God's works and kingdom praised through all generations
Apollinaris is commenting on Psalm 143-144, explaining how the psalm's words about God's works, kingdom, and provision apply both to this present life and to the future eternal life.
All these things are alike in their human elements, but they are indications of divine activity that is fearful, strong, and destructive of humans (Psalm 144:5-6).
In the present life these words could apply to one human being after another in succession, because as the earlier ones depart, there are others who take their place in their territory. For this reason we are all called by the name of Adam, as being those very ones, and God says, "I made the earth and humanity upon it," reckoning all as one (Isaiah 45:12). But in the life to come these things are true for each individual as well, as he praises God continually and eternally, and because it is not sufficient to praise for a short time, the worshiper adds, "Forever and to the age of the age" (Psalm 145:2).
Since everything God made remains forever, according to Ecclesiastes, each generation that sees his works praises them, seeing that they receive praise beyond all praise. And they declare your power, by which you brought them into existence. This is the wisdom by which you made all things, and your power and wisdom is your only-begotten Son; for Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
They make known that he holds dominion over all things, even if he does not yet reveal this, since humans are not yet able to receive it (Psalm 145:12). For humans are too small for the greatness of the divine kingdom to be shown in them; therefore he adds what is fitting for God (Psalm 145:12; LXX 144:12).
When he speaks of the opening of God's hands as the provision of food for created things, he clearly is not presenting bodily hands but likening the creative power in this way (Psalm 145:16; LXX 144:16; Ps 144:17).
Greek
41 300 Ps 143,4.5 Πάντα δὲ ὅμοια τὰ μὲν ἀνθρώπινα, θείας δὲ ἐνεργείας φοβερᾶς τε καὶ ἰσχυρᾶς καὶ ὀλοθρευτικῆς ἀνθρώπων ἐνδείγματα. 301 Ps 144,1 Κατὰ μὲν τὸν νῦν βίον τοῦ κατὰ διαδοχὴν ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ταῦτα ἂν εἶναι δύναιτο, ὅτι τῶν προτέρων ἀπιόντων εἰς τὴν ἐκείνων χώραν εἰσὶν οἱ διαδεχόμενοι· διὸ καὶ τῷ τοῦ Ἀδὰμ ὀνόματι καλούμεθα πάντες ὡς ἐκεῖνος ὄντες αὐτοί, καὶ ὁ θεὸς Ἐγώ, φησίν, ἐποίησα γῆν καὶ ἄνθρωπον ἐπ' αὐτῆς, ἕνα τοὺς πάντας λογιζόμενος. κατὰ δὲ τὴν μέλλουσαν ζωὴν καὶ ἐφ' ἑκάστου ταῦτα ἀληθινὰ διηνεκῶς καὶ αἰωνίως ὑμνοῦντος θεὸν καὶ ὡς οὐκ ἐξαρκοῦντος πρὸς ὀλίγον ὑμνῆσαι προστίθεται τὸ Εἰς αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. 302 Ps 144,4 Ἐπεὶ πάντα ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ θεὸς μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὸν Ἐκκλησιαστήν, ἑκάστη γενεὰ βλέπουσα αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἐπαινεῖ αὐτὰ, ὑπὲρ πάντα ἔπαινον τυγχάνοντα αὐτὰ ὁρῶσα. Καὶ ἀπαγγέλλουσι τὴν δύναμίν σου, καθ' ἣν εἰς ὕπαρξιν ἤγαγες αὐτά. αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ σοφία καθ' ἣν πάντα πεποίηκας, δύναμις δὲ καὶ σοφία σου τὸ γέννημα τὸ μονογενές σου· Χριστὸς γὰρ θεοῦ δύναμις καὶ θεοῦ σοφία. 303 Ps 144,12 Γνωρίζουσι δὲ ὅτι τὴν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν ἔχει δυναστείαν, εἰ καὶ μὴ ταύτην ἐκφαίνει οὔπω τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐχόντων δεκτικῶς. μικροὶ γὰρ οἱ ἄνθρωποι πρὸς τὸ δηλωθῆναι τὴν μεγαλειότητα τῆς θείας βασιλείας ἐν αὐτοῖς· διὸ ἐπιφέρει τὸ πρέπον θεῷ. 304 Ps 144,16 Χειρῶν θεοῦ λέγων ἄνοιξιν τὴν τῶν δημιουργουμένων τροφῶν χορηγίαν δῆλός ἐστιν οὐ σωματικὰς χεῖρας παριστὰς ἀλλὰ τὸ δημιουργικὸν οὕτως ὁμοιῶν.