Psalms 129 in the early church
43 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 129, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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Psalms 129:1
A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:1 (128:1 LXX) | PG 12:1575 (Ps 117 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 129:1 (128:1 LXX) | PG 12:1629 (Ps 122–123 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 129:1 (128:1 LXX) | PG 12:1639 (Ps 127–128 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 129:1 (128:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:1 (128:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:1 (128:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:1–8 (128:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 128 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 129:1–4 (128:1-Ps Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 17 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 129:2
many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:2 (128:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
Psalms 129:3
The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:3 (128:3 LXX) | PG 12:1639 (Ps 127–128 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 129:3 (128:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.6 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:3 (128:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.7 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:3 (128:3 LXX) | Oration 2.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 129:3 (128:3 LXX) | On the Blessings of the Patriarchs 17 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-392 |
| Ps 129:3 (128:3 Vulg.) | Letters 32.9 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 129:4
The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:4 (128:4 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.8 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:4 (128:4 LXX) | Literal Commentary on Genesis 11.35 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 401–415 |
Psalms 129:5
May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:5 (128:5 LXX) | Homilies on Jeremiah 5.5 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| Ps 129:5 (128:5 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.9 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
Psalms 129:6
May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:6 (128:6 LXX) | PG 12:1639 (Ps 127–128 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 129:6–7 (128:6-Ps LXX) | Commentary on John 20.22 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 129:6 (128:6 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.10 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:6 (128:6 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.13 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:6 (128:6 LXX) | Oration 42.4 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 129:6 (128:6 LXX) | Hexameron (Exameron) 3.29 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 129:6 (128:6 LXX) | Hexameron (Exameron) 3.30 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-390 |
Psalms 129:7
unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:7 (128:7 LXX) | PG 12:1641 (Ps 128–129 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 129:7 (128:7 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.10 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:7 (128:7 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.11 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:7–8 (128:7-Ps LXX) | Oration 16.5 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 129:7 (128:7 Vulg.) | Letters 23.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 129:8
May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 LXX) | PG 12:1641 (Ps 128–129 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 LXX) | Commentary on John 20.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.10 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.12 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 128.14 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 LXX) | Oration 42.4 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 LXX) | Letter 78.33 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 15.6.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 Vulg.) | On Fleeing the World 46 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-391 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 43.61.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 61.18.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 129:8 (128:8 Vulg.) | The Conferences 20.9 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |