Psalm 72:7 (WEB)
In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
Fathers and councils · 5
Origen
- Origen, De Principiis IV.1Book IV
“There arose, then, “in His days righteous men, and abundance of peace,” abiding even to the end, which end is entitled “the taking away of the moon;” and “His dominion shall extend from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.”” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. lxxii. 7.
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“For there arose “in His days righteousness and abundance of peace,” which abides until the consummation, which has been called the taking away of the moon; and He continues “ruling from sea to sea, and from the rivers to the ends of the earth.”” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. lxxii. 7.
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Augustine of Hippo
““There shall arise in His days justice and abundance of peace, until the moon be taken away” (ver. 7).” — the author cites it
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John Chrysostom
“And again when it is preaching the Gospel beforehand, and saying, “In his days shall righteousness flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon be taken away,”it doth not set a limit to this fair part of creation.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 7.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…of affliction, and the deep mire, and the shadow of death; because we linger in the tombs we bear about with us, because, though we are gods, we die like men the death of sin?” — editor's note: Ib. lxxii. 6, 7.
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