Psalms 81 in the early church
76 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 81, 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 81:1
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:1 (80:1 LXX) | PG 12:1059 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:1 (80:2 LXX) | PG 12:1061 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:1 (80:1 LXX) | PG 12:1183 (Ps 8 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:1 (80:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 21 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 81:1 (80:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 0.13 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 81:1–16 (80:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 80 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 81:1 (80:2 Vulg.) | Letters 20.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 81:1 (80:2 LXX) | Against Two Letters of the Pelagians 3.17 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420–421 |
Psalms 81:2
Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:2 (80:3 Vulg.) | Letters 20.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 81:2 (80:3 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 9 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Psalms 81:3
Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | PG 12:1677 (Ps 150 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | Homilies on Leviticus 9.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 23.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | Homilies 1.1 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | Letter 106.86 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | Letter 149.6 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | On Elijah and Fasting 1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 81:3 (80:4 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.19.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Psalms 81:5
He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:5 (80:6 LXX) | PG 12:1539 (Ps 77–81 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:5 (80:6 LXX) | Against Celsus 3.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Ps 81:5 (80:6 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 118.5.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
Psalms 81:6
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:6 (80:7 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew 11.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Ps 81:6 (80:7 Vulg.) | Letters 32.23 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 81:6 (80:7 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 7 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Psalms 81:7
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:7 (80:8 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 45.3.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 81:7 (80:8 LXX) | The Conferences 6.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 81:8
Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:8–9 (80:9-Ps LXX) | On Ecclesiastical Theology 2.19.20 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| Ps 81:8 (80:9 Vulg.) | On the Trinity 3.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–419 |
| Ps 81:8–9 (80:9-Ps Vulg.) | Instructions 1.37 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Psalms 81:9
There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX) | PG 12:1539 (Ps 77–81 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX) | Ancoratus 70.3 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX) | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 62.2.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 8.38.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 81:9 (80:10 Vulg.) | On the Christian Faith 1.11 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Ps 81:9 (80:10 LXX) | To Simplicius on Faith, part 1 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–394 |
Psalms 81:10
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Fragments on Proverbs, column 163 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | PG 12:1539 (Ps 77–81 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Homily on 1 Samuel 1.10 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Homilies on Exodus 3.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Homilies on Exodus 4.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | On Ecclesiastical Theology 2.19.21 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 33.2 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 118.17.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Oration 2.40 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Oration 16.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Letter 112.2 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Theological Oration 4 (Or. 30), On the Son 20 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | 380 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 17.9.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Letter 75.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.65.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 Vulg.) | Sermon 382.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 Vulg.) | On the Trinity 3.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–419 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Against Two Letters of the Pelagians 2.20 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420–421 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 Vulg.) | Sermon 58 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 81:10 (80:11 LXX) | Sermon 68 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Psalms 81:11
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:11 (80:12 LXX) | PG 12:1061 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:11 (80:12 LXX) | The Conferences 3.20 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Ps 81:11 (80:12 LXX) | The Conferences 3.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Ps 81:11 (80:12 LXX) | The Conferences 3.22 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 81:12
So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:12 (80:13 LXX) | PG 12:1061 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:12 (80:13 LXX) | PG 12:1539 (Ps 77–81 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:12 (80:13 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 14.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 81:12 (80:13 LXX) | Letter 140.17 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 81:12 (80:13 LXX) | Sermon 32.22 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 81:12 (80:13 Vulg.) | Letters 24.23 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 81:12 (80:13 LXX) | The Conferences 3.20 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 81:13
If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:13–14 (80:14-Ps LXX) | On First Principles 3.1.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Ps 81:13–14 (80:14-Ps LXX) | Against the Manichees, Greek continuation of book 3, Lagarde p. 88 · Titus of Bostra | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360s |
| Ps 81:13 (80:14 LXX) | The Conferences 3.21 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Ps 81:13 (80:14 LXX) | The Conferences 3.22 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 81:14
how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:14 (80:15 LXX) | The Conferences 3.22 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 81:16
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 81:16 (80:17 LXX) | PG 12:1671 (Ps 147–148 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 81:16 (80:17 Vulg.) | Poem 24, lines 665–696 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Ps 81:16 (80:17 Vulg.) | Letters 49.5 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 81:16 (80:17 Vulg.) | Confessions 5.23 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |