Deus, judicium tuum. A prophecy of the coming of Christ, and of his kingdom: prefigured by Solomon and his happy reign.
By way of prayer the Psalmist prophecieth Christs coming, our King and Iudge: 4. the deliuerer of mankind from the thraldom of the diuel. •. the greatnes of his spiritual kingdom in the Gentiles. 16. and his continual glorie and praise.
1A psalm on Solomon.Salmo sopra Salomone.Concerning Salomon.Psalmus, in Salomonem. 2Give to the king thy judgment, O God, and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.Da, o Dio, la potestà di giudicare al re, e l'amministrazione di tua giustizia al figliuolo del re: Affinchè egli giudichi con giustizia il tuo popolo, e i tuoi poveri in equità.O God giue thy iudgement to the king: and thy iustice to the sonne of the king. To iudge thy people in iustice, and thy poore in iudgement.Deus, judicium tuum regi da, / et justitiam tuam filio regis; / judicare populum tuum in justitia, / et pauperes tuos in judicio. 3Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.Ricevano i monti la pace pel popolo, e i colli ricevano la giustizia.Let the mountains receiue peace for the people: and the litle hilles iustice.Suscipiant montes pacem populo, / et colles justitiam. 4He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.Ei renderà giustizia ai poveri del popolo, e salverà i figliuoli de' poveri, e umilierà il calunniatore.He shal iudge the poore of the people, and shal saue the children of the poore: and he shal humble the calumniator.Judicabit pauperes populi, / et salvos faciet filios pauperum, / et humiliabit calumniatorem. 5And he shall continue with the sun and before the moon, throughout all generations.Ed ei sussisterà quanto il sole, e quanto la luna per tutte quante le generazioni.And he shal continew with the sunne, and before the moone in generation and generation.Et permanebit cum sole, et ante lunam, / in generatione et generationem. 6He shall come down like rain upon the fleece; and as showers falling gently upon the earth.Egli scenderà come pioggia sul vello di lana, e come acqua, che cade a stille sopra la terra.He shal descend as rayne vpon a fleece: and as droppes distilling vpon the earth.Descendet sicut pluvia in vellus, / et sicut stillicidia stillantia super terram. 7In his days shall justice spring up, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken away.Spunterà ne' giorni di lui giustizia, e abbondanza di pace, fino a tanto che non sia più la luna.There shal rise in his dayes iustice, and aboundance of peace, vntil the moone be taken away.Orietur in diebus ejus justitia, et abundantia pacis, / donec auferatur luna. 8And he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.Ed ei signoreggerà da un mare sino all'altro mare, e dal fiume sino alle estremità del mondo.And he shal rule from sea vnto sea: and from the riuer euen to the ends of the round world.Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, / et a flumine usque ad terminos orbis terrarum.
9Before him the Ethiopians shall fall down: and his enemies shall lick the ground.Si getteranno a' suoi piedi gli Etiopi, e i nemici di lui baceranno la terra.Before him shal the Aethiopians fal downe: and his enimies shal lick the earth.Coram illo procident Æthiopes, / et inimici ejus terram lingent. 10The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:I re di Tharsis, e le isole a lui faranno le loro offerte: i re degli Arabi, e di Saba porteranno i loro doni.The kinges of Tharsis, and the Ilands shal offer presentes: the kings of the Arabians, and of Saba shal bring giftes.Reges Tharsis et insulæ munera offerent; / reges Arabum et Saba dona adducent: 11And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him.E lo adoreranno tutti i re della terra, e le genti tutte a lui saran serve:And al kinges of the earth shal adore him: al nations shal serue him.et adorabunt eum omnes reges terræ; / omnes gentes servient ei. 12For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.Imperocché egli libererà il povero dal possente, e tal povero, che non aveva chi lo aiutasse.Because he shal deliuer the poore from the mightie: and the poore which had no helper.Quia liberabit pauperem a potente, / et pauperem cui non erat adjutor. 13He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.Avrà pietà del povero, e del bisognoso, e le anime de' poveri farà salve.He shal spare the poore and needy: and he shal saue the soules of the poore.Parcet pauperi et inopi, / et animas pauperum salvas faciet. 14He shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniquity: and their names shall be honourable in his sight.Libererà le anime loro dalle usare, e dalla ingiustizia: e il nome loro sarà in onore dinanzi a lui.From vsuries and iniquitie he shal redeme their soules: and their name shal be honorable before him.Ex usuris et iniquitate redimet animas eorum, / et honorabile nomen eorum coram illo. 15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Arabia, for him they shall always adore: they shall bless him all the day.Ed ei vivrà, e gli sarà dato dell'oro dell'Arabia, e sempre lo adoreranno, e tutto il dì lo benediranno.And he shal liue, and there shal be giuen him of the gold of Arabia, and they shal adore it alwaies: al the day they shal blesse him.Et vivet, et dabitur ei de auro Arabiæ; / et adorabunt de ipso semper, / tota die benedicent ei.
16And there shall be a firmament on the earth on the tops of mountains, above Libanus shall the fruit thereof be exalted: and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.E nella terra il frumento sarà sulla cima delle montagne, e le sue spighe si alzeranno più, che i cedri del Libano, e moltiplicheranno gli uomini nella città, come l'erba ne' prati.And there shal be a firmament in the earth, in the toppes of mountanes, the fruite therof shal be extolled farre aboue Libanus: and they shal florish of the citie, as the grasse of the earth.Et erit firmamentum in terra in summis montium; / superextolletur super Libanum fructus ejus, / et florebunt de civitate sicut fœnum terræ. 17Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him.Sia benedetto pei secoli il di lui nome: il nome di lui fu prima che fosse il sole. E in lui riceverai benedizione tutte le tribù della terra: le genti tutte lo glorificheranno.Be his name blessed for euer: before the sunne his name is permanent. And al the tribes of the earth shal be blessed in him: al nations shal magnifie him.Sit nomen ejus benedictum in sæcula; / ante solem permanet nomen ejus. / Et benedicentur in ipso omnes tribus terræ; / omnes gentes magnificabunt eum. 18Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.Benedetto il Signore Dio d'Israele: egli solo fa cose ammirabili:Blessed be our Lord the God of Israel, who only doth meruelous thinges.Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël, / qui facit mirabilia solus. 19And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.E benedetto il nome della maestà di lui in eterno: e la terra tutta sarà ripiena della sua maestà: così sia, così sia.And blessed be the name of his maiestie for euer: and al the earth shal be filled with his maiestie. Be it, be it.Et benedictum nomen majestatis ejus in æternum, / et replebitur majestate ejus omnis terra. Fiat, fiat. 20The praises of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.Fine delle laudi di David figliuolo di Jesse.The praises of Dauid, the sonne of Iesse are ended.Defecerunt laudes David, filii Jesse.
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Psalm. Some copies add, "of David." But the Hebrew has only Lishlomo, "to Solomon;" (St. Jerome; Haydock) or, composed by Solomon. The former sense is more generally adopted, (Berthier) though the Chaldean and Eusebius look upon the latter as most plausible. David, however, seems to have written this last most beautiful piece, when he placed his son upon the throne; (3 Kings 1:47.) and being transported with a divine enthusiasm, he described the reign of the Messias, (Calmet) to whom alone many of the passages can be applied, (St. Augustine; Worthington) as the Jews, Chaldean, Kimchi, etc., confess, though they will not allow Jesus to be the Christ, ver. 5, 11, 17. (Calmet)
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Son. Solomon, (Berthier) or Cyrus, (Pr. disc.) or the Messias. Most blessed Trinity, enable the Son of man, or of David, to judge the world. (Worthington) (Isaias 10:3., and John 5:22.)
Judgment. Equity is the duty of governors, as obedience is that of subjects. Solomon acted with the greatest sagacity, 1 Paralipomenon 22:10., and 29:23., and 2 Paralipomenon 1:10. The psalmist inculcates the obligation of defending the rights of the poor, who are under God's protection. To him even judges and monarchs must give an account, Deuteronomy 1:17., and 2 Paralipomenon 19:6.
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Justice. These blessings shall be so common; (Psalm 35:6., and Joel 3:18.) or, let princes pursue the paths of justice and peace, Micheas 6:1. Solomon was to enjoy a perpetual peace, (1 Paralipomenon 22:9.) as he was a figure of Jesus Christ, who has procured a more solid one for us, Ephesians 2:14., John 14:27., and Isaias 52:7. (Calmet)
Berthier
Hebrew has "by righteousness," as this is the source of true peace, Romans 14:17. These virtues are publicly enforced in the Church, as from a mountain, Isaias 2:2. (Berthier)
Worthington
Christ, the rock, (Haydock) and his ministers, the hills, preach reconciliation. (Worthington)
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Menochius
Oppressor. Literally, "calumniator." Christ has chained down the devil, the accuser of our brethren, Apocalypse 12:10., and 20:2. (Menochius)
Calmet
He hath taken away his spoils, (John 8:44.) and undertaken the defence of the humble, Isaias 11:4. Solomon was also the reverse of those wicked princes, who receive bribes, and neglect the poor, Isaias 1:23. (Calmet)
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Haydock
Before. Or, in the presence of the moon, as the Hebrew indicates, (Berthier) though St. Jerome translates, ultra, "beyond, or after." (Haydock)
Theodoret
Yea, Christ existed before all the creation, (Psalm 109:3.; Calmet) and these comparisons do not insinuate that he will ever cease to be. (Theodoret)
Haydock
The kingdom of David and Solomon is described in the same poetic language, (Psalm 88:28., and 37.; Calmet) as it will remain for ever in the hands of the Messias. (Haydock)
Berthier
Hebrew makes a sudden address to the king, "they shall fear thee with the sun," which Houbigant dislikes. Some letters may have been changed, though the sense is not bad. (Berthier)
Calmet
"They shall fear thee at the rising of the sun, and shall pray to they by the light of the moon," Chaldean, both day and night. (Calmet)
Worthington
Solomon, as a figure of Christ, was good for some time; but no king, except our Saviour, will reign for ever. (Worthington)
Menochius
The mind of the prophet is now raised to behold him. (Menochius)
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Calmet
Fleece. Or, "new cut grass," as the original term also signifies. Yet the explanation given by the Vulgate seems preferable, (Berthier) as an allusion is made to what happened to Gideon, (Judges 6:37.; Houbigant) prefiguring the miraculous conception of our Saviour. He shall call both the strayed sheep of the house of Israel, and the inhabitants of all the earth: as Solomon gave the greatest satisfaction to his people, during the early part of his reign, (Haydock) and spoke with the utmost eloquence, 3 Kings 4:34. (Calmet)
Calmet
Some supply His justice, (ver. 7.) or rather, "his word" shall come, Deuteronomy 32:2. (Calmet)
Worthington
The incarnation was effected sweetly, and in silence. (Worthington)
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Haydock
Justice. Hebrew, "the just," who appear most under a good king, being animated by his example. (Haydock)
Calmet
Away. Chaldean, "till those who adore the moon be exterminated." This idolatry pervaded almost all the east. Solomon's reign was very peaceable, 3 Kings 4:25. But this was only a feeble representation of the peace which Christ should bring. At his birth, the whole world was at peace. Angels proclaimed it to all the earth, Luke 2:14., and Isaias 2:4. (Calmet)
Berthier
It is certain, that the internal peace of Solomon's reign did not continue to the end, (Haydock) much less till the moon should be taken away. (Berthier)
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To sea. Solomon ruled from the Mediterranean, Red, and Indian Seas, to the Persian Gulph, and the Euphrates, having all Arabia tributary to him, (Haydock) and the countries as far as Syria; so that he enjoyed all that had been promised by God, Genesis 15:18., Numbers 34:3., and 2 Paralipomenon 9:26., and 3 Kings 4:24.
Calmet
The earth, denotes this kingdom. (St. Jerome in Isaias 13:4.) But if we explain it of Christ, his Church has no limits. In spite of the corruption of the world, she still asserts her title of Catholic. (Calmet)
Worthington
She is universal, both as to time and place, and always visible, ver. 15. (Worthington)
Her divine head began to propagate this kingdom, after he had been baptized in the river Jordan, (Berthier) as the Fathers agree. This unlimited dominion was promised, (Psalm 2:7.; Calmet) and the prophet Zachary, (Zacharias ix.) seems to quote this passage, when speaking of the Messias alone; so that it is best to understand it in this sense, as the Septuagint have done, by oikoumenes. (Berthier) (Isaias 9:6.)
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Ethiopians. So St. Jerome, Aquila, etc., translate Tsiim, (Haydock) which denotes any nations living at a distance from commerce, (Berthier) or islanders, and those who are accustomed to sail, Isaias 13:21. People on the continent, as well as those in islands, and ships, shall submit to Solomon, (3 Kings 10:11.) as all shall yield to Christ, (Calmet) at least at the day of judgment.
Berthier
Ground. Prostrating to adore him, Isaias 49:23. (Berthier)
Calmet
Thus the Persians approach their kings, (Val. Max. 7:3.) as the Muscovites and Chinese do still. (Calmet)
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Tharsis. Bordering on "the sea," (Berthier) or in Cilicia, though we find not that Solomon ever claimed any authority there, or that the Mediterranean was under his control. He sent his fleet indeed to Tharsis; (3 Kings 10:22.) but Arabia and Saba brought presents, or tribute to him. Under the name of islands, the Hebrews comprise all places, to which they had to go by water, as Asia Minor, etc., Isaias 66:19. (Calmet)
Worthington
The three kings were the first who verified this prediction concerning our Saviour; [Matthew ii.] and afterwards Constantine and other potentates embraced his religion. Among other islands, Britain, which is the greatest in Europe, was partly converted in the days of the apostles, (Theodoret in Timothy, etc.) and more under Eleutherius; though the English nation received the faith from St. Augustine of Canterbury and others, sent by Pope Gregory the Great, A.D. 596. (Worthington)
Saba. Hebrew Seba. The preceding Arabia is sheba, (Haydock) and refers to some of those who peopled that country.
Calmet
Gifts, or tribute, 1 Paralipomenon xviii. (Calmet)
Berthier
If the former term, presents, (Hebrew mincha, "a sacrifice of flour," etc.; Haydock) be taken in the strict sense, the text cannot be applicable to any but the true God, the Messias. (Berthier)
Menochius
The wise men, who came from this country, adored and offered presents to Christ, Matthew 2:(Menochius)
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Berthier
Earth, is omitted in Hebrew, Roman Septuagint, etc., so that this cannot regard Solomon, (Berthier) though he was reverenced by all the neighbouring kings, 3 Kings 10:23. Christ alone is the universal king, (Apocalypse 19:16., and Philippians 2:10.; Calmet) to whom every knee shall bend, at least when all shall appear in judgment. Many kings shall submit before. (Berthier)
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Haydock
Usuries. Hebrew toc, (Haydock) means "fraud and usury." Eternal torment is the usury which God exacts for murder, etc., (St. Augustine) or a transient pleasure. (Haydock)
St. Augustine
From this Christ has redeemed us, (Berthier) as well as from iniquity. (St. Augustine)
Bellarmine
Original sin is the capital, for which the devil claims usury. (Bellarmine)
Berthier
Name. Hebrew, "blood." Septuagint properly wrote aima, which has been changed for onoma. The sense is not very different, as those who respect a person's name, are careful to defend him from death. (Berthier)
Calmet
Hebrew, "their blood is precious," Psalm 115:15., and 1 Kings 26:21. Solomon repressed all injustice, so that usury was banished, and the poor was so much enriched, as not to be forced to borrow. (Calmet)
Haydock
Yet, after his fall, he laid heavy burdens on his people. (Haydock)
Haydock
How much has the name and blood of Christians cost! Yet we fear not to scandalize those (Berthier) for whom Christ died! The most beautiful qualification of all in power is, to protect the poor, and to promote the work of God, for which he lends them his authority. (Haydock)
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Haydock
Arabia. Hebrew sheba, ver. 10. (Haydock)
Eusebius † AD 339
This was accomplished by the wise men. [Matthew ii.] (Eusebius)
Berthier
For him, (de ipso.) They shall adopt the form of prayer which he has taught, (St. Augustine) or they shall adore him on his own account. (Berthier)
Through him we have access in one spirit to the Father, Ephesians 2:18., and Romans 5:1. People might pay a civil respect also to Solomon.
Calmet
He shall live. The prolongation of the ruler's life is sometimes (Haydock) a blessing, Proverbs 28:2. The poor shall live, and pay the taxes cheerfully, praying for his prince, etc. (Calmet)
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Challoner
A firmament on the earth, etc. This may be understood of the Church of Christ, ever firm and visible: and of the flourishing condition of its congregation. (Challoner)
Calmet
The strength or staff of bread shall not fail, Psalm 104:16., and Isaias 3:1. (Calmet)
Haydock
Protestants, "there shall be a handful of corn in the," etc. (Haydock)
Haydock
Thus moderns follow the Rabbins, who greatly exaggerate the abundance which will take place under the Messias, as expecting that wheat will then grow as high as cedars. The country was indeed very luxuriant and populous in the reign of Solomon. But the fathers explain this of the Church, founded on Christ, the rock, and enriched with all virtues, (Calmet) and the most efficacious sacraments, particularly with the holy Eucharist, to which St. Jerome may allude: "there shall be memorable wheat," etc. (Haydock)
Menochius
By these hyperbolical allegories, the abundance enjoyed in the Church was denoted. (Menochius)
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Berthier
Continueth. Protestants marginal note, "shall be as a son, to continue his father's name for ever." The Messias is the eternal son of God. Hebrew yinnin, (Keri.) might be rendered (Haydock) filiabitur, (Montanus) if this word were Latin. The ancient Jews considered this as one of the titles of the Messias. Chaldean, "before the sun was, his name was prepared." (Berthier)
Haydock
This is the third time that the glory of Christ is pronounced eternal, ver. 5., and 7. (Haydock)
Calmet
He is for ever blessed: but we cannot think of Solomon, without remembering his almost incredible fall. (Calmet)
Blessed. This was spoken only of the Messias, (Berthier) who is the cause of salvation to all the elect. None are saved who do not continue in Him, (Menochius) by faith and good works.
