Psalms 113 in the early church
77 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 113, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Psalms 113:1
Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX) | The Instructor 1.5.13 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 25 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 7.48.1 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 113:1–9 (112:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 112 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX) | Letter 93.50 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 113:1 (112:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 265.12 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 105.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
Psalms 113:2
Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:2 (112:2 Vulg.) | On Virgins 2.4 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 377 |
| Ps 113:2 (112:2 Vulg.) | Letters 42.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 113:3
From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | PG 12:1567 (Ps 111–112 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 Vulg.) | Treatise on the Mysteries 1.18.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–366 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 Vulg.) | Three Letters to Sympronianus 3.27 · Pacian of Barcelona | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-390 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Against Parmenian the Donatist 2.1 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Letter 93.50 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Sermon 37.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Sermon 213.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 Vulg.) | Sermon 265.12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 Vulg.) | Sermon 267.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 105.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love) 56 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 421–423 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Hymn 2 (92 lines) · Sedulius | echo, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) | Letter to Valerian, paragraph 19 · Eucherius of Lyon | echo, medium confidence | ca. 432 |
| Ps 113:3 (112:3 Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 27 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 113:5
Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:5 (112:5 LXX) | Apostolic Tradition 2 (Latin) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | early third century |
| Ps 113:5 (112:5 Vulg.) | Against Marcion 4.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Ps 113:5 (112:5 LXX) | PG 12:1567 (Ps 111–112 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 113:5 (112:5 Vulg.) | Canons of Hippolytus, canon 3 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century |
| Ps 113:5–6 (112:5-Ps LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 8.5.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 113:5 (112:5 Vulg.) | On Virgins 1.9 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 377 |
| Ps 113:5 (112:5 Vulg.) | Letters 40.8 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:5 (112:5 Vulg.) | Letters 49.11 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:5–6 (112:5-Ps Vulg.) | Sermon 3 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 113:5–8 (112:5-Ps Vulg.) | Part 3, chapter 39 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 113:6
He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:6 (112:6 LXX) | PG 12:1567 (Ps 111–112 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 113:6 (112:6 Vulg.) | On Virgins 1.9 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 377 |
| Ps 113:6 (112:6 Vulg.) | Letters 23.37 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:6 (112:6 Vulg.) | Letters 40.8 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:6 (112:6 Vulg.) | Letters 49.11 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 113:7
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | Against Marcion 4.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) | PG 12:1567 (Ps 111–112 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) | Homilies on Exodus 7.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) | Sang. 1 · Methodius of Olympus | allusion, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) | Church History 10.4.8 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) | Oration 2.41 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) | Homilies 10.1 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Ps 113:7 | Letter to the Africans 5 · Athanasius of Alexandria | echo, low confidence | ca. 369 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | On Virgins 1.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 377 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 3.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 113:7–8 (112:7-Ps LXX) | Letter 24.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 113:7–8 (112:7-Ps LXX) | Letter 25.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.55.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | Sermon 262.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:7–8 (112:7-Ps Vulg.) | Sermon 381.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | Letters 2.2 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | Letters 3.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | Letters 4.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | Letters 29.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:7 (112:7 Vulg.) | Letters 44.7 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:7–8 (112:7-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates 16 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Ps 113:7–8 (112:7-Ps LXX) | Book 3, lines 327–339 · Sedulius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 113:7–8 (112:7-Ps LXX) | Book 3, section 26 · Sedulius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 113:7–8 (112:7-Ps Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 18 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 113:8
to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:8 (112:8 Vulg.) | Against Marcion 4.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Ps 113:8 (112:8 Vulg.) | Sermon 262.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 113:8 (112:8 Vulg.) | Letters 2.2 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:8 (112:8 Vulg.) | Letters 3.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:8 (112:8 Vulg.) | Letters 4.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:8 (112:8 Vulg.) | Letters 18.5 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 113:9
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 LXX) | PG 12:1567 (Ps 111–112 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 LXX) | Letter 361 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–390 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 LXX) | On Virginity 13 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–371 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 LXX) | Letter 24.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 Vulg.) | Letters 3.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 Vulg.) | Confessions 8.27 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 Vulg.) | Commentary on Isaiah 54:1-3 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 408-410 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 15 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 445-450 |
| Ps 113:9 (112:9 Vulg.) | Part 3, chapter 32 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |