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| Chapter LXXIV.—The beginning of Ps. xcvi. is attributed to the Father [by Trypho]. But [it refers] to Christ by these words: “Tell ye among the nations that the Lord,” etc.
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Chapter LXXIV.—The beginning of Ps. xcvi. is attributed to the Father [by Trypho]. But [it
refers] to Christ by these words: “Tell ye among the nations that the Lord,”
etc.
Then Trypho said, “We know that you quoted these
because we asked you. But it does not appear to me that this Psalm which
you quoted last from the words of David refers to any other than the
Father and Maker of the heavens and earth. You, however, asserted that it
referred to Him who suffered, whom you also are eagerly endeavouring to
prove to be Christ.”
And I answered, “Attend to
me, I beseech you, while I speak of the statement which the Holy Spirit
gave utterance to in this Psalm; and you shall know that I speak not
sinfully, and that we2225
| 2225 In
text, “you.” Maranus suggests, as far better,
“we.” | are not really bewitched; for so you shall
be enabled of yourselves to understand many other statements made by the
Holy Spirit. ‘Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord,
all the earth: sing unto the Lord, and bless His name; show forth His
salvation from day to day, His wonderful works among all people.’
He bids the inhabitants of all the earth, who have known the mystery of
this salvation, i.e., the suffering of Christ, by which He saved them,
sing and give praises to God the Father of all things, and recognise that
He is to be praised and feared, and that He is the Maker of heaven and
earth, who effected this salvation in behalf of the human race, who also
was crucified and was dead, and who was deemed worthy by Him (God) to
reign over all the earth. As [is clearly seen2226
| 2226 Something is here wanting; the suggested
reading of Maranus has been adopted. [As to omissions between this
Chapter and the next, critics are not agreed. The Benedictine editors see
no proofs of them.] | ] also by the land into which [He said] He
would
bring [your fathers]; [for He thus speaks]:2227
‘This people [shall go a
whoring after other gods], and shall forsake Me, and shall break my
covenant which I made with them in that day; and I will forsake them, and
will turn away My face from them; and they shall be devoured,2228
| 2228 Literally, “for
food.” | and many evils and afflictions shall find them
out; and they shall say in that day, Because the Lord my God is not
amongst us, these misfortunes have found us out. And I shall certainly
turn away My face from them in that day, on account of all the evils
which they have committed, in that they have turned to other
gods.’2229
| 2229 The first
conference seems to have ended hereabout. [It occupied two days. But the
student must consult the learned note of Kaye (Justin Martyr, p.
20. Rivingtons, London. 1853).] | E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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