Fragmenta in Psalmos

 A lover of God is roused toward God both through a house and a vessel dedicated to God. This one thing therefore and only have I sought, for God to dw

 according to the difference of the manner according to what was said again by the Savior, that And there are many mansions with my Father. 15 Ps 34,6

 25 Ps 37,4a He compares his much-suffering and much-afflicted state to a body completely mistreated, such as also in Isaiah the From the feet to the

 favored and extending the good things forever. These three, he says, remain: faith, hope, love. 34 Ps 39,5 In this, he says, is man blessed: in placin

 Especially in Christ we hear of innocence, the purity from all evil, which the creator sought from men who were made for this purpose, so that they mi

 Why speaks of the passion of forgetfulness, but it indicates a voluntary forgetfulness, the lack of concern for man, the one unworthy of care from G

 once for all we boast in you through all time and to your name we give thanks by which we are saved, just as it is also said through Ezekiel, It is no

 of them not a small portion (for many also of those from the Jews have believed), he makes a kind of prelude to the mystagogy concerning these things,

 to the head, and you will be to the tail. Because indeed those who in ancient times became proselytes of the law in order to be reconciled to God, now

 78 Ps 48,4.5 I will take up, he says, a hidden wise word, mixing the riddle with a song. Why did he not say to open the mouth to a parable, but to inc

 man's sin entered into the world, and evil was rooted in the first woman and from her it passes through childbirth to those who are born. This is said

 promise brought these things. 99A Ps 70,19.20 He begins the hymn from the point where it was promised, immediately acting, loudly proclaiming the heig

 For the whole world has also blossomed with the fruit of Christ and a countless multitude of the children of Christ appearing in each city like grass

 111a Ps 73,4a The mention of the places is necessary because of the lawlessness of the people. because there was no cause for indignation against the

 that is, mountains of food. For he called food prey also in Psalm 131, saying, *Blessing I will bless her prey*, which indeed Symmachus in that place

 (not the one who leads it around in a circle) and stretched it out as a tent to dwell in (not to be rolled up as a circle) and Isaiah says that those

 master. For even if the accusations against the servants were just, but there is also a sparing concern for what is one's own when it is inhumanely ra

 The aforementioned vine covered the mountains with its shadow, because it surpassed all height and all power above the earth, and with the extensions

 he says, the reconciliation of the world, but later the acceptance is life from the dead, the perfect good will of God having been shown to men, whene

 my eyes have grown weak from poverty. Symmachus rendered it, My eye has wasted away from affliction. 146 Ps 87,13 Save, therefore, a race made by you,

 which were spoken through the prophet Nathan. But he says that he is exalted by his own mercy and by the fitting zeal for the just one, just as he als

 has happened for other kings who hoped in God, as the promise of God which says, I will be an enemy to your enemies and I will oppose those who oppos

 saying that the many islands, that is, the nations, also rejoice, then, next, that the earth travails and the mountains melt in one place he means th

 170 Ps 101,3 In power, what is said is similar to the prayer of Solomon supplicating concerning the future affliction for the people, so that indeed t

 He says it is a sign of the establishing power of God that the earth, being the heaviest element, has been fixed above the waters and remains unmoved

 is shown by God and by the wonders spoken of at each time but the power of God must be recognized, and not at all an uninterrupted history of events.

 But the end of discipline is the rectification of man towards what is right, in the leadership of the spirit, but in the obedience of the flesh. For t

 having stirred up their previously fair voyage, by which, being crested, they were carried up to a height, and flowing back, were carried down, as is

 202 Ps 110 arg. The hymn is spoken briefly in the present one, and the first sounds of the verses proceed according to the Hebrew through the twenty-t

 a living [sacrifice], truly well-pleasing to God, the multitude of which fills the altar up to the highest point which is joined to the heavenly angel

 our. Therefore, having presented himself as is fitting for one who is humble, he seeks a reward from God, a lawful conduct in life and a life accordin

 The formations now spoken of must be referred to, such as, 'Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you' just as Job also says, 'You formed me from c

 in irritation towards those who plotted against him, just as the plot of Saul did not lead David astray from defending himself as was fitting. 237 Ps

 redeeming the dying through death to which is also consequently added, My soul shall live, and the rest.

 of the most God-fearing, through whom the kingdom of David is restored by the grace of Christ who gave to the twelve apostles to judge Israel, sitting

 brings the greatest preservation of all those things. For from the beginning he gave an abundance of food which he calls Thera, but another interprets

 the clear refutation that such images are not gods. For the image of God is divine wherefore also the divine man is an icon, not he who has been depr

 for the release of Israel, being brought forward to authority, as the things prophesied through Isaiah have it but the blessing will fall to those wh

 with benefits, that is, upon those who have no hope and are without God in the world, whom the apostle has called things that are not. 282 Ps 137,7.

 291 Ps 140,2 If in the morning we understand the life to come, the one in rest and glory

 300 Ps 143,4.5 But all human things are alike, and are indications of a divine operation, fearful, strong, and destructive of men. 301 Ps 144,1 In the

 having power and wisdom that fill him, but a fullness that has come forth from himself, just as Solomon also calls wisdom an offspring and presents wi

he says, the reconciliation of the world, but later the acceptance is life from the dead, the perfect good will of God having been shown to men, whenever he fulfills the promises to the fathers, bringing the race from them not because of their worth but because of his own truth. For a time, those called through truth spoke against it and did not obey the call, but those called through mercy arrived first, but then both will run together, both mercy and truth, and then injustice will fall completely and the unjust will be driven out from their power over the just, so that the just man enjoys peace and righteousness and peace are united with one another as with a kiss. 140 Ps 84,12.13 When truth has sprung up from the earth, righteousness will appear from heaven and all good things from God, and all things from the earth will be good. Because the Lord brought on the righteousness of God on behalf of men, the heavenly judgment being about to judge and arrange human affairs well in no other way, unless Christ was born as a man for the right ordering of things and took upon himself the whole matter of human nature.

141 Ps 85,11-13 Another, saying the psalm was spoken from the person of the son

says: For he asks from the Father for the exceptional and divine virtue to be in us, saying from himself these things which he wishes to happen for us, so that God is the one leading us according to what is said by Paul, As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God, and that we may walk in the truth of God, worshiping with the true and real worship of the spirit, and having the heart undivided for any other care, concerning only the divine fear, whole for the seeking of the true good. Then both the Lord himself offers up to God the hymn for the resurrection and the thanksgiving, since he descended to the lower parts of the earth, as it is written, and from there he ascended by the will of the Father and by the power of his divinity, and we accordingly finding the ascent by the grace from him.

142 Ps 87 arg. It has been said by us that Heman is a descendant of Korah, and Korah

the grandson of Kohath, of the most honored of the children of Levi, and leader of the order of the Levites, sings a most authoritative song. For he dances for Christ, as the song is also inscribed For the dance; and he sings of the world-saving passions of the savior, bringing in the very person of the Lord in the discourse, as becomes clear from what is said. 143 Ps 87,2 And describing a heavenly way of life for the salvation of men and teaching, whenever evils beset us, to consider God our only refuge, just as we were also taught from the Gospels when the passion was already approaching, that he made continuous supplications and prayers. 144 Ps 87,6 Insisting on the words of the likeness, he says that I have become like those slain and lying in a tomb, who suffer this because they were separated from your life-giving power. For it is clear that this was not so in his case. For the body of Christ was full of the power of God even after death. For this reason both blood and water poured forth from him, whereas from dead bodies nothing of the sort comes forth. 145 Ps 87,9b-10a [Another says, explaining You have made me an abomination to them:] just as the disciples were ashamed at his sufferings, no longer hoping for a savior or a redeemer, who indeed even said that The rulers delivered him to the judgment of death; but we were hoping that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. But it is clear that he was also restrained by the hands of his enemies, handed over willingly, yet still held fast. There indeed he also came to affliction on our behalf; for he bore all things that are grievous and afflictive to the body. For instead of The

