Psalms 128 in the early church
76 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 128, 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 128:1
A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 LXX) | Miscellanies 2.13.59 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 15 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 128:1–2 (127:1-Ps LXX) | That One Must Die for the Son of God 15 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 14.3 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 LXX) | Tractates 1.8.2 · Zeno of Verona | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Ps 128:1–6 (127:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 127 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 8.1.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 Vulg.) | Tractates 2 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Ps 128:1 (127:1 LXX) | The Conferences 11.12 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 128:2
For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 LXX) | PG 12:1639 (Ps 127–128 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 LXX) | Commentary on John 13.448 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 27.12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 LXX) | Commentary on Romans 1.13 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Ps 128:2 | Demonstration 16.1 · Aphrahat | allusion, low confidence | 337-345 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.4 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.6 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 LXX) | Commentary on Philippians 4:5–7 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 LXX) | Letter 34.5 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 Vulg.) | Letters 13.21 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 Vulg.) | Letters 38.1 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 LXX) | Commentary on Jeremiah 2.22 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 Vulg.) | On the Governance of God 5.46 · Salvian of Marseilles | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 439-451 |
| Ps 128:2 (127:2 Vulg.) | Part 1, chapter 5 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Dialogue with Trypho 110.3 · Justin Martyr | quotation, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | PG 12:1183 (Ps 8 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | PG 12:1639 (Ps 127–128 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | PG 12:1665 (Ps 143 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Homily on Luke 39 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Homilies on Leviticus 13.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 20.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 86 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew 16.17 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Letter 111 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, low confidence | ca. 360–390 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.7 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.10 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Three Letters to Sympronianus 3.2 · Pacian of Barcelona | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360-390 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Three Letters to Sympronianus 3.4 · Pacian of Barcelona | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-390 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Three Letters to Sympronianus 3.25 · Pacian of Barcelona | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360-390 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Letter 22.21 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Letter 123.12 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 128:3–4 (127:3-Ps LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 6.28.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Homily 3 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 379–394 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | On Naboth 24 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Hexameron (Exameron) 3.52 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 39.6.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Homily 3 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Homily 5 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Homily 9 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 LXX) | Against Jovinianus 1.22 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Poem 24, lines 665–696 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Ps 128:3–4 (127:3-Ps LXX) | Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Letters 27.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Letters 44.5 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 128:3 (127:3 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 4 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Psalms 128:4
In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 128:4 (127:4 LXX) | PG 12:1639 (Ps 127–128 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 128:4 (127:4 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.7 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:4 (127:4 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.10 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:4 (127:4 LXX) | Letter 96.18 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 128:4 (127:4 Vulg.) | Letters 51.4 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 128:5
May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 LXX) | Dialogue with Trypho 24.3 · Justin Martyr | echo, low confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 Vulg.) | Homily on Luke 39 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Ps 128:5–6 (127:5-6 LXX) | Letter 373 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–390 |
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.11 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 LXX) | Letter 96.18 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 Vulg.) | Letters 40.12 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 Vulg.) | Letters 51.4 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 LXX) | Historia monachorum, chapter 7 · Rufinus of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406 |
| Ps 128:5 (127:5 LXX) | Historia monachorum, chapter 16 · Rufinus of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | Greek original ca. 394-395; Rufinus's Latin ca. 404-406 |
Psalms 128:6
that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 128:6 (127:6 LXX) | PG 12:1639 (Ps 127–128 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 128:6 (127:6 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 127.11 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 128:6 (127:6 LXX) | Letter 96.18 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 128:6 (127:6 LXX) | Letter 123.12 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 128:6 (127:6 LXX) | Against Adimantus, a Disciple of Mani 23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394 |