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Calmet
The God. Hebrew repeats this word, (Haydock) as the Septuagint of St. Jerome did. (Ep. ad Sun.) (Calmet)
Worthington
Alone. Miracles can be wrought only by God's power. (Worthington)
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Haydock
So be it. Hebrew, "And amen." See Psalm xl. (Haydock)
Worthington
This glory of God was David's most ardent wish. (Worthington)
Calmet
It is suspected that the collector of the psalms added these two verses, (Muis) as all the books end alike. (Calmet)
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Menochius
Are ended. By this it appears that this psalm, though placed here, was in order of time the last of those which David composed, (Challoner) as he died soon after. (Menochius)
Eusebius † AD 339
The subject which he has here treated, (Haydock) concentrated all his thoughts and desires. (Eusebius)
Haydock
"The prayers of David, son of Jesse, have been summed up." (Theodotion and V Edition.) (Haydock)
Worthington
It is probable that the collections of the psalms were made at different times; (Berthier) and though many were found after this second book was completed, it was not judged expedient to make any alteration. The Syriac and Arabic pass over this sentence entirely, (Calmet) which might be added by Esdras. (Worthington)
Flaminius
The following psalms have the name of Asaph, etc., in the titles. (Flaminius)
Haydock
Yet it is certain that David composed some at least, which are place after this. See Psalm cix., etc. (Haydock)
Worthington
The true David ceaseth not to sing new canticles in his Church. (St. Augustine) (Worthington)
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A firmament on the earth, etc.... This may be understood of the church of Christ, ever firm and visible: and of the flourishing condition of its congregation.
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This Psalme is of Christ, perfigured by Salomon, whose kingdom was most glorious of al the kinges of Gods people; for of king Salomon himselfe manie thinges in this Psalme can not be truly vnderstood. S. Aug.
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O God most blessed Trinitie, geue powre and authoritie, to the Sonne of Man, God incarnate, King of al kinges,
the Sonne of king Dauid, to iudge for mankind against the diuel.
Christ paying ransom for al mankind, and so man renouncing the diuel, and seruing God is iustly, not iniuriously deliuered from captiuitie of sions, and of the diuel.
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A prophecie of the Apostles receiuing powre to preach Christs Gospel, of peace and reconciliation of men to God by penance;
and of other Apostolical men that folow the•• steppes.
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Salomon in figure of Christ was for a time a iust and good king.
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But only Christ, not Salomon, nor anie other king of that people, contineweth, or reigneth for euer.
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The maner of Christs Incarnation most silent, swete, and gratful.
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Agane the prophet inculcateth that Christs kingdom, his Church, shal continew for euer.
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The Church is not only vniuersal in al times, but also in places.
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Concordance Isaiae 6•.
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The three Sages or Kinges, which adored our Sauiour, and offered gold, frankencense, and myrrh, were the first that fulfilled this prophecie: and afterwards Constantin the great, and other Emperors, Kinges, and Princes.
Amongst other Ilandes great Bryttannie (the greatest of Europe) was conuerted to Christ, according to this prophecie: first some few in the Apostles time (Metaphrastes apud Surium, Theodoret, epist. ad Timoth. Sophronius, Ser. de Nat. Apost, & alij.) More in the time of Eleutherius. Lastly our Englisc nation by S. Augustin and others sent by S. Gregorie.
Mat. •.
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How is this prophecie verified. except the Church be alwayes visible?
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No miracles can be donne but by Gods powre.
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Aboue al other desires the holie prophet wished Gods glorie, and praises in al the earth, as it is in heauen.
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It semeth by this appendix added by Esdras, that this Psalme was last composed, though not put in the last place, but as it came to his handes.
Dauid the natural sonne of Iesse, made no more Hymnes, that is, no more musical praises of God after this Psalme, but the prefigured Dauid Christ our Sauiour, the Sonne of God, in his bodie the Church, singeth ful new praises S. Aug. in enarrat. Psal. sequentis. 72.
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St Justin Martyr † AD 165 Dialogue with Trypho 64
… All nations shall call Him blessed. Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things: and blessed be His glorious name for ever and ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with His glory. Amen, Amen.’
Tertullian † AD 220 The Five Books Against Marcion 5.9
… Well, then, there is also another Psalm, which begins with these words: “Give Thy judgments, O God, to the King,” that is, to Christ who was to come as King, “and Thy righteousness unto the King’s son,”
Origen † AD 254 Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of John 1.30
… We cannot fail to see that it is as a man that He is Christ, in respect of His soul, which was human and liable to be troubled and sore vexed, but that He is conceived as king in respect of the divine in Him. I find support for this in the seventy-first Psalm,
St Cyprian of Carthage † AD 258 Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews 2.31
In the seventy-first Psalm: “O God, give Thy judgment to the king, and Thy righteousness to the king’s son, to judge Thy people in righteousness.”
St Cyprian of Carthage † AD 258 Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews 3.34
… “The Father judgeth nothing, but hath given all judgment unto the Son, that all may honour the Son as they honour the Father. He who honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father who hath sent Him.” Also in the seventy-first Psalm: “O God, give the king Thy judgment, and Thy righteousness to the king’s son, to judge Thy people in righteousness.”
Novatian † AD 258 A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity 9
… “Ask of me, and I will give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the boundaries of the earth for Thy possession.” Or when He is shown as Judge of all: “O God, give the King Thy judgment, and Thy righteousness to the King’s Son.”
St Athanasius of Alexandria † AD 373 Illud Omnia, &c. (On Luke x. 22.) 2
… For man, being in Him, was quickened: for this was why the Word was united to man, namely, that against man the curse might no longer prevail. This is the reason why they record the request made on behalf of mankind in the seventy-first Psalm: ‘Give the King Thy judgment, O God’ (
St Jerome † AD 420 Against Jovinianus 1.5
… He then points out how David himself, for the price of two hundred foreskins and at the peril of his life, was bedded with the king’s daughter. What shall I say of Solomon, whom he includes in the list of husbands, and represents as a type of the Saviour, maintaining that of him it was written,
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 68.12
… But if we do not carnally understand, “O God, Thy Judgment to the King give Thou, and Thy justice to the Son of the King:”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.2
2. “O God, Thy judgment to the King give Thou, and Thy justice to the King’s Son” (
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St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.3
3. Next there followeth, “To judge Thy people in justice, and Thy poor in judgment” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.7
… For by such men to Him is said, “Destroy not with ungodly men my soul:” and, “Judge Thou me, O God, and sever my cause from the nation unholy.” We must observe also that he saith not, He shall judge the poor people, but, “the poor of the people.” For above when he had said, “to judge Thy people in justice and Thy poor in judgment,”
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St Gregory of Nyssa † AD 395 Against Eunomius 3.2
… or in that sense in which we are taught by David to understand peace by the “mountains,” and righteousness by the “hills
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 1.2
2. For this John, dearly beloved brethren, was one of those mountains concerning which it is written: “Let the mountains receive peace for thy people, and the hills righteousness.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.5
5. “Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills justice” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 125.10
… Let us now come to the heritage itself, brethren, for we are sons. What shall we possess? What is our heritage? what is our country: what is it called? Peace. In this we salute you, this we announce to you, this the mountains receive, and the little hills receive as righteousness.
71:4
Tertullian † AD 220 The Five Books Against Marcion 4.14
In the psalm he exclaims: “Defend the fatherless and the needy; do justice to the humble and the poor; deliver the poor, and rid the needy out of the hand of the wicked.” Similarly in the seventy-first Psalm: “In righteousness shall He judge the needy amongst the people, and shall save the children of the poor.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.7
7. “He shall judge the poor of the people, and shall save the sons of the poor” (
71:5
St Cyril of Jerusalem † AD 386 The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril 7.2
… And how is it also that they are not abashed at that which is written, From the womb before the morning-star have I begotten thee : also this, He shall endure with the sun, and before the moon, from generation to generation
St Cyril of Jerusalem † AD 386 The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril 12.10
10. But who is this that cometh down? He says in what follows, And with the sun He endureth, and before the moon generations of generations
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.8
8. “And He shall endure to the sun,” or, “shall endure with the sun” (
71:6
Tertullian † AD 220 The Five Books Against Marcion 5.9
… But it will here be said that this Psalm has reference to Solomon. However, will not those portions of the Psalm which apply to Christ alone, be enough to teach us that all the rest, too, relates to Christ, and not to Solomon? “He shall come down,” says He, “like rain upon a fleece, and like dropping showers upon the earth,”
St Gregory Thaumaturgus † AD 270 Four Homilies 3
… “Yea surely, if the fire in the wilderness injured the bush, my coming will indeed also injure Mary; but if that fire which served as the adumbration of the advent of the fire of divinity from heaven fertilized the bush, and did not burn it, what wilt thou say of the Truth that descends not in a flame of fire, but in the form of rain?”
St Cyril of Jerusalem † AD 386 The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril 15.1
… For the former gave a view of His patience; but the latter brings with it the crown of a divine kingdom. For all things, for the most part, are twofold in our Lord Jesus Christ: a twofold generation; one, of God, before the ages; and one, of a Virgin, at the close of the ages: His descents twofold; one, the unobserved, like rain on a fleece
St Cyril of Jerusalem † AD 386 The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril 15.10
… If any come making false shows in the wilderness, go not forth; if they say, Lo, here is the Christ, Lo, there, believe it not . Look no longer downwards and to the earth; for the Lord descends from heaven; not alone as before, but with many, escorted by tens of thousands of Angels; nor secretly as the dew on the fleece
St Gregory of Nazianzus † AD 389 Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen 7.22
… Are we not, even if we are somewhat grieved, to be on the contrary distressed at our lengthened sojourn, like holy David, who calls things here the tents of darkness, and the place of affliction, and the deep mire, and the shadow of death; because we linger in the tombs we bear about with us, because, though we are gods, we die like men
St Gregory of Nazianzus † AD 389 Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen 39.5
… and you must exalt the adversary above the Majesty of Jesus, because he is called a great Mountain, and Leviathan and King of that which lives in the water, whereas Christ is called the Lamb, and the Pearl, and the Drop
St Ambrose of Milan † AD 397 On the Holy Spirit 1.pref.8
… “I will command My clouds that they rain not upon that vineyard.” For there is a health-giving shower of salutary grace, as David also said: “He came down like rain upon a fleece, and like drops that drop upon the earth.”
St Ambrose of Milan † AD 397 Concerning Widows 3
18. But what does this mean: “Until the day on which the Lord shall send rain on the earth”? except that He, too, “shall come down like rain upon a fleece, and like the drops that water the earth.”
St John Chrysostom † AD 407 Against Marcionists and Manichæans 3
… He found out every path of knowledge and gave it to Jacob His servant, and Israel his beloved. After these things also He appeared upon the earth, and held converse with men.” And David signifying His incarnate presence said “He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool, and like the drop which distills upon the earth”
St John Chrysostom † AD 407 The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom 52
Heard ye not the prophet, saying, “He shall not strive nor cry, neither shall His voice be heard without?” and another again, “He shall come down as rain upon a fleece of wool?”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.9
9. “And He shall come down like rain into a fleece, and like drops distilling upon the earth” (
71:7
Origen † AD 254 Origen De Principiis iv.1.5
… There arose, then, “in His days righteous men, and abundance of peace,”
Origen † AD 254 Origen De Principiis iv.1-2.5
… For there arose “in His days righteousness and abundance of peace,”
Origen † AD 254 Origen's Commentary on Matthew 2
“ Blessed are the peacemakers .…” To the man who is a peacemaker in either sense there is in the Divine oracles nothing crooked or perverse, for they are all plain to those who understand. And because to such an one there is nothing crooked or perverse, he sees therefore abundance of peace
St John Chrysostom † AD 407 The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom 5
… And when discoursing also of God, the Scripture saith, “From age until age Thou art,” not as fixing limits in this case. And again when it is preaching the Gospel beforehand, and saying, “In his days shall righteousness flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken away,”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.10
10. “There shall arise in His days justice and abundance of peace, until the moon be taken away” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.11
11. “And He shall be Lord from sea even unto sea, and from the river even unto the ends of the round world” ( ver. 8 ): He to wit concerning whom he had said, “There shall arise in His days justice and abundance of peace, until the moon be exalted.”
71:8
Origen † AD 254 Origen De Principiis iv.1.5
… There arose, then, “in His days righteous men, and abundance of peace,” abiding even to the end, which end is entitled “the taking away of the moon;” and “His dominion shall extend from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.”
Origen † AD 254 Origen De Principiis iv.1-2.5
… For there arose “in His days righteousness and abundance of peace,” which abides until the consummation, which has been called the taking away of the moon; and He continues “ruling from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the earth.”
St Ambrose of Milan † AD 397 Exposition of the Christian Faith 5.16
190. “They have thought,” he says, “and have spoken wickedness. They have spoken wickedness against the Most High. They have set their mouth against heaven.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Letters of St. Augustin 93.19
… that you might not be sent into exile from the land of your natural birth, and that you might labour to banish Christ from the kingdom bought with His blood, which extends from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth?
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 City of God 17.8
… For it is known within what bounds the kingdom of Solomon was enclosed; and yet in that psalm, not to speak of other things, we read, “He shall have dominion from sea even to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth,”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 City of God 18.54
… For on this account that prophecy went before concerning Him: “He shall reign from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist 1.13
… why is it that, in defence of the unity of Christ, which is spread throughout the whole inhabited world, of which it has been predicted that it shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth,
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist 2.58
… Of Him it is said, "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth."
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Answer to the Letters of Petilian, the Donatist 3.50
… But in behalf of the unity of the Church itself, which is spread abroad throughout all the world, with which you do not hold communion, I urged that the following passages were prophesied of Christ: that "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth;"
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 The Correction of the Donatists 1
… for my name shall be great among the heathen." The Lord said through the Psalmist, "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth."
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.11
11. “And He shall be Lord from sea even unto sea, and from the river even unto the ends of the round world” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.17
… For the fact that from thence even the former Salomon received gold, in this Psalm hath been in a figure transferred unto another true Salomon, that is, the true Peace-maker. For the former did not have dominion “from the river even unto the ends of the round world.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 80.6
… And as far as the river Jordan. For on the other side of Jordan some part of the Jews was established, but within Jordan was the whole nation. Therefore, “even unto the sea and even unto the river,” is the kingdom of the Jews, the kingdom of Israel: but not “from sea even unto sea, and from the river even unto the ends of the round world;”
71:9
St Hilary of Poitiers † AD 367 De Trinitate or On the Trinity 4.38
… a thing foretold by another prophet, who has said, The Ethiopians shall fall down before His face, and His enemies shall lick the dust. The Kings of Tharsis shall offer presents, the Kings of the Arabians and Sabeans shall bring gifts, and there shall be given to Him of the gold of Arabia
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.12
12. “In His presence shall fall down the Ethiopians, and His enemies shall lick the earth” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 83.5
… “Gebal,” “a vain valley,” that is, humble in pretence. “Amon,” “an unquiet people,” or “a people of sadness.” “Amalech,” “a people licking;” whence elsewhere it is said, “and his enemies shall lick the earth.”
71:10
Tertullian † AD 220 An Answer to the Jews 9
… as it says through Zechariah: “And Judah keepeth guard at Jerusalem, and shall amass all the vigour of the surrounding peoples, gold and silver.” For of this gift of “gold” David likewise says, “And to Him shall be given of the gold of Arabia;” and again, “The kings of the Arabs and Saba shall bring Him gifts.”
Tertullian † AD 220 The Five Books Against Marcion 3.13
… Thus He says by Zechariah: “And Judah shall also fight at Jerusalem and shall gather together all the wealth of the nations round about, gold and silver.” Moreover, respecting that gift of gold, David also says: “And there shall be given to Him of the gold of Arabia;” and again: “The kings of Arabia and Saba shall offer to Him gifts.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Reply to Faustus the Manichæan 13.7
… He would see these very kings of the earth now happily subdued by Christ, and all nations serving Him; and he would hear the words of the Psalm in which this was so long before predicted: "All the kings of the earth shall bow down to Him; all nations shall serve Him."
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.13
13. “The kings of Tharsis and the isles shall offer gifts, the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall lead presents” (
71:11
Tertullian † AD 220 The Five Books Against Marcion 4.14
… do justice to the humble and the poor; deliver the poor, and rid the needy out of the hand of the wicked.” Similarly in the seventy-first Psalm: “In righteousness shall He judge the needy amongst the people, and shall save the children of the poor.” And in the following words he says of Christ: “All nations shall serve Him.”