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καταλλαγή φησι κόσμου, ὕστερον δὲ ἡ πρόσληψις ζωὴ ἐκ νεκρῶν, τελείας τῆς εὐμενείας τοῦ θεοῦ φανείσης ἀνθρώποις, ἐπειδὰν τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν πληροῖ τῶν πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας, τὸ γένος τὸ ἐξ αὐτῶν προσαγόμενοι οὐ διὰ τὴν ἐκείνων ἀξίαν ἀλλὰ διὰ τὴν ἰδίαν ἀλήθειαν. τέως μὲν γὰρ οἱ δι' ἀλήθειαν κληθέντες ἀντεῖπον καὶ πρὸς τὴν κλῆσιν οὐχ ὑπήκουσαν ἀλλ' ἔφθασαν οἱ δι' ἐλέου κλητοί, τότε δὲ ἀμφότερα συνδραμεῖται καὶ ὁ ἔλεος καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια, καὶ τότε ἡ ἀδικία πεσεῖται παντελῶς καὶ οἱ ἄδικοι τῆς κατὰ τῶν δικαίων ἰσχύος ἐξωσθήσονται ὥστε εἰρήνης ἀπολαύειν τὸν δίκαιον καὶ οἱονεὶ φιλήματι πρὸς ἀλλήλας ἑνωθῆναι δικαιοσύνην τε καὶ εἰρήνην. 140 Ps 84,12.13 Τῷ ἀνατεῖλαι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐπιφανεῖται τὸ δίκαιον ἐξ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τὰ χρηστὰ πάντα παρὰ θεοῦ, καὶ τὰ ἐκ γῆς ὑπάρξει πάντα ἀγαθά. διότι τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην ὁ κύριος ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων ἐπηγάγετο, οὐκ ἄλλως τῆς οὐρανίου κρίσεως μελλούσης τὰ κατ' ἀνθρώπους δικάζειν καὶ διατιθέναι καλῶς εἰ μὴ Χριστὸς ὑπὲρ τῆς τῶν πραγμάτων κατορθώσεως ἐγεννήθη κατ' ἀνθρώπους καὶ τὸ ὅλον πρᾶγμα τῆς ἀνθρωπείας φύσεως εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἀνεδέξατο.

141 Ps 85,11-13 Ἄλλος ἐκ προσώπου τοῦ υἱοῦ τὸν ψαλμὸν εἰρῆσθαι εἰπών

φησιν· τὴν ἐξαίρετον γὰρ καὶ θείαν ἀρετὴν εἰς ἡμᾶς αἰτεῖ παρὰ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ ταῦτα λέγων ἅπερ ἡμῖν γενέσθαι βούλεται, ὥστε θεὸν εἶναι τὸν ἄγοντα ἡμᾶς κατὰ τὸ λεγόμενον ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου Ὅσοι πνεύματι θεοῦ ἄγονται οὗτοι υἱοί εἰσι θεοῦ, καὶ πορεύεσθαι ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀληθείᾳ θεοῦ τὴν ἀληθῆ καὶ ὄντως λατρείαν τὴν τοῦ πνεύματος λατρεύοντας καὶ περὶ μόνον τὸν θεῖον φόβον ἔχοντας τὴν καρδίαν ἀμέριστον εἰς ἑτέραν φροντίδα, ὁλόκληρον εἰς τὴν ζήτησιν τοῦ ἀληθοῦς ἀγαθοῦ. εἶτα τὸν ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀναστάσεως ὕμνον καὶ τὴν εὐχαριστίαν ἀναφέρει θεῷ αὐτός τε ὁ κύριος, ἐπεὶ κατῆλθεν εἰς τὰ κατώτατα τῆς γῆς, ὡς γέγραπται, κἀκεῖθεν ἀνῆλθεν βουλήσει πατρὸς καὶ τῇ τῆς θεότητος ἐξουσίᾳ, ἡμεῖς τε ἀκολούθως χάριτι τῇ παρ' αὐτοῦ τὴν ἄνοδον εὑρισκόμενοι.

142 Ps 87 arg. Προείρηται μὲν ἡμῖν ὅτι τοῦ Κορὲ ἀπόγονος Αἰμᾶν, ὁ δὲ Κορὲ

τοῦ Καὰθ υἱωνὸς τοῦ τιμιωτάτου τῶν Λευὶ παίδων, ἐξάρχου δὲ τοῦ τάγματος τῶν Λευιτῶν, ᾠδὴν ᾄδει κυριωτάτην. χορεύει γὰρ τῷ Χριστῷ καθὰ καὶ ἐπιγέγραπται ἡ ᾠδὴ Ἐπὶ χορείᾳ· ᾄδει δὲ τὰ πάθη τοῦ σωτῆρος τὰ κοσμοσωτήρια, παράγων αὐτὸ τὸ τοῦ κυρίου πρόσωπον ἐν τῷ λόγῳ, ὡς ἐκ τῶν εἰρημένων δῆλον γίνεται. 143 Ps 87,2 Καὶ πολιτείαν ἐπουράνιον ὑπογράφοντος πρὸς τὴν τῶν ἀνθρώπων σωτηρίαν διδάσκοντός τε, ἐπειδὰν ἡμᾶς περιστῇ τὰ κακά, μόνην καταφυγὴν ἡγεῖσθαι θεόν, ὥσπερ καὶ ἐκ τῶν Εὐαγγελίων ἐδιδάχθημεν ἡνίκα ἤδη προσήει τὸ πάθος, συνεχεῖς δεήσεις αὐτὸν καὶ προσευχὰς ποιούμενον. 144 Ps 87,6 Ἐπιμένων τοῖς τῆς ὁμοιώσεως ῥήμασι λέγει ὅτι Ὡς οἱ ἀνῃρημένοι καὶ ἐν τάφῳ κείμενοι γέγονα οἳ τοῦτο πάσχουσιν ὅτι τῆς σῆς ἐχωρίσθησαν δυνάμεως τῆς ζωοποιοῦ. δῆλον γὰρ ὅτι τοῦτο οὐκ ἦν ἐπ' αὐτοῦ. τῆς γὰρ τοῦ θεοῦ δυνάμεως πλῆρες ἦν τὸ Χριστοῦ σῶμα καὶ μετὰ θάνατον. ταύτῃ τοι καὶ αἷμα καὶ ὕδωρ ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἐχεῖτο ὅπερ ἀπὸ νεκρῶν σωμάτων οὐδὲν τῶν τοιούτων πρόεισιν. 145 Ps 87,9b-10a [Ἄλλος φησὶ τὸ Ἔθου με βδέλυγμα αὐτοῖς ἐξηγούμενος·] ὥσπερ ᾐσχύνθησαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς παθήμασιν αὐτοῦ, οὐκέτι σωτῆρα οὐδὲ λυτρωτὴν ἐλπίσαντες οἵ γε δὴ καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι Παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν οἱ ἄρχοντες εἰς κρῖμα θανάτου· ἡμεῖς δὲ ἠλπίζομεν ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ μέλλων λυτροῦσθαι τὸν Ἰσραήλ. δῆλον δὲ ὅτι καὶ συνεσχέθη ταῖς χερσὶ τῶν ἐχθρῶν παραδοθεὶς ἑκὼν μέν, κατεχόμενος δὲ ὅμως. ἔνθα δὴ καὶ εἰς κάκωσιν ἦλθε τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν· πάντα γὰρ ὅσα σώματι βαρέα καὶ κακωτικὰ ταῦτα ἤνεγκεν. ἀντὶ γὰρ τοῦ Οἱ

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