# Fragments on the Psalms

- Author: [Asterius the Sophist](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/asterius-the-sophist/)
- Latin title: *Fragmenta in Psalmos*
- Date: ca. 320-341 (approximate)
- Source: Marcel Richard, ed., Asterii Sophistae Commentariorum in Psalmos quae supersunt, accedunt aliquot homiliae anonymae, Symbolae Osloenses, Fasc. Supplet. 16 (Oslo: Brogger, 1956)

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- Editions and translations: Marcel Richard, ed., Asterii Sophistae Commentariorum in Psalmos quae supersunt, accedunt aliquot homiliae anonymae, Symbolae Osloenses, Fasc. Supplet. 16 (Oslo: Brogger, 1956)
- Where to find the text: [Richard's edition (1956) in WorldCat](https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=Asterii+sophistae+commentariorum+in+psalmos+quae+supersunt+Richard)
- Where to find the text: [Richard's edition (1956) at the Internet Archive](https://archive.org/search?query=Asterii+sophistae+commentariorum+in+psalmos)
- Work page: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/asterius-sophista-fragmenta-psalmos/
- Passages: 27

## Fragments on the Psalms 1

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### Scripture references

- Ps 1:1 (1:1 LXX): allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 1 (Richard, 249).

## Fragments on the Psalms 2

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### Scripture references

- Ps 1:1 (1:1 LXX): allusion, medium confidence
- Matt 23:2: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 2 (Richard, 249).

## Fragments on the Psalms 3

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### Scripture references

- Ps 4:1 (4:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Rom 5:20: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 4:2 (4:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Isa 58:9: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 4:8 (4:8 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 2 Sam 16:1: allusion, medium confidence
- 2 Sam 17:27–29: allusion, medium confidence
- Luke 23:42: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 4:3 (4:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Prov 27:3: quotation, high confidence
- Job 6:3: allusion, medium confidence
- John 18:30: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 62:10 (61:10 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 3 (Richard, 250).

## Fragments on the Psalms 4

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### Scripture references

- Ps 5:13 (5:13 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 5:1 (5:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Jer 38:31–32: quotation, high confidence
- Heb 8:8–9: allusion, medium confidence
- Isa 1:2–3: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 18:44–45 (17:44-Ps LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Gal 4:30: quotation, high confidence
- Gen 21:10: allusion, medium confidence
- Jer 12:7: quotation, high confidence
- Jer 12:8: quotation, high confidence
- John 19:15: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 61:6 (60:6 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 5:2–3 (5:2-Ps LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 4 (Richard, 253).

## Fragments on the Psalms 5

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### Scripture references

- Ps 5:2 (5:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 1 Kgs 8:39: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 5:3 (5:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 5:4 (5:4 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 55:18 (54:18 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 34:2 (33:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Hos 6:3: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 5 (Richard, 255).

## Fragments on the Psalms 6

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### Scripture references

- Ps 5:12 (5:12 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Eph 5:5: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 6:1 (6:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 6:2 (6:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 94:12 (93:12 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 6 (Richard, 256).

## Fragments on the Psalms 7

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### Scripture references

- Ps 7:2 (7:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 7:3 (7:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 7 (Richard, 257).

## Fragments on the Psalms 8

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### Scripture references

- Ps 11:3 (10:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 40:7 (39:7 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 8 (Richard, 258).

## Fragments on the Psalms 9

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### Scripture references

- Ps 14:1 (13:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 15:1 (14:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 1 Cor 7:31: quotation, high confidence
- Isa 40:22: allusion, medium confidence
- Isa 40:42: allusion, medium confidence
- Isa 40:5: allusion, medium confidence
- 2 Cor 5:4: quotation, high confidence
- 2 Cor 5:1: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 91:10 (90:10 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 1 Cor 6:20: quotation, high confidence
- Gen 23:4: quotation, high confidence
- Gen 21:34: quotation, high confidence
- Gen 47:9: quotation, high confidence
- Exod 2:22: quotation, high confidence
- Phil 3:20: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 15:2 (14:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 9 (Richard, 259).

## Fragments on the Psalms 10

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### Scripture references

- Ps 15:4 (14:4 LXX): allusion, medium confidence
- Amos 8:14: quotation, high confidence
- Jer 5:7: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 63:12 (62:12 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 10 (Richard, 260).

## Fragments on the Psalms 11

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### Scripture references

- Ps 15:5 (14:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 11 (Richard, 260).

## Fragments on the Psalms 12

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### Scripture references

- Ps 16:4 (15:4 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Phil 4:3: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 12 (Richard, 261).

## Fragments on the Psalms 13

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### Scripture references

- Ps 16:5 (15:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Matt 28:19: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 13 (Richard, 261).

## Fragments on the Psalms 14

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### Scripture references

- Ps 101:1 (100:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 17:2 (16:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 14 (Richard, 262).

## Fragments on the Psalms 15

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### Scripture references

- Ps 17:2 (16:2 LXX): allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 15 (Richard, 262).

## Fragments on the Psalms 16

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### Scripture references

- Ps 17:3 (16:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 119:105 (118:105 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 17:4 (16:4 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- John 12:47: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 16 (Richard, 262).

## Fragments on the Psalms 17

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### Scripture references

- Ps 18:1 (17:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 18:40 (17:40 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 18:42 (17:42 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Gen 18:3: quotation, high confidence
- Gen 18:17: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 103:5 (102:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 2 Sam 19:34–36: allusion, medium confidence
- Ps 56:2 (55:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 2 Sam 1:23: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 17 (Richard, 263).

## Fragments on the Psalms 18

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### Scripture references

- Ps 18:5 (17:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 51:7 (50:7 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 116:16 (115:7 LXX): quotation, high confidence
- Matt 7:25: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 18 (Richard, 265).

## Fragments on the Psalms 19

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### Scripture references

- Ezek 3:12: quotation, high confidence
- Luke 2:13–14: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 19:2 (18:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 100:3 (99:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 19 (Richard, 265).

## Fragments on the Psalms 20

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### Scripture references

- Ps 19:3 (18:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Luke 1:2: quotation, high confidence
- Gal 2:2: quotation, high confidence
- John 1:45: quotation, high confidence
- Exod 14:25: quotation, high confidence
- Exod 14:18: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 78:34 (77:34 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 83:18–19 (82:18-Ps LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Deut 4:19: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 19:2 (18:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 45:1 (44:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 19:5 (18:5 LXX): allusion, medium confidence
- 1 Cor 3:1: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 20 (Richard, 266).

## Fragments on the Psalms 21

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### Scripture references

- Ps 19:7 (18:7 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 50:3 (49:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 1 Cor 3:13: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 21 (Richard, 268).

## Fragments on the Psalms 22

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### Scripture references

- Ps 20:2 (19:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 50:15 (49:15 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 118:5 (117:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 1 Sam 17:43: quotation, high confidence
- Exod 32:4: quotation, high confidence
- 1 Sam 17:45: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 20:4 (19:4 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 40:7 (39:7 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 51:18 (50:18 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 51:19 (50:19 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Gal 6:14: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 22 (Richard, 268).

## Fragments on the Psalms 23

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### Scripture references

- Ps 20:10 (19:10 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 20:7 (19:7 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 21:2 (20:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- 2 Tim 4:17: quotation, high confidence
- Rom 1:16: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 21:3 (20:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 119:20 (118:20 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 84:3 (83:3 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 21:4 (20:4 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Acts 9:10–16: allusion, medium confidence
- Acts 13:22: quotation, high confidence
- 1 Sam 16:1: allusion, medium confidence
- 1 Kgs 20:13: allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 23 (Richard, 269).

## Fragments on the Psalms 24

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### Scripture references

- Prov 25:4: quotation, high confidence
- Prov 22:3: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 3:3 (3:3 LXX): allusion, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 24 (Richard, 271).

## Fragments on the Psalms 25

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### Scripture references

- Ps 37:1 (36:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Acts 13:22: quotation, high confidence
- Matt 5:19: quotation, high confidence
- Ps 37:1–2 (36:1-Ps LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 25 (Richard, 272).

## Fragments on the Psalms 26

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### Scripture references

- Ps 39:1 (38:1 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 39:14 (38:14 LXX): quotation, medium confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 26 (Richard, 273).

## Fragments on the Psalms 27

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### Scripture references

- Ps 39:5 (38:5 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Ps 39:2 (38:2 LXX): quotation, medium confidence
- Rom 2:21: quotation, high confidence
- 1 Cor 4:17: quotation, high confidence

### Citation (SBL)

Asterius the Sophist, Frg. Ps. 27 (Richard, 273).
