Psalms 88 in the early church
85 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 88, 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 88:1
A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:1 (87:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 17 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 88:1 (87:2 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:1 (87:1 LXX) | Letter 21.29 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Ps 88:1–18 (87:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 87 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 88:1 (87:2 Vulg.) | Chapter 4 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–414 |
| Ps 88:1 (87:2 Vulg.) | Sermon 24 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Psalms 88:2
May my prayer come before You; incline Your ear to my cry.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:2 (87:3 LXX) | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 9.10 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 88:2 (87:3 Vulg.) | Confessions 3.20 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |
Psalms 88:3
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:3 (87:4 LXX) | PG 12:1543 (Ps 86–87 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 88:3 (87:4 Vulg.) | On the Christian Faith 3.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
Psalms 88:4
I am counted among those descending to the Pit. I am like a man without strength.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:4–5 (87:5-Ps LXX) | Commentary on John 1.220 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Commentary on Romans 5.10 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 7.8 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 Vulg.) | On the Christian Faith 3.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.38.2 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 Vulg.) | Letters 12.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Commentary on the Apostles' Creed 30 · Rufinus of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 404 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 41.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Commentary on Jeremiah 2.12 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Ps 88:4–5 (87:5-Ps Vulg.) | Instructions 1.42 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
| Ps 88:4 (87:5 LXX) | Letters 2 · Capreolus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 431-433 |
| Ps 88:4–5 (87:5-Ps Vulg.) | Part 1, chapter 28 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
| Ps 88:4–5 (87:5-Ps Vulg.) | Part 3, chapter 27 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 88:5
I am forsaken among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom You remember no more, who are cut off from Your care.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | PG 12:1543 (Ps 86–87 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Fragment 77 on John 11:4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on John 19.102 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on the Song of Songs 3.222 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 (Rufinus's translation ca. 410) |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew 10.22 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew 12.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on Matthew 16.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on Romans 5.10 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on Romans 9.30 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 10.4 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 13.32 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.1 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Ancoratus 34.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | On the Christian Faith 3.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | Chapter 6 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–414 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 2.24.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 6.22.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | Letter 164.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Sermon 26.10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Sermon 231.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | Letters 12.3 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | Letters 24.4 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | Confessions 10.69 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | On the Trinity 13.14 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 399–419 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Commentary on the Apostles' Creed 30 · Rufinus of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 404 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Tractates on the Gospel of John 41.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 LXX) | Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love) 120 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 421–423 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | Against Five Heresies 3 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 437-450 |
| Ps 88:5 (87:6 Vulg.) | Against Five Heresies 5 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 437-450 |
Psalms 88:6
You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:6 (87:7 LXX) | Commentary on John 19.140 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Ps 88:6 (87:7 LXX) | On Joseph 16 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 88:6 (87:7 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 3 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Ps 88:6 (87:7 Vulg.) | Part 1, chapter 26 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 88:7
Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:7 (87:8 LXX) | PG 12:1543 (Ps 86–87 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 88:7 (87:8 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 7 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 88:7 (87:8 Vulg.) | Confessions 2.2 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, low confidence | ca. 397–401 |
Psalms 88:8
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:8 (87:9 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:8 (87:9 Vulg.) | On the Complaints of Job and David 4.25 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Ps 88:8 (87:9 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 39.16.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 88:8 (87:9 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 45.13.3 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 88:8 (87:9 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 61.28.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 88:8 (87:9 Vulg.) | Part 3, chapter 18 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 88:9
My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:9 (87:10 Vulg.) | To Quirinus 2.20 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Ps 88:9 (87:10 LXX) | Altercatio, chapter 2, speech 42 · Evagrius of Gaul | quotation, high confidence | ca. 400 |
| Ps 88:9 (87:10 LXX) | The Conferences 13.12 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 88:10
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:10 (87:11 LXX) | PG 12:1543 (Ps 86–87 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 88:10 (87:11 LXX) | Res. 1.25 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Ps 88:10 (87:11 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:10 (87:11 LXX) | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 64.18.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
Psalms 88:11
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:11 (87:12 LXX) | PG 12:1543 (Ps 86–87 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 88:11 (87:12 LXX) | Res. 1.25 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Ps 88:11 (87:12 LXX) | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 64.18.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
Psalms 88:12
Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:12 (87:13 LXX) | PG 12:1543 (Ps 86–87 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 88:12 (87:13 LXX) | Res. 1.25 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Ps 88:12 (87:13 LXX) | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 64.18.4 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| Ps 88:12 (87:13 Vulg.) | Instructions 1.43 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Psalms 88:13
But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:13 (87:14 LXX) | Catechetical Lecture 14.8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
| Ps 88:13 (87:14 LXX) | The Conferences 13.12 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Ps 88:13 (87:14 Vulg.) | The Conferences 21.26 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Psalms 88:16
Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 88:16 (87:17 LXX) | PG 12:1543 (Ps 86–87 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |