Eusebius of Caesarea, Commentary on Psalms 1

For each of his works, having been fashioned in various ways, partakes of his wisdom, and all-wisely partakes of his creative power; but distinctly and exceptionally his holy ones render the greater part of the confession; for through what they think and do, they will speak of his kingdom, showing by way of a foretaste, as ones who have served him, that there is a glory of his kingdom; and they will speak of a power connatural with the kingdom, as each of the created things has been orderly subjected to him; being philanthropic, those who lay claim to holiness toward you and from you, abundantly share the good things they have with the sons of men in a teaching manner; for Christ is the teacher and guide only of those who have ascended beyond human life, while those who are still sons of men become teachers under those who have been taught by Christ; For instance, Paul, who received and was taught the Gospel not from men, nor through men, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ, is a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth; Indeed, the Savior himself sends out the apostles to make disciples of all nations, having first taught them not to call anyone teacher on earth; therefore, what the holy ones learn from him, they make known to the sons of men. The Lord is faithful in his words. But God is said to be faithful not as one who partakes of faith, but as one who is trustworthy; for all that he says comes to be; according to that, He himself said: Will he not do it and will he not abide by it? And he also says this: Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. And he is holy, as one who imparts holiness to his works; just as he is also hallowed among those who partake of his holiness; and the Savior is wisdom among those who are wise according to him. You give them their food in due season. And Eusebius also says that God is not only a physician of the fallen, and a healer of the 24.61 broken, but also the nourisher of all; for which reason the eyes of all creatures, both rational and irrational, look up to him, and with all looking to him through certain natural and taught impulses, he, like a good father, provides different foods at different times as is suitable, extending to all his creative hand, that is, his power, abundantly and unhindered he fills every living thing with the enjoyment of the things gifted by him. The Lord is near to all who call upon him in truth. Then, since it is given to few to be able to call upon him with knowledge, and to be deemed worthy of his hearing, he necessarily adds, repeating the thought, and says that he is present not to all who call upon him, but only to those who do this in truth; for from such as these he is far removed; to whom he also says: Your sins separate you and me; and about these it has been said elsewhere: For those who distance themselves from you will perish. He is near to all, then, by providence, but by relation to those who call with knowledge; for this is what "in truth" means. -And after the common providence, he has added a special one concerning the faithful, to be near to such, and to provide for them more greatly. My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name. For the time being, I will not cease praising God. And I pray that the prophecy that says may come to pass more quickly: I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and: Let every breath praise the Lord; and this will be when the fullness of the Gentiles has come in, when also every race of men will be saved; and "mouth" means the intelligible, about which also elsewhere: All flesh will be blessing the name of the Lord, clearly for ever and for ever and ever, seeing the salvation of God, and not being as grass.