Origen † AD 254 Origen De Principiis 2.7.2
… but after the advent of the Saviour, it is written that the prediction of the prophet Joel was fulfilled, “In the last days it shall come to pass, and I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and they shall prophesy,” which is similar to the well-known statement, “All nations shall serve Him.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Letters of St. Augustin 87.8
… Again, you will say that the Roman emperors are incited against you by us. Nay, rather blame yourselves for this, seeing that, as was long ago foretold in the promise concerning Christ, “Yea, all kings shall fall down before him,”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Letters of St. Augustin 173.10
… “All kings shall fall down before Him; yea, all nations shall serve Him;”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Reply to Faustus the Manichæan 22.76
… and in these days, since the commencement of the fulfillment of what is prophesied in the psalm of Christ, under the figure of Solomon, which means the peacemaker, as Christ is our peace, "All kings of the earth shall bow to Him, all nations shall serve Him,"
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 The Correction of the Donatists 5
… But so soon as the fulfillment began of what is written in a later psalm, "All kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him,"
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 The Harmony of the Gospels 1.27
… Whence comes this mode of dealing, if not from the fear of those laws and those rulers by whose instrumentality the God of Israel discovers His power, and who are now made subject to the name of Christ. And that it should be so He promised long ago, when He said by the prophet: “Yea, all kings of the earth shall worship Him: all nations shall serve Him.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 46.9
… For what followeth? “And the kingdoms are bowed.” Bowed, saith He, are the kingdoms; not now erected that they may rage, but bowed that they may adore. When were the kingdoms bowed? When that came to pass which was predicted in another Psalm, “All kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall serve Him.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 48.7
… heard in Prophecy, seeth in the Gospel. For all things which are now fulfilled were before prophesied. Lift up thine eyes then, and stretch them over the world; see now His “inheritance even to the uttermost parts of the earth:” see now is fulfilled what was said, “All kings shall fall down before Him: all nations shall serve Him:”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 62.6
… what is wanting to Thee, O Body of Christ, O Church of Christ? in so great honour, in so great exaltation, in so great height also even in this world established, what is wanting to Thee? There is fulfilled that which hath been foretold of thee, “There shall adore Him all kings of the earth, all nations shall serve Him.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.13
… But those gifts which have been foretold as to be led, seem to me to signify men, whom into the fellowship of the Church of Christ the authority of kings doth lead: although even persecuting kings have led gifts, knowing not what they did, in sacrificing the holy Martyrs. “And there shall adore Him all kings of the earth, all nations shall serve Him” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 74.5
… and O that there would come to pass the evil which he speaketh: nay now in the name of Christ that it is coming to pass let us rejoice. Now they holding the sceptre are being made subject to the Word of the Cross: now is coming to pass that which was foretold, “there shall adore Him all the kings of the earth, all nations shall serve Him.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 77.16
… What but Christ sold by His brethren, banished from His own land, as it were into the Egypt of the Gentiles? There at first humbled, when the Martyrs were suffering persecutions: now exalted, as we see; inasmuch as there hath been fulfilled in Him, “There shall adore Him all kinds of the earth, all nations shall serve Him.”
71:12
Tertullian † AD 220 The Five Books Against Marcion 4.14
… whereas He had taken upon Himself the condition of the poor, and such as were oppressed with want, “Because He should deliver the needy out of the hand of the mighty man; He shall spare the needy and the poor, and shall deliver the souls of the poor. From usury and injustice shall He redeem their souls, and in His sight shall their name be honoured.”
Origen † AD 254 Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of John 6.37
… And we are taught to rejoice when we suffer afflictions in the world, knowing the ground of our rejoicing to be this, that the world has been conquered and has manifestly been subjected to its conqueror. Hence all the nations, released from their former rulers, serve Him, because He
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 35.12
… But what hath the Strong in hand done? “No man entereth into a strong man’s house, to spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man.” By His own Power, most Holy, most Magnificent, hath He bound the devil by pouring forth the weapon to stop the way against him, that He may deliver the poor and needy, to whom there was no helper.
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.14
14. But while he is explaining the reasons why so great honour is paid Him by kings, and He is served of all nations: “because He hath delivered,” he saith, “the needy man from the mighty, and the poor man, to whom was no helper”(
71:13
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.15
15. But it might occur to one; if because of sins man was held by the devil, have sins pleased Christ, who saved the needy man from the mighty? Far be it. But “He it is that shall spare the helpless and poor man” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.16
… He shall redeem, I say, from usuries, by remitting sins which owed larger punishments: but He shall redeem from iniquity, by helping them by grace even to do righteousness. Therefore the same two things have been repeated which were said above. For in that which is above, “He shall spare the helpless and poor man,”
71:14
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.16
16. “From usuries and iniquity He shall redeem the souls of them” (
71:15
Tertullian † AD 220 An Answer to the Jews 9
… as it says through Zechariah: “And Judah keepeth guard at Jerusalem, and shall amass all the vigour of the surrounding peoples, gold and silver.” For of this gift of “gold” David likewise says, “And to Him shall be given of the gold of Arabia;”
Tertullian † AD 220 The Five Books Against Marcion 3.13
… Thus He says by Zechariah: “And Judah shall also fight at Jerusalem and shall gather together all the wealth of the nations round about, gold and silver.” Moreover, respecting that gift of gold, David also says: “And there shall be given to Him of the gold of Arabia;”
St Ephrem the Syrian † AD 373 Ephraim Syrus: Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh 10
David Thy father sung in a psalm of Thee before Thou hadst come, that to Thee should be given the gold of Sheba.
St Jerome † AD 420 Against Jovinianus 1.5
… What shall I say of Solomon, whom he includes in the list of husbands, and represents as a type of the Saviour, maintaining that of him it was written, “Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son”? And
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.17
17. “And He shall live, and there shall be given to Him of the gold of Arabia” (
71:16
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.18
18. “And there shall be a firmament on the earth, on the tops of the mountains” (
71:17
St Justin Martyr † AD 165 Dialogue with Trypho 121
And as they kept silence, I went on: “[The Scripture], speaking by David about this Christ, my friends, said no longer that ‘in His seed’ the nations should be blessed, but ‘in Him.’ So it is here: ‘His name shall rise up for ever above the sun; and in Him shall all nations be blessed.’
St Athanasius of Alexandria † AD 373 Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) 1.11
41. And if, as David says in the 71st Psalm, ‘His Name remaineth before the sun, and before the moon, from one generation to another
St Cyril of Jerusalem † AD 386 The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril 13.19
… —(life is not cut off, why labour ye for nought?)— And His name shall be remembered no more. Vain is your counsel; for before the sun His Name
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Letters of St. Augustin 93.20
… Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things; and blessed be His glorious name for ever, and the whole earth shall be filled with His glory: so let it be, so let it be.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.19
19. “Be,” therefore, “the name of Him blessed for ever: before the sun endureth the name of Him” (
71:18
St Methodius † AD 311 Oration Concerning Simeon and Anna On the Day that They Met in the Temple 1
… Blessed art thou among the generations of women, O thou of God most blessed, for by thee the earth has been filled with that divine glory of God; as in the Psalms it is sung: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, and the whole earth shall be filled with His glory. Amen. Amen.”
