Psalms 92 in the early church
67 passages quote, allude to, or echo Psalms 92, 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 92:1
A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:1 (91:1 LXX) | PG 12:1055 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:2 LXX) | Res. 3.21 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Ps 92:1 (91:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 21 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:1 LXX) | Letter to Marcellinus 22 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | uncertain, after 335 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:1 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 0.22 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:1-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 91.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:2 Vulg.) | Three Letters to Sympronianus 3.17 · Pacian of Barcelona | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-390 |
| Ps 92:1–15 (91:1-Ps LXX) | Psalm 91 · Apollinaris of Laodicea | quotation, high confidence | uncertain (fourth to sixth century) |
| Ps 92:1–2 (91:2-Ps Vulg.) | Chapter 5 · Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–414 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:2 Vulg.) | Confessions 1.12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:2 Vulg.) | Confessions 4.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:2 LXX) | On the Work of Monks 20 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 400–401 |
| Ps 92:1 (91:2 LXX) | On Nature and Grace 35 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 415 |
Psalms 92:2
to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:2 (91:3 LXX) | PG 12:1067 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
Psalms 92:3
with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:3 (91:4 LXX) | PG 12:1547 (Ps 89–91 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:3 (91:4 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 40.38.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 92:3 (91:4 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 9 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
Psalms 92:4
For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:4–5 (91:5-Ps Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 91.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
Psalms 92:5
How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:5 (91:6 LXX) | Letter 140.62 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Ps 92:5–6 (91:6-Ps Vulg.) | Sermon 165.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 92:5 (91:6 LXX) | The Harmony of the Gospels 3.48 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
Psalms 92:6
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:6 (91:7 LXX) | PG 12:1547 (Ps 89–91 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:6 (91:7 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 39.16.6 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 92:6 (91:7 LXX) | The Harmony of the Gospels 3.48 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
Psalms 92:7
that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:7 (91:8 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 91.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–367 |
Psalms 92:8
But You, O LORD, are exalted forever!
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:8 (91:9 LXX) | Homily 8 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Psalms 92:9
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:9 (91:10 LXX) | PG 12:1547 (Ps 89–91 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:9 (91:10 LXX) | Celestine, ACO I.2, letter 25.15 · Celestine I, bishop of Rome | quotation, high confidence | 430-432 |
Psalms 92:10
But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:10 (91:11 LXX) | PG 12:1547 (Ps 89–91 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:10 (91:11 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 28.5 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 92:10 (91:11 Vulg.) | Part 2, chapter 5 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 445-450 |
Psalms 92:12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX) | Dialogue with Trypho 86.4 · Justin Martyr | allusion, high confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX; 91:13 Vulg.) | On the Resurrection of the Flesh 13 · Tertullian | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 208–212 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX) | Homilies on Judges 5.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX) | Homilies on Numbers 9.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 91.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX) | Exposition of Psalm 118 4.20.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Ps 92:12–13 (91:13-Ps LXX) | Hexameron (Exameron) 3.71 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX) | Homily 9 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Ps 92:12–13 (91:13-Ps LXX) | Homily 14 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 Vulg.) | Poem 21, lines 298–329 · Paulinus of Nola | echo, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 Vulg.) | Poem 24, lines 665–696 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 Vulg.) | Letters 23.29 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 Vulg.) | Letters 44.1 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 3 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 Vulg.) | Formulae of Spiritual Understanding 3 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 420-430 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX) | Book 4, lines 52–75 · Sedulius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Ps 92:12 (91:13 LXX) | Book 4, section 5 · Sedulius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
Psalms 92:13
Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | PG 12:1067 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | PG 12:1489 (Ps 63–64 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | PG 12:1549 (Ps 91–93 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | Exhortation to Martyrdom 31 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | 235 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | Homilies on the Psalms 28.2 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-378 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 Vulg.) | Tractates on the Psalms 133.3 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | Oration 18.5 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | Hexaemeron 5.10 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 LXX) | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 35.27.1 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 Vulg.) | Poem 24, lines 479–508 · Paulinus of Nola | echo, medium confidence | ca. 393–431 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 Vulg.) | Letters 10.3 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Ps 92:13 (91:14 Vulg.) | Letters 21.5 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 92:14
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:14 (91:15 LXX) | Sermon 216.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Ps 92:14 (91:15 Vulg.) | Letters 23.9 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Psalms 92:15
to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX) | PG 12:1549 (Ps 91–93 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX) | On the Holy Spirit 19.48 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 374–375 |
| Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 8.43.2 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX) | Catechetical Oration 40 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 385–390 |
| Ps 92:15 (91:16 LXX) | Homily 1 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 390–394 |