Μετέχει γὰρ τῆς αὐτοῦ σοφίας ἕκαστον αὐτοῦ τῶν ἔργων ποικίλως κατεσκευασμένον, καὶ πανσόφως μετέχον τῆς δημιουργικῆς δυνάμεως· ἀφωρισμένως δὲ καὶ ἐξαιρέτως οἱ ὅσιοι αὐτοῦ τὸ μεῖζον τῆς ἐξομολογήσεως ἀποδιδόασι· δι' ὧν γὰρ φρονοῦσι καὶ πράττουσι, τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ ἐροῦσιν, ἐμφανίζοντες προγευστικῶς, ὡς αὐτῷ στρατευσάμενοι δόξαν εἶναι τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ· λαλήσουσι δὲ καὶ συμφυῆ δυναστείαν τῇ βασιλείᾳ, ὡς ἕκαστα τῶν κτισμάτων τεταγμένως αὐτῷ ὑποτέτακται· ὄντες φιλάνθρωποι οἱ τῆς πρὸς σὲ καὶ παρὰ σοῦ ὁσιότητος μεταποιούμενοι, ἀφθόνως ὧν ἔσχον ἀγαθῶν μεταδιδόασι τοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων υἱοῖς διδασκαλικῶς· μόνων γὰρ τῶν τὴν ἀνθρωπίνην ζωὴν ὑπεραναβεβηκότων διδάσκαλος καὶ καθηγητὴς ὁ Χριστὸς, τῶν ἔτι τυγχανόντων υἱῶν ἀνθρώπων διδασκάλων γινομένων ὑπὸ τῶν ὑπὸ Χριστοῦ πεπαιδευμένων· Παῦλος γοῦν ὁ μὴ παρὰ ἀνθρώπων, ἢ δι' ἀνθρώπων, ἀλλὰ δι' ἀποκαλύψεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ παραλαβὼν καὶ διδαχθεὶς τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον, διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀληθείᾳ· ἀμέλει γοῦν καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Σωτὴρ ἐκπέμπει τοὺς ἀποστόλους ἐπὶ τῷ μαθητεῦσαι πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, πρότερον παιδεύσας αὐτοὺς μὴ καλεῖν διδάσκαλον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· ἃ τοίνυν παρ' αὐτοῦ μανθάνουσιν οἱ ὅσιοι, γνωρίζουσι τοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων υἱοῖς. Πιστὸς Κύριος ἐν τοῖς λόγοις αὐτοῦ. Πιστὸς δὲ ὁ Θεὸς οὐχ ὡς μετέχων πίστεως, ἀλλ' ὡς ἀξιόπιστος εἴρηται· πάντα γὰρ ἃ λέγει γίνεται· κατὰ τὸ, Αὐτὸς εἶπεν· Οὐχὶ ποιήσει καὶ οὐχὶ ἐμμενεῖ; λέγει δὲ καὶ τό· Ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσεται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσι. Καὶ ὅσιος δὲ, ὡς ὁσιότητος μεταδιδοὺς τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ· ὥσπερ καὶ ἅγιος ἐν τοῖς μετέχουσι τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ· καὶ σοφία ἐστὶν ὁ Σωτὴρ ἐν τοῖς κατ' αὐτὸν σοφοῖς. Σὺ δίδως τὴν τροφὴν αὐτῶν ἐν εὐκαιρίᾳ. Φησὶ δὲ καὶ ὁ Εὐσέβιος, ὡς οὐ μόνον ἰατρός ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πεπτωκότων, καὶ θεραπευτὴς τῶν 24.61 κατεῤῥαγμένων, ἀλλὰ καὶ τροφεὺς τῶν ἁπάντων· διὸ καὶ πάντων τῶν λογικῶν τε καὶ ἀλόγων ζώων οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἄνω εἰς αὐτὸν ἀναβλέπουσι, καὶ φυσικαῖς τισι καὶ διδακταῖς ὁρμαῖς πρὸς αὐτὸν πάντων ἀφορώντων, αὐτὸς οἷα πατὴρ ἀγαθὸς τὰς τροφὰς τοῖς καιροῖς ἐπιτηδείως ἄλλοτε ἄλλας χορηγεῖ, τοῖς πᾶσιν τὴν χεῖρά τε τὴν δημιουργικὴν, τουτέστι τὴν δύναμιν, ἐξαπλῶν ἀφθόνως καὶ ἀνεπικωλύτως πᾶν ζῶον ἐμπίπλησι τῆς τῶν ὑπ' αὐτοῦ δωρουμένων ἀπολαύσεως. Ἐγγὺς Κύριος πᾶσι τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις αὐτὸν ἐν ἀληθείᾳ. Εἶτα ἐπειδὴ ὀλίγων ἐστὶ τὸ δύνασθαι ἐπιστημόνως αὐτὸν ἐπικαλεῖσθαι, καὶ καταξιοῦσθαι αὐτοῦ τῆς ἀκοῆς, ἐπιφέρει ἀναγκαίως ἐπαναλαβὼν τὸν λόγον καὶ φησὶν ὅτι οὐ πᾶσι τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις αὐτὸν, ἀλλὰ μόνοις τοῖς ἐν ἀληθείᾳ τοῦτο πράττουσιν ἐπιτυγχάνει· τῶν γὰρ μὴ τοιούτων μακρὰν ἀφέστηκεν· οἷς καὶ φησίν· Αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ὑμῶν διιστῶσιν ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ ὑμῶν· περὶ τούτων δὲ καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ λέλεκται· ∆ιότι οἱ μακρύνοντες ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ σοῦ ἀπολοῦνται. Πᾶσι μὲν οὖν ἐγγὺς κατὰ πρόνοιαν, κατὰ σχέσιν δὲ τοῖς σὺν ἐπιστήμῃ καλοῦσι· τοῦτο γὰρ τὸ, ἐν ἀληθείᾳ. -Μετὰ τὴν κοινὴν δὲ πρόνοιαν ἐξαίρετον τὴν περὶ τῶν πιστῶν ἐπενήνοχε, τὸ τοιούτων ἐγγὺς εἶναι, καὶ μειζόνως αὐτῶν προνοεῖσθαι. Αἴνεσιν Κυρίου λαλήσει τὸ στόμα μου, καὶ εὐλογείτω πᾶσα σὰρξ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ. Τέως μὲν αἰνῶν οὐ διαλείψω Θεόν. Εὔχομαι δὲ καὶ θᾶττον ἀποβῆναι τὴν λέγουσαν προφητείαν· Ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα· καί· Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον· ἔσται δὲ τοῦτο ἡνίκα τὸ πλήρωμα τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰσέλθῃ, ὅτε καὶ πᾶν γένος ἀνθρώπων σωθήσεται· στόμα δὲ λέγει τὸ νοητὸν, περὶ οὗ καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ· Πᾶσα σὰρξ εὐλογοῦσα τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἔσται, δηλονότι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, ὀψομένη τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ οὐκ οὖσα ὡς χόρτος.