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Psalm 10 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 10 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָשָׁע | râshâʻ | H7563 | 5 | wrong, bad |
| חֵלְכָא | chêlᵉkâʼ | H2489 | 3 | wretch, unfortunate |
| עָנִי | ʻânîy | H6041 | 4 | depressed |
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 4 | heart, feelings |
| חָטַף | châṭaph | H2414 | 2 | clutch, seize as a prisoner |
| דָּרַשׁ | dârash | H1875 | 3 | tread, frequent |
| מִסְתָּר | miçtâr | H4565 | 2 | concealer, covert |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted, persecuted, or tempted believer recollect, that Satan is the prince of this world, and that he is the father of all the ungodly. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 10:12–30 (Public Domain)
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