Psalms 125 in the early church
34 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 125, 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 125:1
A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 125:1 (124:1 LXX) | PG 12:1631 (Ps 123–124 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 125:1 (124:1 LXX) | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.206 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Ps 125:1 (124:1 LXX) | Life of Antony 51 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Ps 125:1–2 (124:1-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:1 (124:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.4 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:1 (124:1 LXX) | Letter 96.9 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 125:1–5 (124:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 124 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 125:1 (124:1 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 47.5.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 125:1 (124:1 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 47.19.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Psalms 125:2
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | PG 12:1631 (Ps 123–124 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | Commentary on John 10.131 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 15.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.206 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | Demonstration of the Gospel 6.15.11 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.6 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | Letter 121.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 6.7.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 125:2 (124:2 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 47.5.4 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Psalms 125:3
For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 125:3 (124:3 LXX) | PG 12:1633 (Ps 124–125 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 125:3 | Letter 9 · Ammonas | quotation, high confidence | ca. 340-360 |
| Ps 125:3 (124:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.7 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:3 (124:3 LXX) | Oration 4.11 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 125:3 (124:3 LXX) | Oration 21.13 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 125:3 (124:3 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.29.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 125:3 (124:3 Vulg.) | Poem 24, lines 891–922 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
Psalms 125:4
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 125:4–5 (124:4-Ps LXX) | Fragment 16 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | late 2nd–early 3rd century |
| Ps 125:4–5 (124:4-Ps LXX) | Fragment 58 (Uncertain origin; on the iota and the stroke (Matthew 5:18)) · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | late 2nd-early 3rd century |
| Ps 125:4 (124:4 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:4 (124:4 LXX) | Theological Oration 4 (Or. 30), On the Son 13 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | 380 |
| Ps 125:4 (124:4 LXX) | On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 34 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 415 |
Psalms 125:5
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 125:5 (124:5 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.9 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:5 (124:5 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.10 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 125:5 (124:5 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 124.11 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |