Interpretation of the Psalms 110.1–113.26
Greek text: PG 80.English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0).
Chapter 110
110.1PG 80 80:1775
᾿Αλληλούϊα. ᾿Αμμανῖται, καὶ Μωαβίται, καὶ Ἰδουμαῖοι, πλῆθος ὅτι μάλιστα πλεῖστον συναγαγόντες, ἐπεστράτευσαν πάλαι ποτὲ τῇ Ἰούδα φυλῇ. Ἐβασίλευσε δὲ τηνικαῦτα ταύτης Ἰωσαφάτ, ἀνὴρ ἐπ᾿ εὐσεβείᾳ μαρτυρούμενος, τῶν ἐκ Δαβίδ. Οὕτως τῶν πολεμίων τὸ πλῆθος μαθὼν, μετὰ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ προσελήλυθε τῷ Θεῷ, τὴν ἄμαχον ἐπικουρίαν αἰτῶν· καὶ δὴ καὶ τὴν αἴτησιν ἔλαβε. Παρηγγύησε γὰρ αὐτοῖς ὁ τῶν ὅλων Θεὸς καταθαῤῥῆσαι τῶν πολεμίων, ὡς αὐτοῦ στρατηγοῦντος. Ἡμέρας τοίνυν ἀρχομένης, ἐκινήθησαν κατ᾿ ἀλλήλων οἱ πολέμιοι, καὶ σφᾶς αὐτοὺς ὡς ἐναντίους διέφθειραν, ὥστε μηδένα τὸν ὅλεθρον ἐκεῖνον διαφυγεῖν. Τοῦτο ἔκ τινος σκοπιᾶς θεασαμένη τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἡ στρατεία, ἔδραμεν ὡς ἐφ᾿ ἕτοιμον θήραν, ἐσκύλευσε δὲ τοὺς πολεμίους, καὶ μετὰ πολλῆς ἐπανῆλθε τῆς περιουσίας. Καὶ ὡς διδάσκει τῶν Παραλειπομένων ἡ ἱστορία, μετὰ μουσικῶν ὀργάνων εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸν θεῖον νεὼν, τὸν τῆς νίκης χορηγὸν ἀνυμνοῦντες. Ταῦτα προορῶν ὁ προφήτης τόνδε συνέγραψε τὸν ψαλμὸν, οἷόν τινα ὕμνον ὑπὸ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς Ἰωσαφάτ προσφερόμενον· ὕμνου δὲ καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή· τὸ γὰρ ᾿Αλληλούϊα, ὡς καὶ ἤδη ἡρμηνεύκαμεν, Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, ἐστὶ τῇ Ἑλλάδι φωνῇ. Σημαίνει γὰρ τὸ Ἀλληλού, αἰνεῖτε, τὸ δὲ ἴα, Κύριον, ἢ τὸν ὄντα. · Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου. » ᾿Απὸ πάσης σοι διανοίας, Δέσποτα, προσφέρω τὸν χαριστήριον ὕμνον. «Ἐν βουλῇ εὐθέων καὶ συναγωγῇ.» Οὐκ ἐγὼ δὲ μόνος, ἀλλὰ καὶ σὺν ἐμοὶ τῶν εὐσεβῶν ὁ σύλλογος. Κατ᾿ ἐκεῖνον γὰρ τὸν καιρὸν τῆς τῶν εἰδώλων πλάνης ὁ λαὸς ἡλευθέρωτο, τοῦ βασιλέως ἅπαντας ἐκπαιδεύοντος τὴν εὐσέβειαν. Βουλὴν τοίνυν εὐθέων τὸ σύστημα προσαγορεύει τῶν εὐσεβῶν.
᾿Allēlouïa. ᾿Ammanitai, kai Mōabitai, kai Idoumaioi, plēthos hoti malista pleiston synagagontes, epestrateusan palai pote tę̄ Iouda phylę̄. Ebasileuse de tēnikauta tautēs Iōsaphat, anēr ep᾿ eusebeią martyroumenos, tōn ek Dabid. Houtōs tōn polemiōn to plēthos mathōn, meta pantos tou laou proselēlythe tǭ Theǭ, tēn amachon epikourian aitōn; kai dē kai tēn aitēsin elabe. Parēngyēse gar autois ho tōn holōn Theos katatharrhēsai tōn polemiōn, hōs autou stratēgountos. Hēmeras toinyn archomenēs, ekinēthēsan kat᾿ allēlōn hoi polemioi, kai sphas autous hōs enantious diephtheiran, hōste mēdena ton holethron ekeinon diaphygein. Touto ek tinos skopias theasamenē tōn Ioudaiōn hē strateia, edramen hōs eph᾿ hetoimon thēran, eskyleuse de tous polemious, kai meta pollēs epanēlthe tēs periousias. Kai hōs didaskei tōn Paraleipomenōn hē historia, meta mousikōn organōn eisēlthon eis ton theion neōn, ton tēs nikēs chorēgon anymnountes. Tauta proorōn ho prophētēs tonde synegrapse ton psalmon, hoion tina hymnon hypo tou eusebous Iōsaphat prospheromenon; hymnou de kai hē epigraphē; to gar ᾿Allēlouïa, hōs kai ēdē hērmēneukamen, Aineite ton Kyrion, esti tę̄ Helladi phōnę̄. Sēmainei gar to Allēlou, aineite, to de ia, Kyrion, ē ton onta. ; Exomologēsomai soi, Kyrie, en holę̄ kardią mou. » ᾿Apo pasēs soi dianoias, Despota, prospherō ton charistērion hymnon. «En boulę̄ eutheōn kai synagōgę̄.» Ouk egō de monos, alla kai syn emoi tōn eusebōn ho syllogos. Kat᾿ ekeinon gar ton kairon tēs tōn eidōlōn planēs ho laos hēleutherōto, tou basileōs hapantas ekpaideuontos tēn eusebeian. Boulēn toinyn eutheōn to systēma prosagoreuei tōn eusebōn.
Alleluia. The Ammonites, Moabites, and Idumeans, gathering a very great multitude, once marched against the tribe of Judah. At that time Jehoshaphat was its king, one of David's descendants, a man attested for his piety. Learning the number of the enemy, he came to God with all the people, asking for his invincible help; and he received what he asked. For the God of all urged them to be bold against the enemy, since he himself would be their general. At daybreak, then, the enemies turned against one another and destroyed one another as foes, so that none escaped that destruction. The army of the Jews, seeing this from a watchtower, ran as to prey ready at hand, despoiled the enemy, and returned with great abundance. And, as the history of Chronicles teaches, they entered the divine temple with musical instruments, hymning the giver of the victory. Foreseeing these things, the prophet wrote this psalm as a hymn offered by the pious Jehoshaphat. The title also belongs to a hymn; for "Alleluia," as we have already explained, is in the Greek tongue "Praise the Lord": "Allelu" signifies "praise," and "ia" "the Lord," or "the One who is." "I will confess you, O Lord, with my whole heart." "With all my mind, Master, I offer you the hymn of thanksgiving." "In the council of the upright and the congregation." "Not I alone, but with me the assembly of the pious." For at that time the people had been freed from the error of idols, since the king trained all in piety. So he calls the body of the pious "the council of the upright."
Ps 111:1 (110:1 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · 2 Chr 20:1 (allusion, high confidence) · 2 Chr 20:23 (allusion, high confidence) · 2 Chr 20:28 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 111:1: the psalm is Jehoshaphat's hymn after God destroyed the invading Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites (2 Chr 20); 'Alleluia' means 'Praise the Lord.'
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR letter; OCR letters; split word (OCR); stray space (OCR)): συναγαγόν τες → συναγαγόντες; μειὰ παντὸς → μετὰ παντὸς; ἔδραΟ ὡς → ἔδραμεν ὡς; ᾿Αλληλούτα → ᾿Αλληλούϊα; Κύριον, ἐπὶ οἱ τῇ Ἑλλάδι → Κύριον, ἐστὶ τῇ Ἑλλάδι; σοι , Κύριε → σοι, Κύριε.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.1 (PG 80 80:1775; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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110.2PG 80 80:1775
« Μεγάλα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου. » Τῷ ὄντι γὰρ θαυμαστά, καὶ ἀξιάγαστα, τὰ ὑπὸ τῆς αὐτοῦ δυνάμεως ἐνεργούμενα. · Ἐξεζητημένα εἰς πάντα τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ. » Ποιεῖ μὲν ὅσα βούλεται, ἕκαστον δὲ τῶν γινομένων σοφίας ὑπάρχει μεστὸν, καὶ παρὰ πάντων τὴν εὐφημίαν ἐφέλκεται.
« Megala ta erga Kyriou. » Tǭ onti gar thaumasta, kai axiagasta, ta hypo tēs autou dynameōs energoumena. ; Exezētēmena eis panta ta thelēmata autou. » Poiei men hosa bouletai, hekaston de tōn ginomenōn sophias hyparchei meston, kai para pantōn tēn euphēmian ephelketai.
"Great are the works of the Lord." For truly marvelous and admirable are the things worked by his power. "Sought out in all his wishes." "He does whatever he wills, and each of the things that come to be is full of wisdom and draws praise from all."
Ps 111:2 (110:2 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 111:2: all God's works are great and full of wisdom.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR letter; stray mark (OCR)): ἀξιάγαστα ", → ἀξιάγαστα,; Ποιεῖ μὲν " ὅσα → Ποιεῖ μὲν ὅσα; ἔχαστον → ἕκαστον.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.2 (PG 80 80:1775; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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110.3PG 80 80:1777
· Ἐξομολόγησις καὶ μεγαλοπρέπεια τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ. » "Απαντα τὰ ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ γινόμενα, καὶ ἡ δημιουργία, καὶ ἡ οἰκονομία, καὶ μεγαλοφυῆ, καὶ ὑπερφυῆ, καὶ τῆς παρὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων ὑμνῳδίας ἄξια. ᾿Εξομολόγησιν ἐνταῦθα τὴν εὐχαριστίαν καλεῖ. « Καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. » Οὐδὲν ἄδικον τῶν γινομένων, ἀλλὰ πάντα τῷ δικαίῳ κοσμεῖται· δι' αἰῶνος γὰρ ταύτῃ χρώμενος πρυτανεύει τὰ σύμπαντα.
; Exomologēsis kai megaloprepeia to ergon autou. » "Apanta ta hyp᾿ autou ginomena, kai hē dēmiourgia, kai hē oikonomia, kai megalophyē, kai hyperphyē, kai tēs para pantōn anthrōpōn hymnǭdias axia. ᾿Exomologēsin entautha tēn eucharistian kalei. « Kai hē dikaiosynē autou menei eis ton aiōna tou aiōnos. » Ouden adikon tōn ginomenōn, alla panta tǭ dikaiǭ kosmeitai; di' aiōnos gar tautę̄ chrōmenos prytaneuei ta sympanta.
"Confession and majesty are his work." All that he does, both creation and the dispensation, is magnificent, supernatural, and worthy of hymns from all human beings. Here he calls thanksgiving "confession." "And his righteousness remains for ever and ever." None of the things that happen is unjust; all are ordered by justice. For he governs all things using it through the ages.
Ps 111:3 (110:3 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 111:3: all God's works, in creation and redemption, deserve praise, and all are just.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent): κοσμείται → κοσμεῖται.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.3 (PG 80 80:1777; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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110.4PG 80 80:1777
« Μνείαν ἐποιήσατο τῶν θαυμασίων αὐτοῦ. › Ἐπειδὴ προφανῶς εἰργάσατο τῶν πολεμίων τὸν ὅλεθρον. Ταυτὸ δὲ τοῦτο καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν προγόνων πεποίηκε, ποτὲ μὲν τοὺς Αἰγυπτίους συγκαλύψας, ἄλλοτε δὲ τοὺς ᾿Αμαληκίτας τῇ ἐκτάσει Μωσέως χειρῶν κατακοντίσας· καὶ Χαναναίους, καὶ Χετταίους, καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ἔθνη, δι' Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναυῆ καταλύσας. ᾿Ανάμνησιν τῶν θαυμασίων ἐκάλεσε τῶν πολεμίων τὴν τιμωρίαν · ἀντὶ τοῦ· Τὰς πολυθρυλλήτους σου θαυματουργίας, τὰς ψευδεῖς παρὰ τοῖς ἀπίστοις νομιζομένας, ἔδειξας ἀληθεῖς τῇ νέᾳ θαυματουργίᾳ, καὶ ἀνέμνησας ἡμᾶς ὧν ἐπὶ τῶν ἡμετέρων εἰργάσω προγόνων. • Ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων ὁ Κύριος. Τροφὴν ἔδωκε τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν. • Τὴν τροφὴν, θήραν οἱ ἄλλοι εἶπον ἑρμηνευταί. ᾿Αληθῆ δὲ ἀμφότερα. Καὶ γὰρ ὡς ἐπὶ θήραν ἕτοιμον ἔδραμον ἐπὶ τῶν πολεμίων τὸν πλοῦτον, καὶ τροφὴν ἐκεῖθεν ἱκανὴν ἐπορίσαντο. « Μνησθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διαθήκης αὐτοῦ. Ὁ δὲ Σύμμαχος οὕτως· Θήραν ἔδωκε τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτὸν, μνημονεύων αἰωνίου συνθήκης αὐτοῦ. Τῶν γὰρ πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας γεγενημένων ὑποσχέσεων ἄληστον ἔχει τὴν μνήμην, καὶ δι᾽ ἐκείνην ἡμῖν μεταδίδωσι τῶν ἀγαθῶν.
