Psalm 2 as Psalm 1: Patristic Evidence

Scripture-ish · Feb 5, 2026 · 23m

In previous posts in this series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), I have looked at the history of numbering the psalms. The jumping off point has been Acts 13:33, where Psalm 2:7 (as we call it) was cited as coming from “the second psalm.” I have also looked at the few manuscripts that say in Acts 13:33 “the first psalm.” In this post, I expand that latter point, not looking at manuscripts of Acts but early Christian statements about Acts or about the psalms.

So let’s return to the reading of Acts 13:33, “first psalm” or “second psalm.” We have seen that almost all extant manuscripts of Acts have…