Psalm 81:10 (WEB)
I am the LORD, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
Fathers and councils · 10
Gregory of Nyssa
“For we have learnt from the mighty utterance of Paul that it is the distinguishing feature of idolatry to worship and serve the creature more than the Creator, as well as from David, when He says “There shall no new God be in thee: neither shalt thou worship any alien God.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxi. 10, LXX. The words πρόσφατος (“new”) and ἀλλότριος (“alien”) are both represented in the A.V. by “strange,” and so in R.V. The Prayer-book version…
Read the whole comment“…to the future, can we cut short by any boundary the eternal progress of Him Who is),—and if the prophet David forbids us to worship any new and strange God (both of which are involved in the heretical doctrine; “newness” is clearly indicated in that which is not eternal, and “strangeness” is alienation from the…” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. lxxxi. 10.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Again, you have read the Scripture that saith: “O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto Me, there shall be no new God in thee, neither shalt thou worship a strange God.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxi. 9, 10.
Read the whole comment“Open, then, this porch of thy heart to the Word of God, Who says to thee: “Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxi. [lxxx.] 10.
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Augustine of Hippo
““For I am the Lord thy God” (ver. 10).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And a man also speaks in the person of God, saying, “Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee, O Israel: I am the Lord thy God.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxi. 8, 10
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Ephrem the Syrian
“I, even I will open my mouth, but it is Thou that fillest my mouth.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxi. 10.
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John Cassian
“And so when the prophet said, “There shall no new God be in thee, neither shalt thou worship any other God,” he announced it with the same meaning and in the same spirit as that with which the Apostle said that Christ was the leader of the people of Israel out of…” — editor's note: Ps. lxxx. (lxxxi.) 10.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…with precious sardius, that is, a wise man’s word in an obedient ear; before my mouth had been opened to draw in the Spirit, and opened wide to be filled with the spirit of speaking mysteries and doctrines; and my lips bound, to use the words of wisdom, by divine knowledge, and, as I would add, loosed in due…” — editor's note: Ib. lxxxi. 10.
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Leo the Great
“For when the Lord, the Giver of all good things, says: “open thy mouth, and I will fill it,” we dare likewise to reply in the prophet’s words: “Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall shew forth Thy praise.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxi. 10.
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Cross-references · 22
Cited together in Against Eunomius II.7.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.1.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius V.9.
Cited together in Against Eunomius II.7.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.12.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in Against Eunomius II.7 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 10.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.1.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius V.9.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius V.9.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VIII.1.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 10.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 58.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 10.