Psalm 74 - Origen's Lost Homilies on Psalms (Codex Monacensis Graecus 314)

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Overview

This text, likely a homily or commentary on Psalm 74, explores its meaning and application for believers. It discusses the psalm's initial call to confession by a multitude, representing the Church, and the transition to a single voice speaking to God. The commentary highlights the importance of confessing sins and calling upon the name of the Lord for salvation, emphasizing this should be a continual act. It also interprets the psalm's imagery of earth and its inhabitants as referring to believers and the need to overcome earthly desires, seeing the apostles, and ultimately the Church, as the pillars of truth strengthened by God. Finally, the text examines the metaphor of cups representing both the consequences of sin and the rewards of good deeds, with God justly distributing from these cups based on individual actions.