Psalms 75 in the early church
47 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 75, 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 75:1
For the choirmaster: To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A song. We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:1 (74:2 LXX) | PG 12:1059 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:1 (74:2 LXX) | PG 12:1529 (Ps 73–74 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:1 (74:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 15 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 75:1 (74:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 21 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 75:1 (74:2 LXX) | Letter 28.6 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 75:1 (74:2 LXX) | Letter 106.47 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 75:1–10 (74:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 74 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
Psalms 75:2
“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:2 (74:3 LXX) | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 943 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:2 (74:3 LXX) | PG 12:1529 (Ps 73–74 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:2 (74:3 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 28.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
Psalms 75:3
When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 LXX) | PG 12:1059 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 LXX) | PG 12:1529 (Ps 73–74 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 LXX) | Hexaemeron 1.9 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 LXX) | Hexaemeron 3.4 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 LXX) | Letter 28.6 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.13 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 5.39.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 LXX) | Hexameron (Exameron) 1.22 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 75:3 (74:4 Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 2 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 75:4
I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:4 (74:5 Vulg.) | Historical Fragments 1.4.1.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 343–367 |
| Ps 75:4 (74:5 Vulg.) | Confessions 3.16 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |
Psalms 75:5
Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:5 (74:6 Vulg.) | Historical Fragments 1.4.1.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 343–367 |
| Ps 75:5 (74:6 LXX) | Letters 210, 211 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Ps 75:5 (74:6 LXX) | Letter 243 · Basil of Caesarea | echo, medium confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Ps 75:5 (74:6 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 7.6 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 75:5 (74:6 LXX) | Oration 14.28 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 75:5 (74:6 LXX) | Apology against Jerome 2.11 · Rufinus of Aquileia | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401 |
Psalms 75:7
but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:7 (74:8 Vulg.) | Letters 40.5 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 75:7 (74:8 Vulg.) | Letters 49.4 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 75:8
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | PG 12:1475 (Ps 59–60 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | PG 12:1531 (Ps 74–75 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 8.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | Homilies on Jeremiah 12.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | Oration 16.4 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | Oration 18.22 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 20.41.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 20.41.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.17.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 Vulg.) | Letters 40.5 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 LXX) | On Christian Doctrine 3.25 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 7 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Ps 75:8 (74:9 Vulg.) | Instructions 1.32 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Psalms 75:10
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 75:10 (74:11 LXX) | Homily on 1 Samuel 1.10 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 75:10 (74:11 LXX) | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 24.10.7 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Ps 75:10 (74:11 LXX) | Letter 32.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 75:10 (74:11 Vulg.) | Letters 7.2 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 75:10 (74:11 Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 5 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |