Psalms 126 in the early church
89 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 126, 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 126:1
A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 126:1 (125:1 LXX) | PG 12:1633 (Ps 124–125 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 126:1 (125:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 4 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 126:1 (125:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 22 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 126:1–2 (125:1-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 125.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 126:1–2 (125:1-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 125.6 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 126:1 (125:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 125.7 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 126:1 (125:1 Vulg.) | Book of Rules 6 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 126:1–6 (125:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 125 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 126:1 (125:1 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.49.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 126:1 (125:1 Vulg.) | Letters 27.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 126:2
Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 LXX) | PG 12:1633 (Ps 124–125 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 LXX) | PG 12:1635 (Ps 125–126 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.1 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 125.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 126:2–3 (125:2-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 125.9 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 LXX) | Oration 2.40 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 Vulg.) | Book of Rules 6 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 20.54.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 LXX) | Letter 41.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 LXX) | Letter 170.10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 Vulg.) | Letters 5.16 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:2 (125:2 Vulg.) | Letters 42.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 126:3
The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 126:3 (125:3 LXX) | PG 12:1633 (Ps 124–125 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 126:3 (125:3 LXX) | That One Must Die for the Son of God 15 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Ps 126:3 (125:3 Vulg.) | Book of Rules 6 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 126:3 (125:3 Vulg.) | Letters 5.16 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:3 (125:3 Vulg.) | Letters 14.1 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:3 (125:3 Vulg.) | Letters 42.1 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 126:4
Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 126:4 (125:4 LXX) | PG 12:1635 (Ps 125–126 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 126:4 (125:4 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 125.10 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 126:4 (125:4 LXX) | Letter 140.55 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 126:4 (125:4 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 35.20.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 126:4 (125:4 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 2 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Ps 126:4 (125:4 Vulg.) | Instructions 1.57 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Psalms 126:5
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Miscellanies 2.13.59 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Against Marcion 4.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Against Marcion 4.15 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | PG 12:1635 (Ps 125–126 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps LXX) | Commentary on John 13.289 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps LXX) | Commentary on John 13.293 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps Vulg.) | To Quirinus 3.16 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps Vulg.) | To Fortunatus 12 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 253 or 257 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 4.26 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps LXX) | That One Must Die for the Son of God 15 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 29.4 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 125.11 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Oration 8.14 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Letter 3.4 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 126:5 | Letter 53.8 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Letter 122.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Liber Orsiesii 42 · Orsiesius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps Vulg.) | Sermon 10.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps LXX) | Sermon 31.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps LXX) | Sermon 31.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | Sermon 339.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Poem 24, lines 731–762 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Poem 31, lines 441–474 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Letters 5.19 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Letters 23.39 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Letters 40.5 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 15.32 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 LXX) | City of God 21.24 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps Vulg.) | Sermon 40 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Sermon 42 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps LXX) | Book 1, lines 337–368 · Sedulius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 126:5–6 (125:5-Ps LXX) | Book 1, section 31 · Sedulius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 126:5 (125:5 Vulg.) | Part 1, chapter 29 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 126:6
He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Commentary on John 20.18 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Commentary on John 20.20 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Commentary on John 20.21 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Commentary on John 20.22 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Address of Thanksgiving 17 · Gregory Thaumaturgus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–245 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.213 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Letters to Serapion 4.22 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 48.4 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Letter 122.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | On the Christian Faith 3.10 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | On Joseph 7 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 11.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Sermon 31.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 LXX) | Sermon 31.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Sermon 102.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Letters 5.19 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Letters 10.3 · Paulinus of Nola | echo, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Letters 19.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Letters 27.2 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Letters 44.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Commentary on Jeremiah 6.15 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Ps 126:6 (125:6 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 3 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |