Psalms 43 in the early church
51 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 43, 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 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | PG 12:1415 (Ps 41–42 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 17 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 43:1–5 (42:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 42 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.29 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Letter 185.9 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 5.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 5.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 5.8 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 158.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 274.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 285.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Sermon 325.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Sermon 327.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Sermon 327.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Sermon 335.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | The Harmony of the Gospels 2.71 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 22.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 43.9 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 44.17 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 52.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 65.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 76.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 LXX) | Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love) 55 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 421–423 |
| Ps 43:1 (42:1 Vulg.) | On the Governance of God 2.26 · Salvian of Marseilles | quotation, high confidence | ca. 439-451 |
Psalms 43:2
For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 43:2 (42:2 LXX) | PG 12:1415 (Ps 41–42 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 43:2 (42:2 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.30 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
Psalms 43:3
Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | PG 12:1415 (Ps 41–42 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | PG 12:1417 (Ps 42–43 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | Fragment 38 on John 3:18 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | Commentary on Romans 5.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | On Ecclesiastical Theology 1.20.76 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | Letters to Serapion 1.33 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–360 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | Oration 40.36 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | Letter to Adelphius 6 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 LXX) | Ancoratus 67.7 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.30 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.31 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 43:3 (42:3 Vulg.) | Book 1, chapter 24 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Psalms 43:4
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 LXX) | PG 12:1417 (Ps 42–43 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 LXX) | Oration 26.16 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 LXX) | Letter 148.32 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 Vulg.) | On Virgins 2.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 377 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.31 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.32 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.35 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.36 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 LXX) | On the Mysteries 8 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387–391 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 40.37.2 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 43:4 (42:4 Vulg.) | Letters 26.4 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 43:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 43:5 (42:5 LXX) | PG 12:1417 (Ps 42–43 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 43:5 (42:5 LXX) | Letter 106.25 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |