Psalm 47:8 (WEB)
God reigns over the nations. God sits on his holy throne.
Fathers and councils · 5
Justin Martyr
“The rulers of the nations were assembled along with the God of Abraham, for the strong ones of God are greatly exalted on the earth.’” — editor's note: Ps. xlvii. 5–9. [The diapsalm is here used for what follows the “Selah.”]
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Augustine of Hippo
““God shall reign over all nations” (ver. 8).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And how is He King of all the earth, who appeared in one part of the earth, in Jerusalem, in Judea, walking among men, born, sucking the breast, growing,…” — editor's note: Ps. xlvii. 3–8.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
- Gregory of Nazianzus, Letters Letter 101Letters on the Apollinarian Controversy
“They who argue thus do not know that such expressions are used by Synecdoche, declaring the whole by the part, as when Scripture says that the young ravens call upon God, to indicate the whole feathered race; or Pleiades, Hesperus, and Arcturus are mentioned, instead of all the Stars and His Providence over them.” — editor's note: Ps. cxlvii. 8.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
“…was from the time that the Gentiles began to believe on Christ; according to that, “God shall reign over the heathen; God sitteth upon his holy throne.” [Ps 47:8]” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Matthew 19:27–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Matthew 19:27–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Matthew 19:27–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Matthew 19:27–30 (2) (Catena Aurea).