« Mneian epoiēsato tōn thaumasiōn autou. › Epeidē prophanōs eirgasato tōn polemiōn ton holethron. Tauto de touto kai epi tōn progonōn pepoiēke, pote men tous Aigyptious synkalypsas, allote de tous ᾿Amalēkitas tę̄ ektasei Mōseōs cheirōn katakontisas; kai Chananaious, kai Chettaious, kai ta alla ethnē, di' Iēsou tou Nauē katalysas. ᾿Anamnēsin tōn thaumasiōn ekalese tōn polemiōn tēn timōrian ; anti tou; Tas polythryllētous sou thaumatourgias, tas pseudeis para tois apistois nomizomenas, edeixas alētheis tę̄ neą thaumatourgią, kai anemnēsas hēmas hōn epi tōn hēmeterōn eirgasō progonōn. • Eleēmōn kai oiktirmōn ho Kyrios. Trophēn edōke tois phoboumenois auton. • Tēn trophēn, thēran hoi alloi eipon hermēneutai. ᾿Alēthē de amphotera. Kai gar hōs epi thēran hetoimon edramon epi tōn polemiōn ton plouton, kai trophēn ekeithen hikanēn eporisanto. « Mnēsthēsetai eis ton aiōna diathēkēs autou. Ho de Symmachos houtōs; Thēran edōke tois phoboumenois auton, mnēmoneuōn aiōniou synthēkēs autou. Tōn gar pros tous pateras gegenēmenōn hyposcheseōn alēston echei tēn mnēmēn, kai di᾽ ekeinēn hēmin metadidōsi tōn agathōn.
"He has made a remembrance of his wonders." Since he openly brought about the destruction of the enemy. He had done the same also in the time of the forefathers: at one time he covered the Egyptians with the sea, at another he struck down the Amalekites by the stretching out of Moses' hands, and he destroyed the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the other nations through Joshua son of Nun. He called the punishment of the enemy a "remembrance of his wonders": that is, "Your celebrated wonders, thought false by unbelievers, you showed to be true by the new wonder, and reminded us of what you did in the time of our forefathers." "The Lord is merciful and compassionate. He gave food to those who fear him." For "food" the other translators said "prey." Both are true; for they ran to the enemy's wealth as to prey ready at hand, and from it they obtained sufficient food. "He will remember his covenant for ever." Symmachus has: "He gave prey to those who fear him, remembering his everlasting agreement." For he keeps an unforgetting memory of the promises made to the fathers, and because of it gives us a share in good things.
Ps 111:4 (110:4 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 111:5 (110:5 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Exod 14:28 (allusion, high confidence) · Exod 17:11 (allusion, high confidence) · 2 Chr 20:25 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 111:4–5: Jehoshaphat's victory recalled and confirmed God's earlier wonders; the 'food' or 'prey' is the enemy's spoil, given because God remembers his covenant.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR breathing; OCR letters; stray mark (OCR)): ἀνέμνησας ἡμᾶς · ὧν → ἀνέμνησας ἡμᾶς ὧν; ἐπὶ · τῶν πολεμίων → ἐπὶ τῶν πολεμίων; ίχανὴν → ἱκανὴν; αίωνίου → αἰωνίου.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.4 (PG 80 80:1777; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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110.6PG 80 80:1777
« Ἰσχὺν ἔργων αὐτοῦ ἀνήγγειλε τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ · τοῦ δοῦναι αὐτοῖς κληρονομίαν ἐθνῶν. › Μᾶλλον ἡμῖν ἐναργῶς τὴν οἰκείαν ἔδειξε δύναμιν, τὸν τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἡμῖν δωρησάμενος πλοῦτον. Οὐ γὰρ μόνον ἡμᾶς τῆς παρ᾿ ἐκείνων ἠλευθέρωσε λώβης, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν ἐκείνων περιουσίαν εἰς τὰς ἡμετέρας μετατέθεικεν οἰκίας. « Ἔργα χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀλήθεια καὶ κρίσις. » Οὐκ ἀδίκως δὲ, ἀλλὰ καὶ λίαν ἐνδίκως ταῦτα εἰργάσατο. Οὐδὲν γὰρ ἡμῖν ἐγκαλεῖν ἔχοντες, καταλῦσαι παντελῶς ἐπειράθησαν. ᾿Αληθῆ τοίνυν καὶ δικαίαν κατ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐξενήνοχε ψῆφον.
« Ischyn ergōn autou anēngeile tǭ laǭ autou ; tou dounai autois klēronomian ethnōn. › Mallon hēmin enargōs tēn oikeian edeixe dynamin, ton tōn echthrōn hēmin dōrēsamenos plouton. Ou gar monon hēmas tēs par᾿ ekeinōn ēleutherōse lōbēs, alla kai tēn ekeinōn periousian eis tas hēmeteras metatetheiken oikias. « Erga cheirōn autou alētheia kai krisis. » Ouk adikōs de, alla kai lian endikōs tauta eirgasato. Ouden gar hēmin enkalein echontes, katalysai pantelōs epeirathēsan. ᾿Alēthē toinyn kai dikaian kat᾿ autōn exenēnoche psēphon.
"He declared to his people the strength of his works, to give them the inheritance of the nations." "He showed his power to us more vividly by giving us the wealth of our enemies. For he not only freed us from their outrage but also transferred their substance into our houses." "The works of his hands are truth and judgment." "Not unjustly, but very justly, did he do these things. For having nothing to charge against us, they tried to destroy us utterly. So he pronounced a true and just sentence against them."
Ps 111:6 (110:6 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 111:7 (110:7 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 111:6–7: God justly gave Judah the wealth of enemies who had attacked without cause.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; split word (OCR); stray mark (OCR); stray space (OCR)): λώβης , ἀλλὰ → λώβης, ἀλλὰ; μετατέθεικεν · οἰκίας → μετατέθεικεν οἰκίας; ἀλή θεια → ἀλήθεια; ᾿Αλήθῆ → ᾿Αληθῆ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.6 (PG 80 80:1777; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-6). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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110.8PG 80 80:1777
« Πισταὶ αἱ πᾶσαι ἐντολαὶ αὐτοῦ· ἐστηριγμέναι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, πεποιημέναι ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ εὐθύτητι. » Νομοθετῶν ὁ Θεὸς τὴν οἰκείαν εὐμένειαν τοῖς φυλάττουσι τὸν νόμον ὑπέσχετο. Τοῦτο καὶ ἐνταῦθά φησιν, ὅτι ἀψευδεῖς αἱ περὶ τῆς τῶν ἐντολῶν φυλακῆς ὑποσχέσεις, καὶ οἱ ταῦτα πληροῦν προαιρούμενοι τῆς αὐτοῦ προμηθείας διηνεκῶς ἀπολαύουσι. Καὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς γνησίως αὐτὸν ἱκετεύσαντες κρείττους τῶν δυσμενῶν ἀπεφάνθημεν. Τοῦτο γὰρ διὰ τῶν ἐπαγομένων ἐδήλωσε.
« Pistai hai pasai entolai autou; estērigmenai eis ton aiōna tou aiōnos, pepoiēmenai en alētheią kai euthytēti. » Nomothetōn ho Theos tēn oikeian eumeneian tois phylattousi ton nomon hypescheto. Touto kai entautha phēsin, hoti apseudeis hai peri tēs tōn entolōn phylakēs hyposcheseis, kai hoi tauta plēroun proairoumenoi tēs autou promētheias diēnekōs apolauousi. Kai gar hēmeis gnēsiōs auton hiketeusantes kreittous tōn dysmenōn apephanthēmen. Touto gar dia tōn epagomenōn edēlōse.
"Faithful are all his commandments, established for ever and ever, made in truth and uprightness." When giving the law, God promised his favor to those who keep the law. He says this here too: that the promises concerning the keeping of the commandments are not false, and those who choose to fulfill them continually enjoy his providence. "For we too, entreating him sincerely, were shown stronger than our foes." He showed this by what follows.
Ps 111:7 (110:7 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 111:8 (110:8 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 111:7–8: God's promises to those who keep his commandments are reliable, as Judah's victory proved.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (stray letter (OCR); stray mark (OCR)): αἱ ' πᾶσαι → αἱ πᾶσαι; εὐμένειαν ὁ τοῖς → εὐμένειαν τοῖς; ἐντολῶν ὁ φυλακῆς → ἐντολῶν φυλακῆς.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.8 (PG 80 80:1777; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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110.9PG 80 80:1779
« Λύτρωσιν ἀπέστειλε Κύριος τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ, ἐνετείλατο εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διαθήκην αὐτοῦ. » Αἱ γὰρ τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑποσχέσεις οὐ μόνον τὸ ἀψευδὲς, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ διαρκὲς ἔχουσιν. « "Αγιον καὶ φοβερὸν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. › Τοῖς μὲν γὰρ πιστεύουσιν ἅγιον, καὶ τριπόθητον καὶ πηγάζον τῶν ἀγαθῶν τὴν φοράν· τοὺς δὲ ἀπιστοῦντας, καὶ παρανομίᾳ συζῶντας, κολάζει καὶ τιμωρεῖται.
« Lytrōsin apesteile Kyrios tǭ laǭ autou, eneteilato eis ton aiōna diathēkēn autou. » Hai gar tou Theou hyposcheseis ou monon to apseudes, alla kai to diarkes echousin. « "Agion kai phoberon to onoma autou. › Tois men gar pisteuousin hagion, kai tripothēton kai pēgazon tōn agathōn tēn phoran; tous de apistountas, kai paranomią syzōntas, kolazei kai timōreitai.
"The Lord sent redemption to his people; he commanded his covenant for ever." For God's promises have not only truthfulness but also permanence. "Holy and fearful is his name." For to those who believe it is holy, thrice longed for, and pours forth a stream of good things; but those who do not believe and live in lawlessness it chastises and punishes.
Ps 111:9 (110:9 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 111:9: God's covenant promises are lasting; his name is holy to believers and fearful to the lawless.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (repeated and displaced letters (OCR)): αὐαὐτοῦ. » τοῦ, ἐνετείλατο εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διαθήκην Αἱ γὰρ → αὐτοῦ, ἐνετείλατο εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα διαθήκην αὐτοῦ. » Αἱ γὰρ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.9 (PG 80 80:1779; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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110.10PG 80 80:1779
« ᾿Αρχή σοφίας φόβος Κυρίου. » ᾿Αναγκαῖον τοίνυν αὐτὸν δεδιέναι καὶ τρέμειν. Τοῦτο γὰρ πρῶτον τῆς θείας διδασκαλίας στοιχεῖον. Σοφίαν γὰρ οὐ τὴν εὐγλωττίαν λέγει, ἀλλὰ τὴν τῶν θείων ἐπίγνωσιν. Εἰσαγωγικοῖς τοίνυν ὁ φόβος· τῶν δὲ τελείων τῆς ἀγάπης ἡ κτῆσις. « Σύνεσις δὲ ἀγαθὴ πᾶσι τοῖς ποιοῦσιν αὐτήν. » Οὐκ ἀρκεῖ γὰρ εἰς τελείωσιν ἡ γνῶσις, ἀλλὰ χρήζει ἡ θεωρία τῆς πράξεως, καὶ προσήκει τὸν τῆς θείας ἠξιωμένον συνέσεως τοῖς ἔργοις τὴν γνῶσιν κοσμεῖν, καὶ διὰ ταύτης θεραπεύειν τὸν τῆς συνέσεως χορηγόν. « Ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. » ᾿Ακολούθως καὶ τοῦτο προστέθεικε, διδάσκων ὡς ὁ τῆς ἀρετῆς ἐραστὴς αὐτὸς τὸ ἐντεῦθεν πορίζεται κέρδος. Ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς, κἂν μηδεὶς ὑμνεῖν ἐθέλῃ, αἰώνιον ἔχει τὸν ὕμνον καὶ διαρκῆ. Τοῦτον μέντοι τὸν ψαλμὸν κατὰ στοιχεῖόν φασιν Ἑβραίοις γεγράφθαι, καὶ κατὰ τὴν τῶν στοιχείων ἀκολουθίαν συγκεῖσθαι. Καὶ ὁ μετ' αὐτὸν δὲ ὁμοίως σύγκειται.
« ᾿Archē sophias phobos Kyriou. » ᾿Anankaion toinyn auton dedienai kai tremein. Touto gar prōton tēs theias didaskalias stoicheion. Sophian gar ou tēn euglōttian legei, alla tēn tōn theiōn epignōsin. Eisagōgikois toinyn ho phobos; tōn de teleiōn tēs agapēs hē ktēsis. « Synesis de agathē pasi tois poiousin autēn. » Ouk arkei gar eis teleiōsin hē gnōsis, alla chrēzei hē theōria tēs praxeōs, kai prosēkei ton tēs theias ēxiōmenon syneseōs tois ergois tēn gnōsin kosmein, kai dia tautēs therapeuein ton tēs syneseōs chorēgon. « Hē ainesis autou menei eis ton aiōna tou aiōnos. » ᾿Akolouthōs kai touto prostetheike, didaskōn hōs ho tēs aretēs erastēs autos to enteuthen porizetai kerdos. Ho gar Theos, kan mēdeis hymnein ethelę̄, aiōnion echei ton hymnon kai diarkē. Touton mentoi ton psalmon kata stoicheion phasin Hebraiois gegraphthai, kai kata tēn tōn stoicheiōn akolouthian synkeisthai. Kai ho met' auton de homoiōs synkeitai.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." "It is necessary, then, to fear him and tremble." For this is the first element of divine teaching. By wisdom he means not eloquence but the knowledge of divine things. Fear, then, belongs to beginners; the possession of love to the perfect. "And good understanding to all who practice it." For knowledge is not enough for perfection; contemplation needs action, and one counted worthy of divine understanding should adorn his knowledge with works and by it serve the giver of understanding. "His praise remains for ever and ever." He fittingly added this too, teaching that the lover of virtue himself gains the profit from it. For God, even if no one is willing to hymn him, has an eternal and lasting hymn. They say that among the Hebrews this psalm is written letter by letter and composed in the order of the letters; and the one after it is composed in the same way.
Ps 111:10 (110:10 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Prov 1:7 (allusion, medium confidence) · 1 John 4:18 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 111:10: fear of God is the first step, love the mark of the perfect; knowledge must be joined to action; the psalm is alphabetic in Hebrew.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; OCR breathing): ἑραστὴς → ἐραστὴς; ἐθέλει, αἰώνιον → ἐθέλῃ, αἰώνιον.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 110.10 (PG 80 80:1779; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/110-10). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 111
111.1PG 80 80:1779
᾿Αλληλούϊα. Ὕμνον καλεῖ καὶ τοῦτον τὸν ψαλμὸν ἡ ἐπιγραφή · διδασκαλίαν δὲ εὐσεβείας τοῖς βουλομένοις προσφέρει. « Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον, ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς αὐτοῦ θελήσει σφόδρα. » Ὁ ταύτῃ τῇ εὐλαβείᾳ κοσμούμενος, καὶ τὸ θεῖον περικείμενος δέος, πᾶσαν αὐτοῦ τὴν βουλὴν εἰς τὴν τῶν θείων λογίων ἐκπλήρωσιν μετατίθησι, καὶ σὺν πάσῃ προθυμίᾳ πληροῦν ταῦτα ἐπείγεται. Εἶτα δείκνυσι τὸν τῶν τοιούτων σπερμάτων καρπόν.
᾿Allēlouïa. Hymnon kalei kai touton ton psalmon hē epigraphē ; didaskalian de eusebeias tois boulomenois prospherei. « Makarios anēr ho phoboumenos ton Kyrion, en tais entolais autou thelēsei sphodra. » Ho tautę̄ tę̄ eulabeią kosmoumenos, kai to theion perikeimenos deos, pasan autou tēn boulēn eis tēn tōn theiōn logiōn ekplērōsin metatithēsi, kai syn pasę̄ prothymią plēroun tauta epeigetai. Eita deiknysi ton tōn toioutōn spermatōn karpon.
Alleluia. The title calls this psalm too a hymn; and it offers teaching in piety to those who wish it. "Blessed is the man who fears the Lord; he will delight greatly in his commandments." The one adorned with this reverence and clothed in divine awe turns his whole will to fulfilling the divine oracles and hastens with all eagerness to carry them out. Then he shows the fruit of such seeds.
Ps 112:1 (111:1 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 112:1: the one who fears God delights to fulfill his commandments.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (split word (OCR)): ψαλ μὸν → ψαλμὸν.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.1 (PG 80 80:1779; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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111.2PG 80 80:1779
ε Δυνατὸν ἐν τῇ γῇ ἔσται τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ. • Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ τοῦτο ἀξιέραστον ἐδόκει τοῖς τηνικάδε ἀνθρώποις, τοῦτο τοῖς φυλάττουσι τὰς ἐντολὰς δώσειν ὑπισχνεῖται τὸ δῶρον. Καὶ δὴ καὶ ἔδωκε, διὰ μὲν τὸν ᾿Ἀβραὰμ τῷ Ἰσραὴλ, διὰ δὲ τὸν Δαβὶδ τοῖς ἐξ αὐτοῦ, καὶ διὰ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῖς ἐκγόνοις, καὶ ταῦτα παρανόμοις γεγενημένοις. « Γενεὰ εὐθέων εὐλογηθήσεται. » Οἱ γὰρ ἰσότητος καὶ δικαιοσύνης ἐπιμελούμενοι τῆς θείας εὐλογίας δρέψονται τοὺς καρπούς.
e Dynaton en tę̄ gę̄ estai to sperma autou. • Epeidē gar touto axieraston edokei tois tēnikade anthrōpois, touto tois phylattousi tas entolas dōsein hypischneitai to dōron. Kai dē kai edōke, dia men ton ᾿Abraam tǭ Israēl, dia de ton Dabid tois ex autou, kai dia ton Israēl tois ekgonois, kai tauta paranomois gegenēmenois. « Genea eutheōn eulogēthēsetai. » Hoi gar isotētos kai dikaiosynēs epimeloumenoi tēs theias eulogias drepsontai tous karpous.
"His seed will be mighty on the earth." Since this seemed desirable to people of that time, he promises to give this gift to those who keep the commandments. And indeed he gave it: for Abraham's sake to Israel, for David's sake to those descended from him, and for Israel's sake to his descendants, even though they had become lawless. "The generation of the upright will be blessed." For those who care for equity and righteousness will gather the fruits of the divine blessing.
Ps 112:2 (111:2 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 112:2: God promised mighty descendants to the godly and gave them for the sake of Abraham, David, and Israel.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; OCR letter): τὸ σπέρμα αὐτου → τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ; Δαβὶὸ → Δαβὶδ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.2 (PG 80 80:1779; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-2). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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111.3PG 80 80:1781
« Δόξα καὶ πλοῦτος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ. » Καὶ ταύτας ὡς πρὸς ἀτελεῖς ἔτι, καὶ τῶν τελείων ἐπαΐειν οὐ δυναμένους, ποιεῖται τὰς ὑποσχέσεις. Τοὺς γὰρ τελείους ὁ Δεσπότης Χριστὸς τάναντία διδάσκει, λέγων· « Μὴ κτήσησθε χρυσὸν, μηδὲ ἄργυρον, μήτε χαλκὸν εἰς τὰς ζώνας ὑμῶν, μὴ πήραν εἰς ὁδὸν, μὴ ὑποδήματα, μηδὲ ῥάβδον. » Καὶ πάλιν· « Ἐὰν μή τις ἀποτάξηται πᾶσι τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ, οὐ δύναταί μου εἶναι μαθητής. « Καί · « Εἰ θέλεις τέλειος γενέσθαι, πώλησόν σου τὰ ὑπάρχοντα, καὶ δὸς πτωχοῖς. » ᾿Αλλ' ὅμως ταῦτα νομοθετῶν, ἐκεῖνα τοῖς ἀτελέσι καὶ ὑπισχνεῖται, καὶ δίδωσιν. Οὕτω τῷ Σολομῶντι καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ δόξαν προστέθεικεν Οὕτω τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ τὸν τῶν Αἰγυπτίων ἐδωρήσατο πλοῦτον. « Καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. » ῎Αληστον γὰρ ὁ τῶν ὅλων Θεὸς ἔχει τὴν μνήμην, καὶ ἀείμνηστον αὑτοῦ διαφυλάττει τὸ κλέος.
« Doxa kai ploutos en tǭ oikǭ autou. » Kai tautas hōs pros ateleis eti, kai tōn teleiōn epaïein ou dynamenous, poieitai tas hyposcheseis. Tous gar teleious ho Despotēs Christos tanantia didaskei, legōn; « Mē ktēsēsthe chryson, mēde argyron, mēte chalkon eis tas zōnas hymōn, mē pēran eis hodon, mē hypodēmata, mēde rhabdon. » Kai palin; « Ean mē tis apotaxētai pasi tois hyparchousin autou, ou dynatai mou einai mathētēs. « Kai ; « Ei theleis teleios genesthai, pōlēson sou ta hyparchonta, kai dos ptōchois. » ᾿All' homōs tauta nomothetōn, ekeina tois atelesi kai hypischneitai, kai didōsin. Houtō tǭ Solomōnti kai plouton kai doxan prostetheiken Houtō tois huiois Israēl ton tōn Aigyptiōn edōrēsato plouton. « Kai hē dikaiosynē autou menei eis ton aiōna tou aiōnos. » ᾿Alēston gar ho tōn holōn Theos echei tēn mnēmēn, kai aeimnēston hautou diaphylattei to kleos.
"Glory and wealth are in his house." He makes these promises too as to those still imperfect and unable to grasp perfect things. For Christ the Master teaches the perfect the opposite, saying: "Do not acquire gold, nor silver, nor copper for your belts, nor a bag for the road, nor sandals, nor a staff." And again: "Unless someone renounces all that he has, he cannot be my disciple." And: "If you wish to be perfect, sell your possessions and give to the poor." Yet while laying down these laws he both promises and gives those things to the imperfect. So he added wealth and glory to Solomon; so he gave the sons of Israel the wealth of the Egyptians. "And his righteousness remains for ever and ever." For the God of all keeps an unforgetting memory and preserves his fame ever-remembered.
Ps 112:3 (111:3 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Matt 10:9 (quotation, high confidence) · Matt 10:10 (quotation, high confidence) · Luke 14:33 (quotation, high confidence) · Matt 19:21 (quotation, high confidence) · 1 Kgs 3:13 (allusion, high confidence) · Exod 12:36 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 112:3: promises of wealth suit the imperfect; Christ teaches the perfect to renounce possessions, yet God still gives such gifts, as to Solomon.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; OCR breathing; stray mark (OCR)): ὑπισχνείται → ὑπισχνεῖται; έδωρήσατο → ἐδωρήσατο; ὅλων – Θεὸς → ὅλων Θεὸς.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.3 (PG 80 80:1781; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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111.4PG 80 80:1781
« Ἐξανέτειλεν ἐν σκότει φῶς τοῖς ἔθνεσιν. » Σκότος ποτὲ μὲν τὴν ἄγνοιαν, ποτὲ δὲ τὰς συμφορὰς ὀνομάζει, καὶ φῶς δὲ ὡσαύτως νῦν μὲν τὴν γνῶσιν, νῦν δὲ τῶν κακῶν τὴν ἀπαλλαγὴν προσαγορεύει. Λέγει τοίνυν, ὅτι καὶ ἀγνοοῦσιν ὑποδείξει τὴν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ ἐν τῇ τῶν λυπηρῶν προσβολῇ τὴν οἰκείαν ἐπικουρίαν ὀρέξει. Οὕτω τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἐκ τῆς τῶν ἀδελφῶν μιαιφονίας ἐξήρπασεν, οὕτως αὐτὸν τῆς συκοφαντίας ἀπέφηνε κρείττονα· οὕτω τῆς Σάρῥας ἁρπαγείσης ὤρεξε τῷ ᾿Αβραὰμ τὴν οἰκείαν ῥοπήν · οὕτω τὸν Λάβαν ἐξεδειμάτωσε, καὶ τὸν φεύγοντα τοῦ διώκοντος δυνατώτερον ἔδειξε. Τῆς θείας τοίνυν δυνάμεως καὶ τοῦτο τεκμήριον, τὸ γυμνασίας μὲν εἶνεκα συγχωρεῖν προσβάλλειν τοῖς δικαίοις τὰ λυπηρά, διαλύειν δὲ τούτων τὸ νέφος, καὶ καθαρὰν αἰθρίαν χαρίζεσθαι. « Ελεήμων, καὶ οἰκτίρμων, καὶ δίκαιος.» Ταῦτα δὲ πρυτανεύει δικαιοσύνῃ, καὶ ἐλέῳ, καὶ ἀγαθότητι χρώμενος. Κήδεται μὲν γὰρ ὡς φιλάνθρωπος, στεφανοῦν δὲ τοὺς δικαίους βουλόμενος, συγχωρεῖ τοὺς ἀγῶνας, λύει δὲ τούτους ὅτι τάχιστα διὰ τὴν ἀμέτρητον ἀγαθότητα.
« Exaneteilen en skotei phōs tois ethnesin. » Skotos pote men tēn agnoian, pote de tas symphoras onomazei, kai phōs de hōsautōs nyn men tēn gnōsin, nyn de tōn kakōn tēn apallagēn prosagoreuei. Legei toinyn, hoti kai agnoousin hypodeixei tēn alētheian, kai en tę̄ tōn lypērōn prosbolę̄ tēn oikeian epikourian orexei. Houtō ton Iōsēph ek tēs tōn adelphōn miaiphonias exērpasen, houtōs auton tēs sykophantias apephēne kreittona; houtō tēs Sarrhas harpageisēs ōrexe tǭ ᾿Abraam tēn oikeian rhopēn ; houtō ton Laban exedeimatōse, kai ton pheugonta tou diōkontos dynatōteron edeixe. Tēs theias toinyn dynameōs kai touto tekmērion, to gymnasias men eineka synchōrein prosballein tois dikaiois ta lypēra, dialyein de toutōn to nephos, kai katharan aithrian charizesthai. « Eleēmōn, kai oiktirmōn, kai dikaios.» Tauta de prytaneuei dikaiosynę̄, kai eleǭ, kai agathotēti chrōmenos. Kēdetai men gar hōs philanthrōpos, stephanoun de tous dikaious boulomenos, synchōrei tous agōnas, lyei de toutous hoti tachista dia tēn ametrēton agathotēta.
"Light has risen in darkness for the upright." He sometimes calls ignorance darkness, sometimes misfortunes; and likewise light now means knowledge, now release from evils. He says, then, that he will show the truth to those who are ignorant, and will stretch out his help when distresses attack. So he snatched Joseph from his brothers' murderous intent; so he made him stronger than the false accusation; so when Sarah was carried off he stretched out his help to Abraham; so he terrified Laban and showed the fugitive stronger than the pursuer. This too is a proof of the divine power: that for the sake of training he allows distresses to attack the righteous, but dissolves their cloud and grants a clear sky. "Merciful, compassionate, and righteous." He governs these things using righteousness, mercy, and goodness. For he cares as one who loves humankind; wishing to crown the righteous, he permits the contests, but ends them as quickly as possible because of his immeasurable goodness.
Ps 112:4 (111:4 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Gen 37:21 (allusion, high confidence) · Gen 39:20 (allusion, medium confidence) · Gen 12:17 (allusion, high confidence) · Gen 31:24 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 112:4: God allows trials for training but brings light to the righteous, as with Joseph, Abraham, and Jacob.
- Theodoret's lemma reads 'for the nations' (τοῖς ἔθνεσιν), probably an OCR slip for 'for the upright' (τοῖς εὐθέσιν), as in the Septuagint; translated as the Septuagint.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR breathing; split word (OCR); stray mark (OCR); stray space (OCR)): Ἑξανέτειλεν → Ἐξανέτειλεν; ἄγνοιαν , ποτὲ → ἄγνοιαν, ποτὲ; οἰκτίρμων ", καὶ → οἰκτίρμων, καὶ; ἀγα θότητα → ἀγαθότητα.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.4 (PG 80 80:1781; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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111.5PG 80 80:1781
« Χρηστὸς ἀνὴρ ὁ οἰκτείρων, καὶ κιχρῶν· οἰκονομήσει τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ ἐν κρίσει. » Ὁ δὲ Σύμμαχος οὕτως· Ἀγαθὸς, χαριστικὸς, καὶ κιχρῶν, οἰκονομῶν τὰ πράγματα αὐτοῦ μετὰ κρίσεως. Ὁ γὰρ τὸν οἰκεῖον δεσπότην μιμούμενος φιλοτίμως θεραπεύει τοὺς ὁμοδούλους· οἰκτείρων μὲν, ὡς τῆς φύσεως κοινωνός, κιχρῶν δὲ, ὡς τὴν ἔκτισιν παρὰ τοῦ κοινοῦ προσμένων Δεσπότου. Οὐδὲν δὲ ὁ τοιοῦτος ἀδιακρίτως ἐργάζεται, ἀλλ᾽ ὀρθῶς χρώμενος λογισμῷ, καὶ τοὺς λόγους καὶ τὰ ἔργα κοσμεῖ. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὐ σαλευθήσεται. » Βεβαίαν γὰρ ὁ τοιοῦτος ἔχει τὴν γνώμην, οὐδεμίαν τροπήν δεχομένην ἐν ταῖς τῶν καιρῶν δυσκολίαις.
« Chrēstos anēr ho oikteirōn, kai kichrōn; oikonomēsei tous logous autou en krisei. » Ho de Symmachos houtōs; Agathos, charistikos, kai kichrōn, oikonomōn ta pragmata autou meta kriseōs. Ho gar ton oikeion despotēn mimoumenos philotimōs therapeuei tous homodoulous; oikteirōn men, hōs tēs physeōs koinōnos, kichrōn de, hōs tēn ektisin para tou koinou prosmenōn Despotou. Ouden de ho toioutos adiakritōs ergazetai, all᾽ orthōs chrōmenos logismǭ, kai tous logous kai ta erga kosmei. Hoti eis ton aiōna ou saleuthēsetai. » Bebaian gar ho toioutos echei tēn gnōmēn, oudemian tropēn dechomenēn en tais tōn kairōn dyskoliais.
"Good is the man who shows pity and lends; he will manage his words with judgment." Symmachus has: "Good, gracious, and lending, managing his affairs with judgment." For one who imitates his own Master serves his fellow servants generously: showing pity as a sharer in their nature, and lending as one who expects repayment from the common Master. Such a one does nothing indiscriminately, but using right reasoning he orders both his words and his deeds. "For he will not be shaken for ever." For such a one has a firm mind that admits no change in the difficulties of the times.
Ps 112:5 (111:5 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 112:6 (111:6 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Prov 19:17 (allusion, medium confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 112:5–6: the good man imitates God by pity and lending, expecting repayment from God, and acts with judgment and firmness.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR breathing; split word (OCR)): οίκονομήσει → οἰκονομήσει; δυσκο λίαις → δυσκολίαις.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.5 (PG 80 80:1781; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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111.7PG 80 80:1783
« Εἰς μνημόσυνον αἰώνιον ἔσται δίκαιος. Πολυθρύλλητος δὲ ὁ τοιοῦτος ἔσται, καὶ παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀοίδιμος, καὶ ἀείμνηστον καταλείψει τὸ κλέος. • ᾿Ἀπὸ ἀκοῆς πονηρᾶς οὐ φοβηθήσεται. » Οὔτε δὲ ἀπειλὰς δείσει, οὔτε ἀγγελίας φόβον ἱκανὰς ἐμποιῆσαι. « Ἑτοίμη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἐλπίζειν ἐπὶ Κυρίου. » Ὁ δὲ Σύμμαχος τὴν ἑτοίμην πάλιν ἐδραίαν ἡρμήνευσεν. Ἑδραίαν ἔχει, φησὶ, καὶ βεβαίαν τὴν εἰς Θεὸν ἐλπίδα, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο τῶν τοιούτων θορύβων καταφρονεῖ.
« Eis mnēmosynon aiōnion estai dikaios. Polythryllētos de ho toioutos estai, kai para pasin aoidimos, kai aeimnēston kataleipsei to kleos. • ᾿Apo akoēs ponēras ou phobēthēsetai. » Oute de apeilas deisei, oute angelias phobon hikanas empoiēsai. « Hetoimē hē kardia autou elpizein epi Kyriou. » Ho de Symmachos tēn hetoimēn palin edraian hērmēneusen. Hedraian echei, phēsi, kai bebaian tēn eis Theon elpida, kai dia touto tōn toioutōn thorybōn kataphronei.
"The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance." Such a one will be renowned and celebrated by all and will leave an ever-remembered fame. "He will not be afraid of an evil report." He will not fear threats or news able to cause fear. "His heart is ready to hope in the Lord." Symmachus again rendered "ready" as "firm." "He has a settled and firm hope in God," he says, "and therefore despises such disturbances."
Ps 112:6 (111:6 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 112:7 (111:7 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 112:6–7: the righteous man is remembered for ever and, hoping firmly in God, fears no bad news.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR breathing): Έδραίαν ἔχει → Ἑδραίαν ἔχει.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.7 (PG 80 80:1783; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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111.8PG 80 80:1783
« Ἐστήρικται ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇ, ἕως οὗ ἐπίδῃ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ. » Οὐ γὰρ μόνον οὐ δέδιε τοὺς δυσμενεῖς, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν ἐκείνων ἧτταν διὰ τὴν εἰς Θεὸν ἐλπίδα προσμένει. · Ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκε τοῖς πένησιν· ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. » Τούτων ἕκαστον διδασκαλίαν ἀρετῆς τοῖς βουλομένοις προσφέρει. Λέγει δὲ, ὅτι ὁ τῇ εὐλαβείᾳ καὶ τῷ θείῳ φόβῳ κοσμούμενος οὐχ ἁπλῶς τοῖς δεομένοις ὀρέγει τὸν ἔλεον, ἀλλὰ μετὰ πολλῆς φιλοτιμίας τοῦτο ποιεῖ, καὶ μιμεῖται τοὺς σπείροντας ἀφειδῶς τὰ σπέρματα, καὶ σκεδαννύντας διὰ τὴν τῶν δραγμάτων ἐλπίδα. Παραπλησίως γὰρ καὶ οὗτος τῆς δικαιοσύνης προσμένει τὸ κέρδος. « Τὸ κέρας αὐτοῦ ὑψωθήσεται ἐν δόξῃ. » Κέρας τὴν ἰσχὺν καλεῖ ἐκ μεταφορᾶς τῶν ζώων τῶν καθωπλισμένων τοῖς κέρασι, καὶ τούτοις ἀμυνομένων τοὺς ἐπιόντας. Λέγει τοίνυν ὅτι καὶ δυνατὸς καὶ περίβλεπτος ἔσται ὁ τῆς ἀρετῆς κεκτημένος τὸν πλοῦτον.
« Estēriktai hē kardia autou, ou mē phobēthę̄, heōs hou epidę̄ epi tous echthrous autou. » Ou gar monon ou dedie tous dysmeneis, alla kai tēn ekeinōn hēttan dia tēn eis Theon elpida prosmenei. ; Eskorpisen, edōke tois penēsin; hē dikaiosynē autou menei eis ton aiōna tou aiōnos. » Toutōn hekaston didaskalian aretēs tois boulomenois prospherei. Legei de, hoti ho tę̄ eulabeią kai tǭ theiǭ phobǭ kosmoumenos ouch haplōs tois deomenois oregei ton eleon, alla meta pollēs philotimias touto poiei, kai mimeitai tous speirontas apheidōs ta spermata, kai skedannyntas dia tēn tōn dragmatōn elpida. Paraplēsiōs gar kai houtos tēs dikaiosynēs prosmenei to kerdos. « To keras autou hypsōthēsetai en doxę̄. » Keras tēn ischyn kalei ek metaphoras tōn zōōn tōn kathōplismenōn tois kerasi, kai toutois amynomenōn tous epiontas. Legei toinyn hoti kai dynatos kai peribleptos estai ho tēs aretēs kektēmenos ton plouton.
"His heart is established; he will not be afraid until he looks upon his enemies." For he not only does not fear his foes but even awaits their defeat because of his hope in God. "He scattered, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains for ever and ever." Each of these offers teaching in virtue to those who wish it. He says that the one adorned with reverence and divine fear does not simply hold out mercy to the needy, but does so with great generosity, and imitates those who sow seed unsparingly and scatter it in hope of the sheaves. For he too in the same way awaits the profit of righteousness. "His horn will be exalted in glory." He calls strength a horn, by a metaphor from animals armed with horns who defend themselves with them against attackers. He says, then, that one who has acquired the wealth of virtue will be both powerful and admired.
Ps 112:8 (111:8 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 112:9 (111:9 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · 2 Cor 9:9 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 112:8–9: the godly man fears no enemy and gives generously like a sower expecting harvest; his strength and honor will be raised.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (split word (OCR); stray letters (OCR); stray mark (OCR)): φοβηθῇ, Νου ἕως → φοβηθῇ, ἕως; δικαιοσύ νη → δικαιοσύνη; προσ φέρει → προσφέρει; ὑψωθήσεται & ἐν → ὑψωθήσεται ἐν.
Topics: Ethics
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.8 (PG 80 80:1783; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-8). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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111.10PG 80 80:1783
« ᾿Αμαρτωλὸς ὄψεται, καὶ ὀργισθήσεται, τοὺς ὀδόντας αὐτοῦ βρύξει, καὶ τακήσεται, ἐπιθυμία ἁμαρτωλοῦ ἀπολεῖται. » Οἱ δὲ κακίᾳ συζῇν προαιρούμενοι, τῶν δικαίων ὁρῶντες τὴν περιφάνειαν, τακήσονται μὲν τῷ φθόνῳ, καὶ τῆς μιαιφονίας τυρεύσουσι μηχανάς · διαμαρτήσονται δὲ τῶν βουλευμάτων, καὶ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας οὐκ ἀπολαύσουσιν. ῎Αδικος γὰρ αὕτη καὶ λίαν θεομισής.
« ᾿Amartōlos opsetai, kai orgisthēsetai, tous odontas autou bryxei, kai takēsetai, epithymia hamartōlou apoleitai. » Hoi de kakią syzę̄n proairoumenoi, tōn dikaiōn horōntes tēn periphaneian, takēsontai men tǭ phthonǭ, kai tēs miaiphonias tyreusousi mēchanas ; diamartēsontai de tōn bouleumatōn, kai tēs epithymias ouk apolausousin. ᾿Adikos gar hautē kai lian theomisēs.
"The sinner will see and be angry; he will gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the sinner will perish." Those who choose to live in wickedness, seeing the renown of the righteous, will melt with envy and contrive murderous devices; but they will fail in their plans and not enjoy their desire. For it is unjust and very hateful to God.
Ps 112:10 (111:10 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 112:10: the wicked will envy the righteous, but their schemes will fail.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 111.10 (PG 80 80:1783; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/111-10). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 112
112.1PG 80 80:1783
᾿Αλληλούϊα. Ετερος ὕμνος καὶ οὗτος εἰς ὠφέλειαν συγγεγραμμένος, καὶ ἐγείρων τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὑμνῳδίαν τοῦ εὐεργέτου. « Αἰνεῖτε, παῖδες, Κύριον. › Παῖδας ἐνταῦθα οὐ τοὺς νέους, ὡς τινες ὑπέλαβον, ἀλλὰ τοὺς δούλους καλεῖ. Οὕτω γὰρ καὶ ὁ ᾿Ακύλας, καὶ ὁ Σύμμαχος, καὶ ὁ Θεοδοτίων ἡρμήνευσαν· καὶ ὁ Ἑβραῖος ᾿Αβδή λέγει. Οὕτω δὲ καὶ ὁ Σύρος. Καὶ τὸ αἰνεῖτε ὁ Ἑβραῖος Ἀλληλούϊα εἶπεν· ὡς εἶναι δῆλον ὅτι Ἀλληλούϊα, Αἰνεῖτε Κύριον ἑρμηνεύεται. • Αἰνεῖτε τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου. Εἴη τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου εὐλογημένον, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν, καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. • Προσήκει, φησὶν, ὑμᾶς δούλους ὄντας, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸ εἶναι λαβόντας, ὑμνεῖν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα, κἂν ἀγνοῆτε τὴν φύσιν. Ἔχει μὲν γὰρ τὴν εὐλογίαν καὶ τὴν εὐφημίαν ἄναρχον καὶ ἀήττητον. Τὸ γὰρ, « ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος » δηλοῖ τοῦτο. Δεῖ δὲ ὅμως καὶ ἡμᾶς, οἷα δὴ ποιητῇ, προσφέρειν τὸν χαριστήριον ὕμνον.
᾿Allēlouïa. Eteros hymnos kai houtos eis ōpheleian syngegrammenos, kai egeirōn tous anthrōpous eis hymnǭdian tou euergetou. « Aineite, paides, Kyrion. › Paidas entautha ou tous neous, hōs tines hypelabon, alla tous doulous kalei. Houtō gar kai ho ᾿Akylas, kai ho Symmachos, kai ho Theodotiōn hērmēneusan; kai ho Hebraios ᾿Abdē legei. Houtō de kai ho Syros. Kai to aineite ho Hebraios Allēlouïa eipen; hōs einai dēlon hoti Allēlouïa, Aineite Kyrion hermēneuetai. • Aineite to onoma Kyriou. Eiē to onoma Kyriou eulogēmenon, apo tou nyn, kai heōs tou aiōnos. • Prosēkei, phēsin, hymas doulous ontas, kai apo tou Theou to einai labontas, hymnein autou to onoma, kan agnoēte tēn physin. Echei men gar tēn eulogian kai tēn euphēmian anarchon kai aēttēton. To gar, « apo tou aiōnos kai heōs tou aiōnos » dēloi touto. Dei de homōs kai hēmas, hoia dē poiētę̄, prospherein ton charistērion hymnon.
Alleluia. This too is another hymn written for our benefit, rousing human beings to hymn their benefactor. "Praise the Lord, you servants." Here by "children" (paides) he means not the young, as some have supposed, but servants. For so Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion rendered it; and the Hebrew says "abde"; and so too the Syriac. And for "praise" the Hebrew said "Alleluia," so that it is clear that "Alleluia" means "Praise the Lord." "Praise the name of the Lord. May the name of the Lord be blessed from now and for ever." "It is fitting," he says, "for you, being servants and having received your being from God, to hymn his name, even if you do not know his nature. For he has blessing and praise without beginning and invincible"; "from everlasting to everlasting" shows this. "Yet we too, as to our Maker, must offer the hymn of thanksgiving."
Ps 113:1 (112:1 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 113:2 (112:2 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 113:1–2: the paides called to praise are servants, as the Hebrew and the other translators show; creatures should praise God's name even without knowing his nature.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR breathing; OCR misreading of quotation mark; stray mark (OCR); stray word (OCR)): ᾿Αβδή " λέγει → ᾿Αβδή λέγει; ἕως τοῦ: αἰῶνος → ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος; ἀπὸ τὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ → ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ; αήττητον → ἀήττητον; Τὸ γὰρ, ε ἀπὸ → Τὸ γὰρ, « ἀπὸ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 112.1 (PG 80 80:1783; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/112-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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112.3PG 80 80:1785
« ᾿Ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου μέχρι δυσμῶν αἰνετὸν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου. » Τὴν μετὰ τὴν ἐνανθρώπησιν τοῦ Μονογενοῦς τοῖς ἔθνεσι παρασχεθεῖσαν θεογνωσίαν ὁ ψαλμὸς προεθέσπισε. Πάλαι μὲν γὰρ ὁ τῶν ὅλων Θεὸς οὐδὲ παρὰ πάντων Ἰουδαίων ὑμνεῖτο, ἀλλὰ παρ' ὀλίγων τῶν εὐσεβείᾳ συζώντων· μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἐκ Παρθένου γέννησιν, καὶ τὸ σωτήριον πάθος, εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος τῶν κηρύκων τῆς ἀληθείας, « καὶ εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ ῥήματα αὐτῶν, » καὶ ἐπληρώθη ἡ σύμπασα γῆ τοῦ γνῶναι τὸν Κύριον, ὡς ὕδωρ πολὺ κατακαλύψαι θαλάσσας. Τοῦτο καὶ δι᾿ ἑτέρου προφήτου ὁ τῶν ὅλων ἔφη Θεός· « Οὐκ ἔστι μοι θέλημα ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ θυσίαν οὐ προσδέξομαι ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν ἡλίου μέχρι δυσμῶν μέγα τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ θυμίαμα προσφέρεται τῷ ὀνόματί μου, καὶ θυσία καθαρά. » Συνῳδὰ δὲ τούτοις καὶ ἡ πνευματικὴ μελῳδία θεσπίζει.
« ᾿Apo anatolōn hēliou mechri dysmōn aineton to onoma Kyriou. » Tēn meta tēn enanthrōpēsin tou Monogenous tois ethnesi paraschetheisan theognōsian ho psalmos proethespise. Palai men gar ho tōn holōn Theos oude para pantōn Ioudaiōn hymneito, alla par' oligōn tōn eusebeią syzōntōn; meta de tēn ek Parthenou gennēsin, kai to sōtērion pathos, eis pasan tēn gēn exēlthen ho phthongos tōn kērykōn tēs alētheias, « kai eis ta perata tēs oikoumenēs ta rhēmata autōn, » kai eplērōthē hē sympasa gē tou gnōnai ton Kyrion, hōs hydōr poly katakalypsai thalassas. Touto kai di᾿ heterou prophētou ho tōn holōn ephē Theos; « Ouk esti moi thelēma en hymin, kai thysian ou prosdexomai ek tōn cheirōn hymōn, hoti apo anatolōn hēliou mechri dysmōn mega to onoma mou en tois ethnesi, kai en panti topǭ thymiama prospheretai tǭ onomati mou, kai thysia kathara. » Synǭda de toutois kai hē pneumatikē melǭdia thespizei.
"From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised." The psalm foretold the knowledge of God given to the nations after the incarnation of the Only-begotten. For of old the God of all was not hymned even by all the Jews, but by the few who lived in piety; but after the birth from the Virgin and the saving passion, the voice of the heralds of truth went out into all the earth, "and their words to the ends of the world," and the whole earth was filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as much water covers the seas. The God of all said this also through another prophet: "I have no pleasure in you, and I will not accept sacrifice from your hands; for from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure sacrifice." The spiritual song prophesies in agreement with this.
Ps 113:3 (112:3 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 19:4 (18:5 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Isa 11:9 (quotation, high confidence) · Mal 1:10 (quotation, high confidence) · Mal 1:11 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 113:3: praise from east to west was fulfilled when, after the incarnation, the gospel reached all nations, as Malachi foretold the pure sacrifice among them.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent): πνευματική μελῳδία → πνευματικὴ μελῳδία.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 112.3 (PG 80 80:1785; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/112-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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112.4PG 80 80:1785
• Ὑψηλὸς ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ὁ Κύριος, ἐπὶ τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ. » "Απαντα γὰρ τὰ ἔθνη μεμάθηκεν ὡς αὐτός ἐστιν ὕψιστος, καὶ Θεὸς, καὶ τῶν ἁπάντων δημιουργὸς, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν οὐρανίων ἀγγέλων ἀνυμνούμενος.
• Hypsēlos epi panta ta ethnē ho Kyrios, epi tous ouranous hē doxa autou. » "Apanta gar ta ethnē memathēken hōs autos estin hypsistos, kai Theos, kai tōn hapantōn dēmiourgos, kai hypo tōn ouraniōn angelōn anymnoumenos.
"The Lord is high above all the nations; his glory is above the heavens." For all the nations have learned that he is most high, God, and Creator of all, hymned by the heavenly angels.
Ps 113:4 (112:4 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 113:4: all nations have learned that God is supreme and praised by the angels.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 112.4 (PG 80 80:1785; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/112-4). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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112.5PG 80 80:1785
« Τίς ὡς ὁ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν; · Πολλάκις τοῦτο ἡ θεία Γραφὴ λέγει. Καὶ γὰρ ὁ μακάριος Μωϋσῆς τοῦτο λέγει· «Τίς ὅμοιός σοι ἐν θεοῖς, Κύριε;» Τίς ὅμοιός σοι, δεδοξασμένος ἐν ἁγίοις; Καὶ ὁ μακάριος Δαβὶδ, ὅτι « Τίς ἐν νεφέλαις ἰσωθήσεται τῷ Κυρίῳ; ἢ τις ὁμοιωθήσεται τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν υἱοῖς Θεοῦ; › Καὶ πάλιν, ὅτι « Τίς Θεὸς παρὲξ τοῦ Κυρίου, ἢ τίς Θεὸς πλὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν; » Διὰ πάντων δὲ τούτων τὸ ἀσύγκριτον τοῦ Θεοῦ τῶν ὅλων μανθάνομεν, καὶ ὅτι δὲ οὐδὲν τῶν ὄντων παραβληθῆναι δύναται τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ φύσει, ἢ δυνάμει, ἢ ἐνεργείᾳ. • Ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς οἰκῶν, καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ. » Τοῖς οὐρανοῖς γὰρ ἐνδιαιτᾶσθαι δοκῶν ἐποπτεύει τὰ σύμπαντα, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀτημέλητον τῶν ὄντων ἐᾷ.
« Tis hōs ho Kyrios ho Theos hēmōn? ; Pollakis touto hē theia Graphē legei. Kai gar ho makarios Mōÿsēs touto legei; «Tis homoios soi en theois, Kyrie?» Tis homoios soi, dedoxasmenos en hagiois? Kai ho makarios Dabid, hoti « Tis en nephelais isōthēsetai tǭ Kyriǭ? ē tis homoiōthēsetai tǭ Kyriǭ en huiois Theou? › Kai palin, hoti « Tis Theos parex tou Kyriou, ē tis Theos plēn tou Theou hēmōn? » Dia pantōn de toutōn to asynkriton tou Theou tōn holōn manthanomen, kai hoti de ouden tōn ontōn parablēthēnai dynatai tę̄ tou Theou physei, ē dynamei, ē energeią. • Ho en hypsēlois oikōn, kai ta tapeina ephorōn en tǭ ouranǭ, kai en tę̄ gę̄. » Tois ouranois gar endiaitasthai dokōn epopteuei ta sympanta, kai ouden atēmelēton tōn ontōn eą.
"Who is like the Lord our God?" The divine Scripture often says this. The blessed Moses says: "Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like you, glorified among the holy ones?" And the blessed David: "Who among the clouds will be equal to the Lord? Or who will be likened to the Lord among the sons of God?" And again: "Who is God but the Lord, or who is God except our God?" Through all these we learn that the God of all is beyond comparison, and that nothing that exists can be compared with God's nature, power, or operation. "Who dwells on high and looks upon what is lowly in heaven and on earth." For though he seems to dwell in the heavens, he oversees all things and leaves nothing that exists neglected.
Ps 113:5 (112:5 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 113:6 (112:6 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Exod 15:11 (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 89:6 (88:7 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 18:31 (17:32 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 113:5–6: Scripture repeatedly teaches that God is beyond compare; though enthroned on high, he cares for all things.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR capital; OCR letter; stray letters (OCR)): Δαβὶὸ → Δαβὶδ; τούτων δι τὸ → τούτων τὸ; οἰκῶν Καὶ τὰ → οἰκῶν, καὶ τὰ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 112.5 (PG 80 80:1785; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/112-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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112.7PG 80 80:1785
Ὁ ἐγείρων ἀπὸ γῆς πτωχὸν, καὶ ἀπὸ κοπρίας ἀνυψῶν πένητα· τοῦ καθίσαι αὐτὸν μετὰ ἀρχόντων, μετὰ ἀρχόντων λαοῦ αὐτοῦ. » Ταῦτα καὶ ἡ μακαρία εἴρηκεν ῎Ἄννα, τὸν χαριστήριον ὕμνον ὑφαίνουσα τῷ Θεῷ. Ὁρῶμεν δὲ αὐτὰ διηνεκῶς ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῶν ὅλων γινόμενα. Οὕτω τὸν μακάριον Δαβὶδ ποιμένα ὄντα βασιλέα πεποίηκεν· οὕτω τὸν Ἰωσὴφ εἰς δουλείαν μεταπεσόντα ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλικὸν κεκάθικε θρόνον · οὕτω τὸν Μωϋσέα προβατέα γινόμενον δημαγωγὸν ἀπέφηνε τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ Θεὸν ἐχειροτόνησε τοῦ Φαραώ· οὕτω τὰ ἔθνη τὰ τῇ πτωχείᾳ τῆς ἀσεβείας δουλεύοντα, καὶ τῇ κόπρῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἐπικαθήμενα, τῶν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ δεδωρημένων ἠξίωσεν ἀγαθῶν· οὕτω τὴν ἀνθρωπείαν φύσιν εἰς αὐτὸν καταπεσοῦσαν τὸν τοῦ θανάτου πυθμένα ἀνέλαβε, καὶ ἀνήγαγε, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐπάνω πάσης ἀρχῆς, καὶ ἐξουσίας, καὶ κυριότητος, καὶ παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου, οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι.
Ho egeirōn apo gēs ptōchon, kai apo koprias anypsōn penēta; tou kathisai auton meta archontōn, meta archontōn laou autou. » Tauta kai hē makaria eirēken ᾿Anna, ton charistērion hymnon hyphainousa tǭ Theǭ. Horōmen de auta diēnekōs hypo tou Theou tōn holōn ginomena. Houtō ton makarion Dabid poimena onta basilea pepoiēken; houtō ton Iōsēph eis douleian metapesonta epi ton basilikon kekathike thronon ; houtō ton Mōÿsea probatea ginomenon dēmagōgon apephēne tou laou, kai Theon echeirotonēse tou Pharaō; houtō ta ethnē ta tę̄ ptōcheią tēs asebeias douleuonta, kai tę̄ koprǭ tēs hamartias epikathēmena, tōn tǭ Israēl dedōrēmenōn ēxiōsen agathōn; houtō tēn anthrōpeian physin eis auton katapesousan ton tou thanatou pythmena anelabe, kai anēgage, kai ekathisen epanō pasēs archēs, kai exousias, kai kyriotētos, kai pantos onomatos onomazomenou, ou monon en tǭ aiōni toutǭ, alla kai en tǭ mellonti.
"Who raises the poor from the earth and lifts the needy from the dunghill, to seat him with rulers, with the rulers of his people." The blessed Hannah said this too, weaving her hymn of thanksgiving to God. And we see these things continually done by the God of all. So he made the blessed David, a shepherd, king; so he seated Joseph, who had fallen into slavery, on the royal throne; so he made Moses, a keeper of sheep, leader of the people and appointed him god to Pharaoh; so he counted the nations, enslaved to the poverty of ungodliness and sitting on the dung of sin, worthy of the good things given to Israel; so he took up human nature, which had fallen to the very bottom of death, raised it, and seated it above every rule and authority and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come.
Ps 113:7 (112:7 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 113:8 (112:8 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · 1 Sam 2:8 (allusion, high confidence) · Exod 7:1 (allusion, high confidence) · Eph 1:21 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 113:7–8: as Hannah sang, God raises the lowly, as with David, Joseph, Moses, the nations, and human nature exalted in Christ above every power.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR letters; stray letters and stop (OCR)): ἀφέπηνε → ἀπέφηνε; τοῦ Φαραώ στ· οὕτω τὰ ἔθνη. → τοῦ Φαραώ· οὕτω τὰ ἔθνη.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 112.7 (PG 80 80:1785; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/112-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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112.9PG 80 80:1787
« Ὁ κατοικίζων στεῖραν ἐν οἴκῳ, μητέρα ἐπὶ τέκνοις εὐφραινομένην. » Καὶ τοῦτο ὡσαύτως ἔστιν ἰδεῖν καὶ ἐπ᾿ ἀνθρώπων συμβαῖνον. Καὶ γὰρ καὶ τὴν Σάῤῥαν, καὶ τὴν Ῥεβέκκαν, καὶ τὴν Ῥαχήλ, καὶ τὴν "Ανναν, καὶ τοῦ Σαμψὼν τὴν μητέρα, καὶ τὴν Ἐλισάβετ, στερίφας οὔσας, μητέρας παίδων ἀπέφηνεν. Κυριώτερον δὲ τοῦτο καὶ ἀληθέστερον ἐπὶ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας ἔστιν ἰδεῖν · στεῖραν γὰρ ταύτην οὖσαν πάλαι, καὶ ἅπαιδα, μητέρα πεποίηκεν, ἐπὶ τέκνοις ἀναριθμήτοις εὐφραινομένην, κατὰ τὴν προφητείαν τὴν λέγουσαν · · Εὐφράνθητι, στεῖρα ἡ οὐ τίκτουσα, ῥῆξον καὶ βόησον ἡ οὐκ ὠδίνουσα· ὅτι πολλὰ τὰ τέκνα τῆς ἐρήμου, μᾶλλον ἢ τῆς ἐχούσης τὸν ἄνδρα.
« Ho katoikizōn steiran en oikǭ, mētera epi teknois euphrainomenēn. » Kai touto hōsautōs estin idein kai ep᾿ anthrōpōn symbainon. Kai gar kai tēn Sarrhan, kai tēn Rhebekkan, kai tēn Rhachēl, kai tēn "Annan, kai tou Sampsōn tēn mētera, kai tēn Elisabet, steriphas ousas, mēteras paidōn apephēnen. Kyriōteron de touto kai alēthesteron epi tēs Ekklēsias estin idein ; steiran gar tautēn ousan palai, kai hapaida, mētera pepoiēken, epi teknois anarithmētois euphrainomenēn, kata tēn prophēteian tēn legousan ; ; Euphranthēti, steira hē ou tiktousa, rhēxon kai boēson hē ouk ōdinousa; hoti polla ta tekna tēs erēmou, mallon ē tēs echousēs ton andra.
"Who settles the barren woman in a house, a mother rejoicing over children." This too can likewise be seen happening among human beings. For Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Hannah, Samson's mother, and Elizabeth, who were barren, he made mothers of children. But this is seen more properly and truly in the Church. For, being formerly barren and childless, he made her a mother rejoicing over countless children, according to the prophecy that says: "Rejoice, barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in labor; for many are the children of the desolate one, more than of her who has a husband."
Ps 113:9 (112:9 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Gen 21:2 (allusion, high confidence) · Gen 25:21 (allusion, high confidence) · Gen 30:22 (allusion, high confidence) · 1 Sam 1:20 (allusion, high confidence) · Judg 13:3 (allusion, high confidence) · Luke 1:7 (allusion, high confidence) · Isa 54:1 (quotation, high confidence) · Gal 4:27 (quotation, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 113:9: God gave children to barren women from Sarah to Elizabeth, and above all made the once-barren Church a mother of countless children.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (stray letter (OCR); stray mark (OCR)): ἐπὶ σ' τῆς Ἐκκλησίας → ἐπὶ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας; ὠδίνουσα ( ὅτι → ὠδίνουσα· ὅτι.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 112.9 (PG 80 80:1787; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/112-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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Chapter 113
113.1PG 80 80:1789
Αλληλούϊα. Ὕμνος καὶ οὗτός ἐστι τὰς Ἰουδαίοις ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ παρασχεθείσας εὐεργεσίας διεξιών, καὶ τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ δύναμιν διηγούμενος, καὶ τῶν εἰδώλων κωμῳδῶν τὴν ἀσθένειαν. ῾Αρμόττει δὲ καὶ οὗτος ὁ ὕμνος τοῖς ἐξ ἐθνῶν πεπιστευκόσι, καὶ τῆς τῶν εἰδώλων πλάνης ἀπηλλαγμένοις· μανθάνουσι γὰρ ὅσον τὸ μέσον τῶν οὐκ ὄντων πρὸς τὸν ὄντα Θεόν. « Ἐν ἐξόδῳ Ἰσραὴλ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, οἴκου Ἰακὼβ ἐκ λαοῦ βαρβάρου. Ἐγενήθη Ἰουδαία ἁγίασμα αὐτοῦ, Ἰσραὴλ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ. » Τῆς Αἰγύπτου, φησὶ, τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ὁ Δεσπότης ἐλευθερώσας, καὶ τῆς τῶν ἀλλοφύλων ἐκείνων καὶ βαρβάρων ἀπαλλάξας δουλείας, λαὸν μὲν τοῦτον οἰκεῖον ἀπέφηνεν, ἐν δὲ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ τὸν νεῶν τὸν οἰκεῖον ἐδείματο. ῾Αγίασμα γὰρ τοῦτον ἐκάλεσεν.
Allēlouïa. Hymnos kai houtos esti tas Ioudaiois hypo tou Theou paraschetheisas euergesias diexiōn, kai tēn tou Theou dynamin diēgoumenos, kai tōn eidōlōn kōmǭdōn tēn astheneian. ῾Armottei de kai houtos ho hymnos tois ex ethnōn pepisteukosi, kai tēs tōn eidōlōn planēs apēllagmenois; manthanousi gar hoson to meson tōn ouk ontōn pros ton onta Theon. « En exodǭ Israēl ex Aigyptou, oikou Iakōb ek laou barbarou. Egenēthē Ioudaia hagiasma autou, Israēl exousia autou. » Tēs Aigyptou, phēsi, ton Israēl ho Despotēs eleutherōsas, kai tēs tōn allophylōn ekeinōn kai barbarōn apallaxas douleias, laon men touton oikeion apephēnen, en de tę̄ Ioudaią ton neōn ton oikeion edeimato. ῾Agiasma gar touton ekalesen.
Alleluia. This too is a hymn recounting the benefits God provided to the Jews, narrating God's power and mocking the weakness of the idols. This hymn also suits those from the nations who have believed and been freed from the error of idols; for they learn how great is the difference between the nonexistent gods and the God who is. "When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people, Judea became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion." "The Master," he says, "having freed Israel from Egypt and released them from slavery to those foreigners and barbarians, made them his own people, and in Judea he built his own temple." He called this the "sanctuary."
Ps 114:1 (113:1 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 114:2 (113:2 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 114:1–2: this hymn on the exodus mocks the idols and suits Gentile converts; God freed Israel and made Judea his sanctuary.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; OCR letters and stray letters): ὅσὸν → ὅσον; ἀλλοφόνων σε ἐκείνων → ἀλλοφύλων ἐκείνων; ἀπἐφηνεν → ἀπέφηνεν.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.1 (PG 80 80:1789; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-1). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.3PG 80 80:1789
: Ἡ θάλασσα εἶδε, καὶ ἔφυγεν, ὁ Ἰορδάνης ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω. Τὰ ὄρη ἐσκίρτησαν ὡσεὶ κριοὶ, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ὡς ἀρνία προβάτων. » Προσωποποιεῖ τὰ εἰρημένα, καὶ τοῖς ἀψύχοις τῷ λόγῳ περιτίθησιν αἴσθησιν, τοῦ Θεοῦ κηρύττων τὴν δύναμιν. Σοῦ γὰρ, φησὶν, ἡγουμένου τοῦ λαοῦ ὑπεχώρησε μὲν ἔνθεν κἀκεῖθεν ἡ θάλασσα δείσασα, τὴν δὲ πορείαν παρέσχεν ἀκώλυτον. Ανεχαίτισε δὲ ὁ ποταμὸς, καὶ τῶν οἰκείων ῥευμάτων ἐπέσχε τὴν ῥύμην, καθάπερ τις λογικὸς ἐν τῇ κιβωτῷ τὴν σὴν φανταζόμενος δύναμιν · καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ, καὶ τὰ ὄρη ἐκινήθη, καὶ χορεύειν ἐδόκει, ἅτε δὴ τῶν οὐρανῶν τὸν Δεσπότην δεξάμενα · λέγει δὲ τὸ Σινᾶ ὄρος, καὶ τὸ Χωρήβ. Ἐν ἐκείνοις γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς τὴν οἰκείαν ἐπιφάνειαν ἐποιήσατο. Εἶτα καὶ πεῦσιν τοῖς προειρημένοις προσφέρει.
: Hē thalassa eide, kai ephygen, ho Iordanēs estraphē eis ta opisō. Ta orē eskirtēsan hōsei krioi, kai hoi bounoi hōs arnia probatōn. » Prosōpopoiei ta eirēmena, kai tois apsychois tǭ logǭ peritithēsin aisthēsin, tou Theou kēryttōn tēn dynamin. Sou gar, phēsin, hēgoumenou tou laou hypechōrēse men enthen kakeithen hē thalassa deisasa, tēn de poreian pareschen akōlyton. Anechaitise de ho potamos, kai tōn oikeiōn rheumatōn epesche tēn rhymēn, kathaper tis logikos en tę̄ kibōtǭ tēn sēn phantazomenos dynamin ; kai hoi bounoi, kai ta orē ekinēthē, kai choreuein edokei, hate dē tōn ouranōn ton Despotēn dexamena ; legei de to Sina oros, kai to Chōrēb. En ekeinois gar ho Theos tēn oikeian epiphaneian epoiēsato. Eita kai peusin tois proeirēmenois prospherei.
"The sea saw and fled; the Jordan turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs of the flock." He personifies these things and in his words gives perception to inanimate things, proclaiming God's power. "When you led the people," he says, "the sea drew back in fear on either side and allowed an unhindered passage. The river reared back and checked the rush of its streams, as if it were a rational being picturing your power in the ark; and the hills and mountains were moved and seemed to dance, since they had received the Master of the heavens." He means Mount Sinai and Horeb; for on them God made his appearing. Then he puts a question to the things just mentioned.
Ps 114:3 (113:3 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 114:4 (113:4 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Exod 14:21 (allusion, high confidence) · Josh 3:16 (allusion, high confidence) · Exod 19:18 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 114:3–4: the sea, the Jordan, and the mountains are personified as responding in awe to God at the exodus, the crossing of the Jordan, and Sinai.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (split word (OCR); stray letters (OCR)): Ἰορ δάνης → Ἰορδάνης; Εἶτα το καὶ → Εἶτα καὶ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.3 (PG 80 80:1789; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-3). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.5PG 80 80:1789
« Τί σοί ἐστι, θάλασσα, ὅτι ἔφυγες ; καὶ σὺ, Ἰορδάνη, ὅτι ἐστράφης εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω; Τὰ ὄρη, ὅτι ἐσκιρτήσατε ὡσεὶ κριοὶ, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ὡς ἀρνία προβάτων; · Καὶ ἐπειδὴ ἄλογα ἦν ἐκεῖνα, καὶ ἄψυχα, αὐτὸς ποιεῖται ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν τὴν ἀπόκρισιν.
« Ti soi esti, thalassa, hoti ephyges ? kai sy, Iordanē, hoti estraphēs eis ta opisō? Ta orē, hoti eskirtēsate hōsei krioi, kai hoi bounoi hōs arnia probatōn? ; Kai epeidē aloga ēn ekeina, kai apsycha, autos poieitai hyper autōn tēn apokrisin.
"What ails you, O sea, that you fled? And you, O Jordan, that you turned back? You mountains, that you skipped like rams, and you hills like lambs of the flock?" And since those things were irrational and inanimate, he himself gives the answer for them.
Ps 114:5 (113:5 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 114:6 (113:6 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 114:5–6: the psalmist questions the sea and mountains and answers for them.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (doubled stop (OCR)): ἀπόκρισιν.. → ἀπόκρισιν..
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.5 (PG 80 80:1789; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-5). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.7PG 80 80:1789
« Απὸ προσώπου Κυρίου ἐσαλεύθη ἡ γῆ, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἰακώβ. Τοῦ στρέψαντος τὴν πέτραν εἰς λίμνας ὑδάτων, καὶ τὴν ἀκρότομον εἰς πηγὰς ὑδάτων. » Τούτων ἕκαστον, φησὶ, διὰ τὸν ἐπιφανέντα γεγένηται Κύριον. Ταύτην αἰτίαν ἔχει τῆς γῆς ὁ κλόνος, καὶ ἡ τῆς θαλάττης διαίρεσις. Αὐτὸς γὰρ καὶ τὴν ἄγονον πέτραν, τὴν πάσης ἰκμάδος ἐστερημένην, καὶ μηδὲ τομῆς διὰ τὸ στερέμνιον ἀνεχομένην, τῇ προχύσει τῶν ὑδάτων ἐπέκλυσε, πηγὰς ἐκεῖθεν ἀφθόνως ἀναδοθῆναι κελεύσας. Οὐδὲν οὖν, φησὶ, θαυμαστὸν γεγένηται. Προσέταξε γὰρ ὁ ποιητής, καὶ διῃρέθη τὸ πέλαγος, καὶ ἡ ἀκρότομος ἀνέβλυσε πέτρα, ὁ οὐρανὸς ἐχορήγησε μάννα, οἱ ἄνεμοι τὴν ὀρτυγομήτραν συνήθροισαν, καὶ τὰ ἄλλα πάντα αὐτοῦ γεγένηται νεύσαντος.
« Apo prosōpou Kyriou esaleuthē hē gē, apo prosōpou tou Theou Iakōb. Tou strepsantos tēn petran eis limnas hydatōn, kai tēn akrotomon eis pēgas hydatōn. » Toutōn hekaston, phēsi, dia ton epiphanenta gegenētai Kyrion. Tautēn aitian echei tēs gēs ho klonos, kai hē tēs thalattēs diairesis. Autos gar kai tēn agonon petran, tēn pasēs ikmados esterēmenēn, kai mēde tomēs dia to steremnion anechomenēn, tę̄ prochysei tōn hydatōn epeklyse, pēgas ekeithen aphthonōs anadothēnai keleusas. Ouden oun, phēsi, thaumaston gegenētai. Prosetaxe gar ho poiētēs, kai dię̄rethē to pelagos, kai hē akrotomos aneblyse petra, ho ouranos echorēgēse manna, hoi anemoi tēn ortygomētran synēthroisan, kai ta alla panta autou gegenētai neusantos.
"The earth was shaken at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into pools of water and the flint into springs of water." "Each of these things," he says, "happened because of the Lord who appeared. This is the cause of the earth's quaking and the parting of the sea. For he flooded the barren rock, deprived of all moisture and not even admitting a cut because of its hardness, with an outpouring of waters, commanding springs to be sent up from it in abundance." "Nothing marvelous, then," he says, "has happened: the Maker commanded, and the sea was divided, the flint rock gushed, heaven supplied manna, the winds gathered the quail, and everything else happened at his nod."
Ps 114:7 (113:7 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 114:8 (113:8 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Exod 17:6 (allusion, high confidence) · Num 20:11 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 114:7–8: all these wonders, including water from the rock, happened at the presence and command of the Creator.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (stray letters (OCR)): ἐσαλεύθη τ᾿ ἡ γῆ. → ἐσαλεύθη ἡ γῆ,.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.7 (PG 80 80:1789; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-7). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.9PG 80 80:1791
« Μὴ ἡμῖν, Κύριε, μὴ ἡμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ τῷ ὀνόματί σου δὸς δόξαν. Ἐπὶ τῷ ἐλέει σου, καὶ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, μήποτε εἴπωσι τὰ ἔθνη · Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς αὐτῶν; » Ταῦτα τοῖς ἐκ περιτομῆς πάλαι ἤρμοττε λέγειν τὴν θείαν αἰτοῦσιν βοήθειαν, καὶ τῶν προτέρων ἀναμιμνήσκουσι δωρεῶν· Μὴ εἰς ἡμᾶς ἀπίδῃς, ὦ Δέσποτα, μηδὲ διὰ τὰς πολλὰς ἡμῶν πλημμελείας παρίδῃς· οἱ γὰρ τῆς τιμωρίας ἀγνοοῦντες τὸ δίκαιον, σὴν ἀσθένειαν ὑπολήψονται τὴν ἡμετέραν δουλείαν, καὶ ἐροῦσι · Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς αὐτῶν;
« Mē hēmin, Kyrie, mē hēmin, all᾽ ē tǭ onomati sou dos doxan. Epi tǭ eleei sou, kai tę̄ alētheią sou, mēpote eipōsi ta ethnē ; Pou estin ho Theos autōn? » Tauta tois ek peritomēs palai ērmotte legein tēn theian aitousin boētheian, kai tōn proterōn anamimnēskousi dōreōn; Mē eis hēmas apidę̄s, ō Despota, mēde dia tas pollas hēmōn plēmmeleias paridę̄s; hoi gar tēs timōrias agnoountes to dikaion, sēn astheneian hypolēpsontai tēn hēmeteran douleian, kai erousi ; Pou estin ho Theos autōn?
"Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your mercy and your truth, lest the nations say, Where is their God?" It was fitting of old for those of the circumcision to say this when asking for divine help and recalling the former gifts: "Do not look at us, Master, nor disregard us because of our many offenses; for those who do not know the justice of the punishment will take our slavery for your weakness and will say, Where is their God?"
Ps 115:1 (113:9 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 115:2 (113:10 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 115:1–2: Israel prays that God act for his own name's sake, lest the nations take their captivity for God's weakness.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; iota subscript (OCR); stray mark and accent (OCR)): ἀλλ᾽ ἡ τῷ ὀνόματί → ἀλλ᾽ ἢ τῷ ὀνόματί; μήποτε " είπωσι → μήποτε εἴπωσι; παρίδης → παρίδῃς.
Topics: Prayer
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.9 (PG 80 80:1791; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-9). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.11PG 80 80:1791
« Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ, πάντα ὅσα ἠθέλησεν ἐποίησεν. » Καὶ ἐκεῖνοι λέγουσι, Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς αὐτῶν; Ἡμεῖς δὲ ἴσμεν ὅτι σὺ εἶ Θεὸς, ποιητὴς πάντων, οὐρανὸν οἰκητήριον ἔχων, σύμμετρον ἔχων τῇ βουλήσει τὴν δύναμιν. Εἶτα κατὰ παράθεσιν ποιεῖται τῶν εἰδώλων τὸν ἔλεγχον.
« Ho de Theos hēmōn en tǭ ouranǭ, kai en tę̄ gę̄, panta hosa ēthelēsen epoiēsen. » Kai ekeinoi legousi, Pou estin ho Theos autōn? Hēmeis de ismen hoti sy ei Theos, poiētēs pantōn, ouranon oikētērion echōn, symmetron echōn tę̄ boulēsei tēn dynamin. Eita kata parathesin poieitai tōn eidōlōn ton elenchon.
"But our God is in heaven and on earth; he has done whatever he willed." "They say, Where is their God? But we know that you are God, Maker of all, having heaven as your dwelling, with power equal to your will." Then by comparison he exposes the idols.
Ps 115:3 (113:11 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 115:3: God is in heaven and does whatever he wills, unlike the idols.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR breathing; stray letters (OCR)): ἴσμεν το ὅτι → ἴσμεν ὅτι; οἱκητήριον → οἰκητήριον.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.11 (PG 80 80:1791; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-11). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.12PG 80 80:1791
« Τὰ εἴδωλα τῶν ἐθνῶν ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον, ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων. » Σὺ μὲν γὰρ ποιεῖς ὅσα βούλει· τὰ δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν ἐθνῶν προσκυνούμενα εἴδωλα οὐ δημιουργεῖ, ἀλλὰ δημιουργεῖται, καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ὕλης ἔχει τὸ τίμιον· ἐκ χρυσοῦ γὰρ καὶ ἀργύρου κατασκευάζεται καὶ χρωμάτων, ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς τέχνης τὴν εὐμορφίαν κομίζεται. ᾿Αργυροχόοι γὰρ καὶ χρυσοχόοι ταῦτα κατασκευάζουσι, καὶ ζωγράφοι. ᾿Απὸ ὕλης τοίνυν καὶ τέχνης τὴν σύστασιν ἐρανίζονται. Εἶτα διὰ πλείονος αὐτῶν τραγῳδεῖ τὴν ἀσθένειαν, λέγων
« Ta eidōla tōn ethnōn argyrion kai chrysion, erga cheirōn anthrōpōn. » Sy men gar poieis hosa boulei; ta de hypo tōn ethnōn proskynoumena eidōla ou dēmiourgei, alla dēmiourgeitai, kai apo men tēs hylēs echei to timion; ek chrysou gar kai argyrou kataskeuazetai kai chrōmatōn, apo de tēs technēs tēn eumorphian komizetai. ᾿Argyrochooi gar kai chrysochooi tauta kataskeuazousi, kai zōgraphoi. ᾿Apo hylēs toinyn kai technēs tēn systasin eranizontai. Eita dia pleionos autōn tragǭdei tēn astheneian, legōn
"The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of human hands." "You do whatever you will; but the idols worshiped by the nations do not create but are created, and they have their value from the material, for they are made of gold and silver and colors, and they get their beauty from the craft." For silversmiths, goldsmiths, and painters make them. From material and craft, then, they collect their being. Then he dramatizes their weakness further, saying:
Ps 115:4 (113:12 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 115:4: idols are made, not makers, owing their value to metal and their form to craftsmen.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR letters; stray mark and split word (OCR)): χρυ& σίον → χρυσίον; πλεῖον ἐὲ αὐτῶν → πλείονος αὐτῶν.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.12 (PG 80 80:1791; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-12). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.13PG 80 80:1793
« Στόμα ἔχουσι, καὶ οὐ λαλήσουσιν· ὀφθαλμοὺς δὲ ἔχουσι, καὶ οὐκ ὄψονται. Ὦτα ἔχουσι, καὶ οὐκ ἀκούσονται · ῥίνας ἔχουσι, καὶ οὐκ ὀσφρανθήσονται. Χεῖρας ἔχουσι, καὶ οὐ ψηλαφήσουσι · πόδας ἔχουσι, καὶ οὐ περιπατήσουσιν. » Τῶν αἰσθητηρίων, φησὶ, τὰς μὲν εἰκόνας περίκεινται, τῆς δὲ ἐνεργείας ἐστέρηνται. Εὐτελέστεροι τοίνυν οὐ μόνον τῶν ποιούντων, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν σμικροτάτων ζωϋφίων εἰσί· μυῖαι γὰρ, καὶ κώνωπες, καὶ τὰ τούτων σμικρότερα, τῶν αἰσθητηρίων ἔχουσι τὴν ἐνέργειαν · βλέπουσι γὰρ, καὶ ἀκούουσι, καὶ πέτανται, καὶ βαδίζουσιν · οἱ δὲ ὡς θεοὶ προσκυνούμενοι, οὐδὲ τὴν τῶν ὀλίγων καὶ σμικρῶν ζώων ἐνέργειαν ἔχουσιν.
« Stoma echousi, kai ou lalēsousin; ophthalmous de echousi, kai ouk opsontai. Ōta echousi, kai ouk akousontai ; rhinas echousi, kai ouk osphranthēsontai. Cheiras echousi, kai ou psēlaphēsousi ; podas echousi, kai ou peripatēsousin. » Tōn aisthētēriōn, phēsi, tas men eikonas perikeintai, tēs de energeias esterēntai. Eutelesteroi toinyn ou monon tōn poiountōn, alla kai tōn smikrotatōn zōÿphiōn eisi; muiai gar, kai kōnōpes, kai ta toutōn smikrotera, tōn aisthētēriōn echousi tēn energeian ; blepousi gar, kai akouousi, kai petantai, kai badizousin ; hoi de hōs theoi proskynoumenoi, oude tēn tōn oligōn kai smikrōn zōōn energeian echousin.
"They have a mouth and will not speak; they have eyes and will not see; they have ears and will not hear; they have noses and will not smell; they have hands and will not touch; they have feet and will not walk." "They wear the likenesses of the sense organs," he says, "but are deprived of their operation." They are more worthless, then, not only than their makers but even than the smallest little creatures. For flies, gnats, and things smaller than these have the operation of their senses: they see, hear, fly, and walk. But those worshiped as gods do not have even the operation of a few small creatures.
Ps 115:5 (113:13 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 115:6 (113:14 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 115:7 (113:15 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 115:5–7: idols have the shapes of senses but no sensation, and so are lower than gnats and flies.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; OCR breathing; stray letter and split word (OCR)): όφθαλμοὺς → ὀφθαλμοὺς; Ώτα → Ὦτα; ἐνα εργείας → ἐνεργείας; ζωῦφίων → ζωϋφίων.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.13 (PG 80 80:1793; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-13). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.16PG 80 80:1793
« Οὐ φωνήσουσιν ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν. » Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ οἱ δι᾿ αὐτῶν ἐνεργοῦντες δαίμονες, καὶ ταῖς ψευδέσι χρώμενοι μαντείαις, οὐ διὰ τῶν ἀψύχων ταῦτα εἰδώλων, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῶν λογικῶν ἀνθρώπων προσέφερον, ἢ διὰ συμβόλων τινῶν τινὰ κατεμήνυον, εἰκότως ἔφη· « Οὐ φωνήσουσιν ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν. » ᾿Ακίνητα γὰρ καὶ ἄψυχα εἴδωλα παντελῶς.
« Ou phōnēsousin en tǭ laryngi autōn. » Epeidē gar hoi di᾿ autōn energountes daimones, kai tais pseudesi chrōmenoi manteiais, ou dia tōn apsychōn tauta eidōlōn, alla dia tōn logikōn anthrōpōn prosepheron, ē dia symbolōn tinōn tina katemēnyon, eikotōs ephē; « Ou phōnēsousin en tǭ laryngi autōn. » ᾿Akinēta gar kai apsycha eidōla pantelōs.
"They will not make a sound in their throat." For since the demons who work through them and use lying oracles did not deliver them through the inanimate idols but through rational human beings, or indicated things through certain signs, he fittingly said, "They will not make a sound in their throat." For the idols are altogether immovable and lifeless.
Ps 115:7 (113:15 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 115:7: idols cannot speak; the demons behind them spoke their oracles through human beings or signs.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent and stray mark; closing quotation mark lost (OCR)): αὐτῶν. Ἐπειδὴ → αὐτῶν. » Ἐπειδὴ; ταύτα; εἰδώλων → ταῦτα εἰδώλων.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.16 (PG 80 80:1793; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-16). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.17PG 80 80:1793
"Ομοιοι αὐτοῖς γένοιντο οἱ ποιοῦντες αὐτὰ, καὶ πάντες οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς. » Αλλ' ἐκείνοις μὲν ὁμοιωθεῖεν καὶ οἱ προσκυνοῦντες, καὶ δημιουργοῦντες. Τοὺς γὰρ λόγῳ τετιμημένους, καὶ εἰς τοσαύτην ἀλογίαν ἐκπεπτωκότας, δίκαιον τῶν ὑπ' αὐτῶν προσκυνουμένων τὴν ἀναισθησίαν λαβεῖν.
"Omoioi autois genointo hoi poiountes auta, kai pantes hoi pepoithotes ep᾿ autois. » All' ekeinois men homoiōtheien kai hoi proskynountes, kai dēmiourgountes. Tous gar logǭ tetimēmenous, kai eis tosautēn alogian ekpeptōkotas, dikaion tōn hyp' autōn proskynoumenōn tēn anaisthēsian labein.
"May those who make them become like them, and all who trust in them." "May both those who worship them and those who make them become like them." For it is just that those honored with reason who have fallen into such unreason should take on the senselessness of the things they worship.
Ps 115:8 (113:16 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 115:8: idol-makers and worshipers deserve to become as senseless as their idols.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (split word (OCR)): ἐκεί νοις → ἐκείνοις.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.17 (PG 80 80:1793; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-17). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.18PG 80 80:1793
« Οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ ἤλπισεν ἐπὶ Κύριον· βοηθὸς καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστιν. Οἶκος ᾿Ααρὼν ἤλπισεν ἐπὶ Κύριον· βοηθὸς καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστιν. » Ἐκεῖνοι μὲν ζημίαν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ κέρδος ἐκ τῆς τούτων ἐδρέψαντο προσκυνήσεως· ὁ δὲ τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ οἶκος τὴν εἰς τὸν ὄντα Θεὸν ἐλπίδα κτησάμενος, τῆς παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ προνοίας ἀπολαύει διηνεκῶς. Κατὰ διαίρεσιν δὲ τὴν μνήμην ἐποιήσατο, τὴν ἱερωσύνην ταύτῃ τιμῶν, καὶ διδάσκων τοὺς τηνικαῦτα, πόση πρὸς τοὺς ἄλλους ἡ τῶν ἱερέων διαφορά.
« Oikos Israēl ēlpisen epi Kyrion; boēthos kai hyperaspistēs autōn estin. Oikos ᾿Aarōn ēlpisen epi Kyrion; boēthos kai hyperaspistēs autōn estin. » Ekeinoi men zēmian, all᾽ ou kerdos ek tēs toutōn edrepsanto proskynēseōs; ho de tou Israēl oikos tēn eis ton onta Theon elpida ktēsamenos, tēs par᾿ autou pronoias apolauei diēnekōs. Kata diairesin de tēn mnēmēn epoiēsato, tēn hierōsynēn tautę̄ timōn, kai didaskōn tous tēnikauta, posē pros tous allous hē tōn hiereōn diaphora.
"The house of Israel has hoped in the Lord; he is their helper and protector. The house of Aaron has hoped in the Lord; he is their helper and protector." Those reaped loss, not profit, from worshiping these; but the house of Israel, having acquired hope in the God who is, continually enjoys his providence. He made separate mention, honoring the priesthood by this and teaching the people of that time how great is the distinction of the priests from the others.
Ps 115:9 (113:17 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 115:10 (113:18 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 115:9–10: Israel and the priests of Aaron's house, who trust in the true God, enjoy his protection; the priests are named separately in honor.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent): ὑπερασπιστης → ὑπερασπιστὴς.
Topics: Church office
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.18 (PG 80 80:1793; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-18). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.20PG 80 80:1793
« Οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον ἤλπισαν ἐπὶ Κύριον · βοηθὸς καὶ ὑπερασπιστὴς αὐτῶν ἐστιν. » Ἔτερον τοῦτο τάγμα παρὰ τὰ πρότερα. Διδάσκει δὲ ὁ λόγος, ὅτι κἂν μὴ τὴν τῆς ἱερωσύνης τις ἀξίαν ἔχῃ μηδὲ τὴν Ἰσραηλιτικὴν συγγένειαν περίκειται, τῷ δὲ θείῳ φόβῳ κοσμούμενος ἐπιμελεῖται τῆς ἀρετῆς τῆς ἴσης καὶ αὐτὸς παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῶν ὅλων τεύξεται προμηθείας. Ἦσαν δὲ καὶ πάλαι παρὰ Ἰουδαίοις τοιοῦτοι πολλοὶ, ἐκ μὲν τῆς ᾿Αβραμιαίας οὐ βλαστήσαντες ῥίζης, ἐξ ἑτέρων δὲ προσελθόντες ἐθνῶν, προσήλυτοι προσαγορευόμενοι, καὶ περὶ πολλοῦ τὰ θεῖα ποιούμενοι. Καὶ νῦν δὲ τὰ ἔθνη οὐκ ἔχει τοῦ ᾿Ἀβραὰμ τὴν κατὰ σάρκα συγγένειαν, τοῦ δὲ ᾿Αβραὰμ τὴν πίστιν κτησάμενα, τέκνα χρηματίζει τοῦ ᾿Αβραάμ. « Κύριος μνησθεὶς ἡμῶν εὐλόγησεν ἡμᾶς, εὐλόγησε τὸν οἶκον Ἰσραὴλ, εὐλόγησε τὸν οἶκον ᾿Ααρών. Εὐλόγησε τοὺς φοβουμένους τὸν Κύριον. » Τὴν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐνταῦθα διαίρεσιν ἐποιήσατο, καὶ τῆς ἐλπίδος ὑπέδειξε τὸν καρπόν · εὐλογίαν γὰρ τῇ ἐλπίδι συνέζευξε, καὶ ταύτης ἔφη μεταδεδόσθαι οὐ μόνον τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ ᾿Ααρῶν, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν. Εἶτα πάλιν ἡλικιῶν καὶ ἀξιωμάτων ποιεῖται τὴν διαίρεσιν. • Τοὺς μικροὺς μετὰ τῶν μεγάλων. » Οὐ γὰρ μόνον τοὺς νέους, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς γεγηρακότας · οὐδὲ μόνον τοὺς πλούτῳ κομῶντας, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς πενίᾳ συζῶντας · οὐδὲ μόνον τοὺς τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ κοσμουμένους, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς τῆς δουλείας τὸν ζυγὸν ἕλκειν ἠναγκασμένους.
« Hoi phoboumenoi ton Kyrion ēlpisan epi Kyrion ; boēthos kai hyperaspistēs autōn estin. » Eteron touto tagma para ta protera. Didaskei de ho logos, hoti kan mē tēn tēs hierōsynēs tis axian echę̄ mēde tēn Israēlitikēn syngeneian perikeitai, tǭ de theiǭ phobǭ kosmoumenos epimeleitai tēs aretēs tēs isēs kai autos para tou Theou tōn holōn teuxetai promētheias. Ēsan de kai palai para Ioudaiois toioutoi polloi, ek men tēs ᾿Abramiaias ou blastēsantes rhizēs, ex heterōn de proselthontes ethnōn, prosēlytoi prosagoreuomenoi, kai peri pollou ta theia poioumenoi. Kai nyn de ta ethnē ouk echei tou ᾿Abraam tēn kata sarka syngeneian, tou de ᾿Abraam tēn pistin ktēsamena, tekna chrēmatizei tou ᾿Abraam. « Kyrios mnēstheis hēmōn eulogēsen hēmas, eulogēse ton oikon Israēl, eulogēse ton oikon ᾿Aarōn. Eulogēse tous phoboumenous ton Kyrion. » Tēn autēn kai entautha diairesin epoiēsato, kai tēs elpidos hypedeixe ton karpon ; eulogian gar tę̄ elpidi synezeuxe, kai tautēs ephē metadedosthai ou monon tǭ oikǭ Israēl, kai tǭ oikǭ ᾿Aarōn, alla kai tois phoboumenois auton. Eita palin hēlikiōn kai axiōmatōn poieitai tēn diairesin. • Tous mikrous meta tōn megalōn. » Ou gar monon tous neous, alla kai tous gegērakotas ; oude monon tous ploutǭ komōntas, alla kai tous penią syzōntas ; oude monon tous tę̄ eleutherią kosmoumenous, alla kai tous tēs douleias ton zygon helkein ēnankasmenous.
"Those who fear the Lord have hoped in the Lord; he is their helper and protector." This is another rank beside the former ones. The text teaches that even if someone does not have the dignity of the priesthood nor is clothed with Israelite kinship, but is adorned with divine fear and cultivates virtue, he too will obtain equal providence from the God of all. Of old too there were many such among the Jews, not sprung from Abraham's root but come over from other nations, called proselytes, and setting great store by divine things. And now the nations, though they do not have kinship with Abraham according to the flesh, having acquired Abraham's faith, bear the name of Abraham's children. "The Lord has remembered us and blessed us; he has blessed the house of Israel, he has blessed the house of Aaron. He has blessed those who fear the Lord." Here too he made the same division, and showed the fruit of hope; for he yoked blessing to hope, and said it was given not only to the house of Israel and the house of Aaron but also to those who fear him. Then again he divides by age and rank: "The small with the great." Not only the young but the old; not only those abounding in wealth but those living in poverty; not only those adorned with freedom but those forced to drag the yoke of slavery.
Ps 115:11 (113:19 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 115:12 (113:20 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 115:13 (113:21 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Gal 3:7 (allusion, high confidence)
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Summary: Psalm 115:11–13: 'those who fear the Lord' are a third group beside Israel and the priests, such as proselytes and now the believing nations, Abraham's children by faith; God blesses all of them, small and great.
- Two marginal verse numbers printed in the text are removed.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; letters lost (OCR); marginal verse numbers (OCR); stray letter (OCR); stray letters (OCR); stray space (OCR)): ἔχει μηδὲ → ἔχῃ μηδὲ; προσήλυτοι σε προσαγορευόμενοι → προσήλυτοι προσαγορευόμενοι; ᾿Αβραάμ. κα', κβ'. « → ᾿Αβραάμ. «; ἡμᾶς , εὐλόγησε → ἡμᾶς, εὐλόγησε; Γεὐλόγησε → εὐλόγησε; ἐλπίδι θα συνέζευξε → ἐλπίδι συνέζευξε; μεταδόσθαι → μεταδεδόσθαι.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.20 (PG 80 80:1793; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-20). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.23PG 80 80:1795
« Προσθείη Κύριος ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς, ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς ὑμῶν. » Τοῖς τὴν θείαν ἐλπίδα κεκτημένοις τὴν αὔξησιν καὶ τὸ πλῆθος ὁ προφητικὸς ἐπεύχεται λόγος.
« Prostheiē Kyrios eph᾽ hymas, eph᾽ hymas kai epi tous huious hymōn. » Tois tēn theian elpida kektēmenois tēn auxēsin kai to plēthos ho prophētikos epeuchetai logos.
"May the Lord add to you, to you and to your sons." The prophetic word prays for increase and multitude for those who have acquired hope in God.
Ps 115:14 (113:22 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 115:14: a prayer for the increase of those who hope in God.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.23 (PG 80 80:1795; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-23). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.24PG 80 80:1795
« Εὐλογημένοι ὑμεῖς τῷ Κυρίῳ, τῷ ποιήσαντι τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. » Τεύξεσθε δὲ τούτου πάντως, φησὶν, ἅτε δὴ παρὰ τοῦ ποιητοῦ τῶν ὅλων τὴν εὐλογίαν δεξάμενοι.
« Eulogēmenoi hymeis tǭ Kyriǭ, tǭ poiēsanti ton ouranon kai tēn gēn. » Teuxesthe de toutou pantōs, phēsin, hate dē para tou poiētou tōn holōn tēn eulogian dexamenoi.
"Blessed are you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth." "You will surely obtain this," he says, "since you have received the blessing from the Maker of all."
Ps 115:15 (113:23 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 115:15: those blessed by the Creator will surely receive the blessing.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (joined words (OCR)): ὑμεῖςτῷ → ὑμεῖς τῷ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.24 (PG 80 80:1795; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-24). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.25PG 80 80:1795
« Ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ, τὴν δὲ γῆν ἔδωκε τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων. » Αὐτὸς μὲν γὰρ ἐνδιαίτημα ἔχει τὸν οὐρανὸν, οὐ τὸν ὁρώμενον τοῦτον, ἀλλὰ τὸν τούτου ὑπέρτερον, ὃν οὗτος ὄροφον ἔχει, καθάπερ τοῦτον ἡμεῖς. Ἐνδιαιτᾶται δὲ τῷ οὐρανῷ τῶν ὅλων ὁ Κύριος, οὐ περιγεγραμμένην ἔχων τὴν φύσιν, ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἐκεῖ πολιτευομένοις τῶν ἁγίων ἀγγέλων χαίρων χοροῖς. Τὴν μέντοι γῆν τῷ γένει τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπένειμεν. Οὐ τοίνυν Ἰουδαίων προμηθεῖται μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, οἷς καὶ τὴν γῆν οἰκητήριον δέδωκεν
« Ho ouranos tou ouranou tǭ Kyriǭ, tēn de gēn edōke tois huiois tōn anthrōpōn. » Autos men gar endiaitēma echei ton ouranon, ou ton horōmenon touton, alla ton toutou hyperteron, hon houtos orophon echei, kathaper touton hēmeis. Endiaitatai de tǭ ouranǭ tōn holōn ho Kyrios, ou perigegrammenēn echōn tēn physin, alla tois ekei politeuomenois tōn hagiōn angelōn chairōn chorois. Tēn mentoi gēn tǭ genei tōn anthrōpōn apeneimen. Ou toinyn Ioudaiōn promētheitai monon, alla kai pantōn anthrōpōn, hois kai tēn gēn oikētērion dedōken
"The heaven of heaven is the Lord's, but the earth he has given to the sons of men." He himself has heaven as his dwelling, not this visible one, but the one above it, which has this one as its floor, just as we have this one as our roof. The Lord of all dwells in heaven, not as having a circumscribed nature, but as rejoicing in the choirs of the holy angels who live there. The earth, however, he assigned to the human race. He provides, then, not for the Jews only but for all human beings, to whom he gave the earth as a dwelling.
Ps 115:16 (113:24 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 115:16: God dwells, without being contained, in the heaven above the visible heaven among the angels, and gave the earth to all humanity, whom he cares for.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR accent; stray mark and split word (OCR)): ἂν οὗτος ὄροφον ἔχει → ὃν οὗτος ὄροφον ἔχει; περιγεγραμμέ( νην → περιγεγραμμένην.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.25 (PG 80 80:1795; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-25). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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113.26PG 80 80:1795
« Οὐχ οἱ νεκροὶ αἰνέσουσί σε, Κύριε, οὐδὲ πάντες οἱ καταβαίνοντες εἰς ἄδου. ᾿Αλλ' ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες · εὐλογήσομεν τὸν Κύριον, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. • Νεκροὺς ἐκάλεσε τοὺς τοῖς ἀψύχοις εἰδώλοις δουλεύοντας · τί γὰρ ἐκείνων ἀναισθητότερον ; Ζῶντας δὲ, τοὺς τὸν ζῶντα Θεὸν προσκυνοῦντας, οἷς τὸν θεῖον ἀπεκλήρωσεν ὕμνον. Πρὸς δὲ τούτῳ διδάσκει, ὡς σὺν πάσῃ προθυμίᾳ προσήκει τοὺς θεραπεύοντας τὸν Θεὸν ἀνυμνεῖν αὐτὸν ἔτι ζῶντας, ὡς τοῦ θανάτου τοῦτο ποιεῖν κωλύοντος · διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει ψαλμῷ· « ῎Ασω τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ μου, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω. »
« Ouch hoi nekroi ainesousi se, Kyrie, oude pantes hoi katabainontes eis adou. ᾿All' hēmeis hoi zōntes ; eulogēsomen ton Kyrion, apo tou nyn kai heōs tou aiōnos. • Nekrous ekalese tous tois apsychois eidōlois douleuontas ; ti gar ekeinōn anaisthētoteron ? Zōntas de, tous ton zōnta Theon proskynountas, hois ton theion apeklērōsen hymnon. Pros de toutǭ didaskei, hōs syn pasę̄ prothymią prosēkei tous therapeuontas ton Theon anymnein auton eti zōntas, hōs tou thanatou touto poiein kōlyontos ; dia touto kai en heterǭ legei psalmǭ; « ᾿Asō tǭ Kyriǭ en tę̄ zōę̄ mou, psalō tǭ Theǭ mou heōs hyparchō. »
"The dead will not praise you, O Lord, nor all who go down to Hades. But we who live will bless the Lord from now and for ever." He called those who serve lifeless idols "dead"; for what is more senseless than they? And "living" those who worship the living God, to whom he allotted the divine hymn. Besides this he teaches that those who serve God should hymn him with all eagerness while they are still alive, since death prevents one from doing so. That is why he says in another psalm too: "I will sing to the Lord in my life; I will make melody to my God as long as I exist."
Ps 115:17 (113:25 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 115:18 (113:26 LXX) (quotation, high confidence) · Ps 104:33 (103:33 LXX) (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Psalm 115:17–18: the 'dead' are idol-worshipers and the 'living' worshipers of the living God, who must praise him while they live.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR breathing; stray space (OCR)): ἄδου . ᾿Αλλ' → ἄδου. ᾿Αλλ'; τἱ γὰρ → τί γὰρ.
Cite (SBL): Theodoret, Interp. Ps. 113.26 (PG 80 80:1795; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/theodoret-interpretatio-psalmos/113-26). (abbreviation not yet checked)
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