Psalms 133 in the early church
63 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 133, 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 133:1
A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Against Marcion 2.19 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | On Fasting 13 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | To Quirinus 3.86 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Letter 75.1 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | On Saint Athanasius 2.29 · Lucifer of Cagliari | echo, low confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Letters 6 · Lucifer of Cagliari | echo, low confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 132.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 132.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 132.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Tome to the Antiochenes 1 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | 362 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Oration 15.7 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Against Parmenian the Donatist 2.15 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Against Parmenian the Donatist 3.6 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Against Parmenian the Donatist 4.4 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Letter 78.24 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 133:1–3 (132:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 132 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Liber Orsiesii 50 · Orsiesius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Against Helvidius 17 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Letter 129.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Letter 142.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Letter 185.36 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 355.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Sermon 359.5 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Lines 52–64 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 393 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Letters 5.15 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Tractates 20 · Gaudentius of Brescia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Against the Letter of Parmenian 2.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
| Ps 133:1–3 (132:1-Ps LXX) | Sermon 132 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | Sermon 161 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | The Conferences 12.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 LXX) | The Conferences 16.3 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Ps 133:1 | Celestine, ACO I.2, letter 25.2 · Celestine I, bishop of Rome | quotation, high confidence | 430-432 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Letter 4, chapter 5 · Sixtus III, bishop of Rome | quotation, high confidence | 432–440 |
| Ps 133:1 (132:1 Vulg.) | Against Five Heresies 6 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 437-450 |
| Ps 133:1–2 (132:1-Ps Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 6 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 133:2
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | The Instructor 3.3.23 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | The Instructor 3.11.60 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Miscellanies 6.17.153 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Eclogae on Exodus-Judges, column 805 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | PG 12:1645 (Ps 132–133 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Refutation of All Heresies 7.22.14 · Hippolytus of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 222–235 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Against Celsus 6.79 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 132.4 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 132.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Oration 12.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Against Parmenian the Donatist 2.23 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Letter 65.14 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Liber Orsiesii 6 · Orsiesius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 5.34.3 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 15.14.1 · Ambrose | echo, medium confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | On Elijah and Fasting 36 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | On the Mysteries 6 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387–391 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.2.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | Tractates on Matthew 15.3 · Chromatius of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 388–407 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 Vulg.) | Letters 2.2 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 Vulg.) | The Institutes 9.3 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–426 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 Vulg.) | Sermon 35 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 133:2 (132:2 LXX) | The Conferences 14.14 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 133:3
It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 133:3 (132:3 LXX) | PG 12:1645 (Ps 132–133 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 133:3 (132:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 132.6 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 133:3 (132:3 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 132.7 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 133:3 (132:3 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 2 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Ps 133:3 (132:3 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 3 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |