Psalm 102:26 (WEB)
They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.
Catechism · 1
“He made heaven and earth: "They will perish, but you endure; they will all wear out like a garment....but you are the same, and your years have no end."” — Catechism footnote: Ps 102:26-27
Fathers and councils · 15
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus IV.56Book IV
“…but Thou remainest: and they all shall wax old as a garment; and as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same.”” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. cii. 26, 27.
Read the whole comment “David also appears to assert the same in the words, “The heavens shall perish, but Thou shalt endure; and they all shall wax old as a garment, and Thou shalt change them like a vesture, and like a vestment they shall be changed.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 26.
Read the whole comment- Origen, De Principiis III.6Book III
“David, too, declares: “The heavens shall perish, but Thou shalt endure; yea, all of them shall wax old as doth a garment: as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall have no end.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 26, 27.
Read the whole comment - Origen, De Principiis III.7Book III
“…whatever, according as the deserts of things may demand; which the prophet evidently has in view when he says, “It is God who makes and transforms all things.”” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. cii. 25, 26.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“And he adds also from another Psalm the appropriate words, “Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Thine hands,” and the rest, as far as “But Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail,” whereby he describes the immutability and eternity of His nature.” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. cii. 25, 26.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“The children of Thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established for ever;” pointing out plainly what things they are that pass away, and who it is that doth endure for ever—God, together with His servants.” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 25–28. The cause of the difference in the numbering of the Psalms is that the Septuagint embraces in one psalm—the ninth—the two which form the ninth…
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Tertullian
“For even as a vesture shall He change them, and they shall be changed.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 25, 26.
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John Damascene
“Wherefore it has been said, They will perish, but Thou dost endure: nevertheless, the heavens will not be utterly destroyed.” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 26.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“David also says in one place, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; and in another place, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth, &c., they shall perish, but Thou remainest, &c.; but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail: words which Paul has interpreted of the Son.” — editor's note: Ib. cii. 25–27.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Whence the expression, I Am that I Am; and, I Am “hath sent me unto you;” and, “Thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 26, 27.
Read the whole comment““They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure” (ver. 26).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“So also David, “Thou shall change them, and they shall be changed; but Thou art the same.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 26, 27
Read the whole comment“To whom is sung in another place, “Thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed; but Thou art the same.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 26, 27
Read the whole comment“They shall perish, but Thou shall endure; yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; and as a vesture Thou shall change them, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. 25–27.
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Ambrose of Milan
“For it is written: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth the work of His hands;” and elsewhere: “In the beginning Thou didst found the earth, O Lord; and the heavens are the works of Thy hands.”” — editor's note: Ps. cii. [ci.] 26.
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Cross-references · 33
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.6.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.6.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity III.2.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.6 and 1 other place.
Cited together in De Principiis III.6.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in Catechism §212.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.3.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.5.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in De Principiis III.6 and 1 other place.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity I.1.
Cited together in Against Heresies IV.3 and 2 other places.
Cited together in Against Eunomius IV.2.
Cited together in Against Eunomius IV.2.
Cited together in Catechism §212 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.6 and 1 other place.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.6.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity I.1.
Cited together in De Principiis III.6.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.5.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.5.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity I.1.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.5 and 1 other place.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.5.
Cited together in An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith II.6.
Cited together in Against Hermogenes Chapter 34.