.”On «The Lord has reigned...»
John ChrysostomPG 55:611expounds v.3“επηραν οι ποταμοι Κυριε επηραν οι ποταμοι φωνας αυτων· αρουσιν οι ποταμοι επιτριψεις αυτων.”On Psalm 92: «The floods have lifted up their voice» and the Savior walking on the sea
1Ps 92:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:985…educated those who hold erroneous doctrines again who would not agree that it is a good thing to have taken pains with the best arguments but whom shall we call the best arguments if not those…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1385…if therefore it is a good thing to be done that one should confess to the just one and good things to be done are mentioned…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:555A…ed, he has clothed himself with majesty; the Lord has clothed himself with power and girded himself. For he established the world, and it shall not be shaken" (Psalm 92:1). Therefore, that which was said by the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1275…abiron num xvi and again it is a will of god and it is a good thing to give alms but to do this for the sake of obtaining human glory is no longer pleasing to…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1031…struck with the rod thus from these words it is demonstrated that it is a good thing to be struck since in reality it is a good thing for the soul to be delivered from death…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:403A…. The same is said elsewhere (for it is necessary to bring forward thoughts that are in agreement): The Lord has reigned, he has clothed himself with beauty (Ps. XCII, 1). We are clothed with a garment so that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:403A…foulness of sin. For he never did sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth (Isai. LIII, 9). The Lord has clothed himself with power, and has girded himself (Ps. XCII, 1). Since the belt is the mark of a king…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:523D…is own benevolence toward us. Whence this divine and admirable garment the blessed David, foretelling, said: The Lord has reigned, He is clothed with beauty (Ps. 92:1)? Nor, in fact, is a garment given to t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:523D…as with the ornament of a bride (Isa. 49:18). The Lord is clothed with strength, and has girded Himself; and, Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one (Ps. 92:1; 44:4), and what follows. And these thi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:797A…which was lying prostrate was raised up through the dispensation of the cross. For this reason: 'The Lord hath reigned, he hath clothed himself with majesty' (Ps. 92:1). For indeed he set the world aright. H…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:541D…and our hands have touched" (1 John 1: 1). He therefore carried flesh, a garment of dignity, beautiful: "For the Lord has reigned, He is clothed with majesty" (Ps. 92: 1). The Jews fight against Him who appear…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1277A…"Clothed with light as with a garment," and, "Who is this who comes from Edom? The redness of his garments is from Bosor; this one is beautiful in his attire" (Ps. XCII, 1; XLIV, 4; LXIV, 7; CIII, 2; Isa. LXIII,…
Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:19B…1. The fourth locus is in the Epiphanian commentary, pag. 203: "This is therefore the King, of whom David also said: The Lord reigned, he put on comeliness (Ps. XCII, 1)." But he is bound not by the necessity…
2Ps 92:2
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:561B…“ready” signifies this here, as also in the passage, “Who prepareth the mountains by his strength” (Ps. LXIV, 7), and in the passage, “Thy throne is prepared” (Ps. XCII, 2). To Him, therefore, who unchangeably a…
3Ps 92:3
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2133A…e compares the believers to sweet rivers moving steadily, concerning which he says elsewhere: "The rivers have lifted up, O Lord, have lifted up their voices" (Ps. XCII, 3). And, "The rivers shall clap their han…
4Ps 92:4
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1173…made me glad o lord in thy work and i will rejoice in the works of thy hands he who has understood the day made by the lord concerning which it is said this is the…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:713D…Scripture knows how to represent “waters” as “nations,” listen to the Progenitor of God who understands that which is said: “From the voices of many waters” (Ps. XCII, 4) as referring to nations.…
5Ps 92:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:157B…ough that melody we might wipe it off, and say standing together: "You have gladdened us, O Lord, in your work, and we shall exult in the works of your hands" (Ps. XCII, 5). And let a prayer be added after the p…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:913…nderstand not by measure, but by number. For just as when the prophet says concerning the length of days, "Holiness becomes Thy house unto the length of days" (Ps. 92:5), we do not understand long days, but m…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1431D…fountains of Israel. » Psal. lxxxiii, 1, 4. — « How beloved are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts, my King. Better is one day in your courts than thousands. » Psal. xcii, 5. — « Holiness befits your house, O Lord…
6Ps 92:6
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1011…was that cloud, which, as the Lord spoke with Moses, covered Mount Sinai. Where it is truly, as Scripture says, Ps. xcii, 6: Clouds and darkness are round about h…
11Ps 92:11
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1047…my eye hath looked upon mine enemies and mine ear shall hear of the wicked that rise up against me the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree he shall be multiplied as the cedar in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:763…eye hath looked down upon mine enemies and mine ear shall hear of the wicked that rise up against me since the discourse has often declared that demons are our enemies our eye has looked down…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1031…eye hath looked down upon mine enemies and mine ear shall hear of the wicked that rise up against me when you see your mind moving piously and justly in the thoughts of the world know…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:949…such a turn of phrase is implied and mine ear shall hear of the wicked that rise up against me this also is elliptical for mine ear shall hear the sentence c of the lord against…
12Ps 92:12
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1047…mine ear shall hear of the wicked that rise up against me the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree he shall be multiplied as the cedar in libanus planted in the house of the lord…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:899…life showed that the word of david was true in him saying the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree ps xci for this alone among trees rises from the earth with the perfect thickness of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:763…like servants against weak masters who are given to sleep the just shall flourish like the palm tree he shall be multiplied like the cedar of libanus the text here explains the nature of the palm…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:717A…palm branches to the Lord? Is he not the palm of righteousness? Has not the prophet cried out concerning him, "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree" (Ps. XCII, 12)? Did he not bloom in restoring sight t…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1357…they are god s fellow workers the most wise david also sings the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1419…the great james to whom one might justly apply that prophetic utterance the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree he shall grow like the cedar in lebanon a as well as all the others whom…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1571…bridegroom says these things designating the holy prophets as the beams for the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree he shall multiply like the cedar in lebanon for the rafters are the harmony of the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2645…you apollos watered but god gave the increase to this also corresponds the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree and they shall build the desert places of old by which he understands the souls of…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:429…his righteousness and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree and shall multiply like the cedar of libanus d through each expression the gain of righteousness…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:949…designates promiscuously as rising up and doing evil with the conjunction omitted the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree having spoken above concerning sinners that they shall flourish like grass which quickly perishes he now…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:619…be said for each of us the righteous shall flourish like a palm tree he shall grow like a cedar in lebanon let us prepare ourselves to meet christ at the radiant resurrection being illuminated by…
Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1071…as the divine father david also said in the book of psalms the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree he named her breasts clusters clearly those that water the faithful with the spiritual drink he…
Andronicus Callistus c. 1418-1478PG 161:1087…i have not seen he says a righteous man forsaken n and the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree o and light has arisen for the righteous p and he says many things with diligence…
Timothy of Jerusalem fl. 5th-6th centuryPG 86:237…the righteous compared to a palm tree according to the scripture saying the righteous shall flourish like the palm tree because of the always sweet flavor of faith and like the cedar in lebanon he shall…
13Ps 92:13
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:603…have passed and departed for themselves the flowers will appear for those planted in the house of the lord will blossom in the courts of our god we also know this that regarding us having been…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1471…dwell in your courts in you nor will they flourish having been planted in the house of the lord these gates are the many mansions in the house of the father we shall be filled with…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1181…up like grass and are immediately brought to nothing they that are planted in the house of the lord in the courts of our god shall flourish rare is the one who is altogether perfect who…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:405…a spectator of my enemies those who plot against my soul falling planted in the house of the lord these he says who have been likened to those cedars have god as their cultivator and the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:69…being planted by him of this plantation are also those who are planted in the house of the lord as it is written d and blooming in the courts of our god the same is also…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1081…which cedars when they have been planted in the house of god shall flourish in the courts of our god and we have understood the church to be the house following the apostle in which the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:67…living but concerning those who love justification and life in christ being planted in the house of the lord they shall flourish in the courts of our god…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1229…as time advances the piety of the nations is multiplied vers those planted in the house of the lord shall flourish in the courts of our god he says the house and courts of the lord…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1357…are truly god s husbandry and the divine david says concerning us planted in the house of the lord they shall flourish in the courts of our god c and indeed the most wise paul calls…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2645…lord as god s husbandry regarding which david sang they that are planted in the house of the lord in the courts of our god shall flourish and paul also says i planted you apollos watered…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1429…be protected and i shall faithfully remain or alternatively to dwell in the house of the lord shall be for me for a length of days that is throughout my whole life h psalm xxiii h…
Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1543…and he will be multiplied with the abundance of good things those planted in the house of the lord shall flourish in the courts of our god girded in the church of those who truly believe…
OrigenesPG 16:1623…procopius h hebrew text h on judah and jerusalem the mountain of the house of the lord shall be ready many peoples unto the mountain of the lord nor shall they learn for you have abandoned…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:115…filled with fruits and full of good works hasten so that being planted in the house of the lord we may blossom in the courts of our god in christ jesus our lord…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:287…sublime sense namely the heavenly life for this reason those who are planted in the house of the lord which is the church of the living god will flourish there in the courts of our god…
14Ps 92:14
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1621…upright and there is no iniquity in him symmachus however says thus they shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing announcing that the lord who defends me is upright…
OrigenesPG 16:1093…shall look upon those who wall me in still shall they bear fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing declaring that the lord is righteous who hedges me in and there is no…
15Ps 92:15
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1049…patient that they may announce for the lord our god is righteous and there is no unrighteousness in him h laus cantici david in die ante sabbatum quando fundata est terra psalm xcii h the lord…
Nonnus of Panopolis fl. c. 400-470PG 43:807…seeks the glory of him who sent him the same is true and there is no unrighteousness in him has not moses given you the law and no one of you keeps the law why do…
Thomas Magister c. 1275 – c. 1347PG 145:343A…divine essence that had appeared in the visible form of a body to adorn the things of this world—he lays down his life at the deepest and “very fat old age.” ⟦Ps. XCII, 15⟧ CXXVI. He indeed willingly left be…
OrigenesPG 16:1091…age fat and leafy they shall be to declare that the lord is my rock and there is no iniquity in him hieron declaring that the lord is righteous my strength and there is no iniquity…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:403…lord our god is righteous since the lord our god is true and there is no unrighteousness in him and there is no lie or falsehood with god again and again in peace let us pray…
22Ps 92:22
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1299C…I, 3); and, "Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire" (Ps. CIII, 4); and, "The Lord became my refuge, and my God the helper of my hope" (Ps. XCII, 22); and, "The Lord has spoken and called…
155Ps 92:155
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1707…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 On Psalm XCV 1555 O…
162Ps 92:162
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:2003…V, 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, 1629 on Psalm XCIV, 16…
763Ps 92:763
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:789…XPOSITION 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 EXPOSITION on Psalm XCIII. 766-769…