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Psalm 74:12 (WEB)
Yet God is my King of old, working salvation throughout the earth.

Fathers and councils · 7

Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius I.41Book I
“Of God’s eternity we say that which we have heard from prophecy; viz.. that God is a king “of old,” and rules for ages, and for ever, and beyond.” — editor's note: from prophecy. Psalm x. 16. Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰ& 242·να, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰ& 242·να τοῦ αἰ& 242·νος· Psalm xxix. 10. καθιεῖται Κύριος βασιλεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰ&…
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Gregory of Nyssa, Against Eunomius VI.4Book VI
“…beginning by way of birth in the days of Cæsar Augustus, while the Word that was God in the beginning is our King, as the prophet testifies, before all ages?” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiv. 12 (LXX.).
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Gregory of Nyssa, On the Holy Trinity, and of the Godhead of the Holy Spirit
“For the attribute of kingship denotes all dignity; and “our God,” it says, “is King from everlasting.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiv. 12.
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Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures Lecture 14
“It is not my word, but it is a prophet who hath said, Thou hast wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiv. 12. The passage does not refer to Palestine especially: “in the midst of the earth” is equivalent to “in the sight of all nations.” Cf. Orac.…
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 74
““But God, our King before the worlds, hath wrought Salvation in the midst of the earth” (ver. 12).” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVII.4Book XVII
“In the same way we may suitably understand what we read in the psalm, “But God, our King before the worlds, hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth;” so that the Lord Jesus may be understood to be our God who is before the worlds, because by Him the worlds were made, working our salvation in the midst of the…” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiv. 12.
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Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.30Book II
“Also in the seventy-third Psalm: “But God is our King before the world; He hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxiv. 12.
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