Psalm 137:8

Origen

• Origen, Against Celsus VII.22Book VII

  “In this sense also we understand the language of the 137th Psalm: “O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us: happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxxvii. 8, 9. [An instance of Origen’s characteristic spiritualizing.]

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Ambrose of Milan

• Ambrose of Milan, Concerning Repentance II.11Book II

  “And David, pitying her, says: “O wretched daughter of Babylon.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxxxvii. [cxxxvi.] 8 [LXX.].

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 137

  “Then he turneth himself to her, “O daughter of Babylon, unhappy;” unhappy in thy very exulting, thy presumption, thine enmity; “unhappy daughter of Babylon!” (ver. 8).” — the author cites it

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• Matthew 4:17

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• Romans 2:4

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• Romans 2:29

  Cited together in Against Celsus VII.22.

• Romans 9:13

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 137.

• Genesis 3:9

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• Genesis 3:21

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• Genesis 3:24

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• Genesis 4:7

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• Exodus 3:5

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• 2 Samuel 18:33

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.

• Psalm 65:3

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 137.

• Psalm 95:6

  Cited together in Concerning Repentance II.11.