Psalms in the early church
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Psalms, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ps 1:3 | To the Magnesians 13.1 · Ignatius of Antioch | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) |
| Ps 2:7 | 1 Clement 36.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 2:8 | 1 Clement 36.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 2:11 | To the Philippians 2.1 · Polycarp of Smyrna | allusion, high confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| Ps 2:11 | To the Philippians 6.3 · Polycarp of Smyrna | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| Ps 3:5 (3:6 LXX) | 1 Clement 26.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 4:4 (4:5 LXX) | To the Philippians 12.1 · Polycarp of Smyrna | quotation, high confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| Ps 12:3 (11:4 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 12:4 (11:5 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 12:5 (11:6 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.6 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 12:5 (11:6 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.7 · Clement of Rome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 18:25 (17:26 LXX) | 1 Clement 46.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 18:26 (17:27 LXX) | 1 Clement 46.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 19:1–3 (18:2-Ps LXX) | 1 Clement 27.7 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 22:6 (21:7 LXX) | 1 Clement 16.15 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 22:7 (21:8 LXX) | 1 Clement 16.16 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 22:8 (21:9 LXX) | 1 Clement 16.16 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 24:1 (23:1 LXX) | 1 Clement 54.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 28:7 (27:7 LXX) | 1 Clement 26.2 · Clement of Rome | allusion, low confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 31:18 (30:19 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 32:1 (31:1 LXX) | 1 Clement 50.6 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 32:2 (31:2 LXX) | 1 Clement 50.6 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 32:10 (31:10 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.8 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 33:9 (32:9 LXX) | To the Ephesians 15.1 · Ignatius of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) |
| Ps 33:10 (32:10 LXX) | 1 Clement 59.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:11 (33:12 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.1 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:12 (33:13 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:13 (33:14 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:14 (33:15 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:14 (33:15 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:14 (33:15 LXX) | 2 Clement 10.2 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 100–150 |
| Ps 34:15 (33:16 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.6 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:16 (33:17 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.6 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 34:17 (33:18 LXX) | 1 Clement 22.7 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 37:11 (36:11 LXX) | Didache 3.7 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Ps 37:35 (36:35 LXX) | 1 Clement 14.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 37:36 (36:36 LXX) | 1 Clement 14.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 37:37 (36:37 LXX) | 1 Clement 14.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 49:14 (48:15 LXX) | 1 Clement 51.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:14 (49:14 LXX) | 1 Clement 52.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:15 (49:15 LXX) | 1 Clement 52.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:16 (49:16 LXX) | 1 Clement 35.7 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:17–20 (49:17-Ps LXX) | 1 Clement 35.8 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:21 (49:21 LXX) | 1 Clement 35.10 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:21 (49:21 LXX) | 1 Clement 35.9 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:22 (49:22 LXX) | 1 Clement 35.11 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 50:23 (49:23 LXX) | 1 Clement 35.12 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:1 (50:3 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:2 (50:4 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:3 (50:5 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:4 (50:6 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:5 (50:7 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:6 (50:8 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.6 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:7 (50:9 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.7 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:8 (50:10 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.8 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:9 (50:11 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.9 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:10 (50:12 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.10 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:11 (50:13 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.11 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:12 (50:14 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.12 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:13 (50:15 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.13 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:14 (50:16 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.14 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:14 (50:16 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.15 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:15 (50:17 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.15 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:16 (50:18 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.16 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:17 (50:19 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.17 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 51:17 (50:19 LXX) | 1 Clement 52.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 62:4 (61:5 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 69:31 (68:32 LXX) | 1 Clement 52.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 69:32 (68:33 LXX) | 1 Clement 52.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 78:36 (77:36 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 78:37 (77:37 LXX) | 1 Clement 15.4 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 79:13 (78:13 LXX) | 1 Clement 59.4 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 80:3 (79:4 LXX) | 1 Clement 60.3 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 89:20 (88:21 LXX) | 1 Clement 18.1 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 100:3 (99:3 LXX) | 1 Clement 59.4 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 104:4 (103:4 LXX) | 1 Clement 36.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 110:1 (109:1 LXX) | 1 Clement 36.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 115:4 (113:12 LXX) | 2 Clement 1.6 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 100–150 |
| Ps 118:18 (117:18 LXX) | 1 Clement 56.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 118:19 (117:19 LXX) | 1 Clement 48.2 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 118:20 (117:20 LXX) | 1 Clement 48.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 118:26 (117:26 LXX) | Didache 12.1 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Ps 119:133 (118:133 LXX) | 1 Clement 60.2 · Clement of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 139:7–10 (138:7-Ps LXX) | 1 Clement 28.3 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 141:5 (140:5 LXX) | 1 Clement 56.5 · Clement of Rome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 95–97 (range ca. 70–100) |
| Ps 150:6 | To the Philippians 2.1 · Polycarp of Smyrna | echo, low confidence | ca. 110–135 |