St John Chrysostom † AD 407 The Homilies on the Statues to the People of Antioch 17.1
1. Most opportunely have we all this day sung together, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Letters of St. Augustin 144.1
… The operation and the success are His who, by His servants, calls men’s attention outwardly by the signs of things, and Himself teaches men inwardly by the things themselves. The fact, however, that whatever praiseworthy change has been wrought among you is to be ascribed not to us, but to Him who alone doeth wonderful works,
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 On the Holy Trinity 1.6
… Rightly, therefore, is God Himself, the Trinity, understood to be the “blessed and only Potentate,” who “shows the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in His own time.” For the words, “Who only hath immortality,” are said in the same way as it is said, “Who only doeth wondrous things.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John 91.4
… For in Himself He can do everything by Himself; but without Him no one can do anything. For Christ with the Father and the Holy Spirit are not three Gods, but one God, of whom it is written, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.”
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.20
20. “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath done wonderful things alone” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 94.12
… and this very sparing of God, causeth him to be puffed up through his impunity.…The proud man raiseth himself up against God: God sinketh him: and he sinketh by the very act of raising himself up against God. For in another Psalm
Theodoret of Cyrus † AD 458 Letters of the Blessed Theodoret, Bishop of Cyprus 135
… The falsehood of the new heresy has been proscribed, and the truth of the divine Gospels is publicly proclaimed. I for my part exclaim with the blessed David, “Blessed be the Lord God who only doeth wondrous things, and blessed be His glorious name: and let the whole earth be filled with His glory; amen and amen.”
71:19
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 72.20
… which hath been spoken to that barren woman, “and He that hath delivered Thee, the God of Israel, shall Himself be called of the whole earth.” “He doeth” Himself “marvellous things alone:” for whosoever do them, He doth Himself work in them, “who doeth wonderful things alone.” “And blessed be the name of His glory for everlasting, and for age of age” (
St Augustine of Hippo † AD 430 Expositions on the Book of Psalms 75.3
3. But that there is a strengthening of the sense in repetition, by many passages of the Scriptures we are taught. Thence is that which the Lord saith, “Verily, Verily.” Thence in certain Psalms is, “So be it, So be it.”
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St Ambrose of Milan † AD 397 On the Duties of the Clergy 1.49
… Rather cast out of the kingdom of thy soul the likeness of the devil, and raise up the likeness of Christ. Let this shine forth in thee; let this glow brightly in thy kingdom, that is, thy soul, for it destroys the likeness of all vices. David says of this: “O Lord, in Thy kingdom thou bringest their images to nothing.”
St Jerome † AD 420 The Letters of St. Jerome 23.1
1. To-day, about the third hour, just as I was beginning to read with you the seventy-second psalm —the first, that is, of the third book—and to explain that its title belonged partly to the second book and partly to the third—the previous book, I mean, concluding with the words “the prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended,”
71:2
… 'anāwīm are opposed to the 'anāwīm in the sense of "wicked," that is, to the rich and powerful who are their oppressors (Ps. 11:1-6); God promises to these outcasts refuge and support (Ps. 9:13-19; 33:7; 34:10; Is. 57:15) and the Messiah will deliver them (Ps. 71:2-4, 12 f.) from the arrogance of the magnates, representatives and arbiters of legality, who trample them: he will be their redeemer and avenger (gō'ēl: Is. 43:1; 44:22, etc.; Ps. 71:14). Jesus …
71:7
I. DOCUMENTS OF REVELATION. - The holiness of the Church, foretold already by the Old Testament (Ps. 71:7; Is. 2:2; Jer. 31:31 ff.; Ez. 11:27-20), is reaffirmed in the New.
… Son (Ps. 2:7; Heb. 1:5) and equal of Yahweh (Ps. 99 [100]:1: Yahweh invites him to sit at his right hand = Heb. 1:13; Mt. 22:41-46), sovereign of Israel and of the peoples (Ps. 2:6, 8; 71:8-11); priest forever (Ps. 109:4 = Heb. 5:6; 7) = exemplar of righteousness (Ps. 71:7), he will perfectly realize the kingdom of God in humanity. …
71:8
… Son (Ps. 2:7; Heb. 1:5) and equal of Yahweh (Ps. 99 [100]:1: Yahweh invites him to sit at his right hand = Heb. 1:13; Mt. 22:41-46), sovereign of Israel and of the peoples (Ps. 2:6, 8; 71:8-11); priest forever (Ps. 109:4 = Heb. 5:6; 7) = exemplar of righteousness (Ps. 71:7), he will perfectly realize the kingdom of God in humanity. …
71:9
… Forschungen, 3rd series, 2 (Gütersloh 1932), p. 55 ff.); it is known in the Old and New Testaments (Ps. 71:9-11; Is. 49:23; Lk. 7:38-45, 15:20; Mt. 26:49) and does not always have a clearly religious meaning. …
71:10
… The title of kings is attributed to the m., it seems for the first time, by St. Caesarius of Arles and by some apocrypha: it appears to derive from Ps. 71, 10 or Is. 60, 3.
71:13
THARSIS. - A maritime city (or region) frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, located in the far West (Is. 66, 19), in the direction of the "islands" (Ps. 71, 13).
71:14
… 9:13-19; 33:7; 34:10; Is. 57:15) and the Messiah will deliver them (Ps. 71:2-4, 12 f.) from the arrogance of the magnates, representatives and arbiters of legality, who trample them: he will be their redeemer and avenger (gō'ēl: Is. 43:1; 44:22, etc.; Ps. 71:14). Jesus introduces into the Kingdom of happiness the great mass of the wretched, exploited and deluded by the cunning and greedy minorities of the powerful (Is. 29:20 f.). Since the …
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