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Psalm 103 — Sermon Preparation
A David psalm of personal praise rehearsing God's benefits — forgiveness, healing, redemption, and love as vast as the distance between east and west. Below is a research summary for Psalm 103, 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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- classic sermon excerpts
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Psalm 103 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 6 | kneel, bless |
| חֶסֶד | cheçed | H2617 | 4 | kindness, piety |
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3373 | 3 | fearing, reverent |
| עוֹלָם | ʻôwlâm | H5769 | 3 | concealed, vanishing |
| נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh | H5315 | 3 | breathing creature, animal |
| רָחַם | râcham | H7355 | 2 | fondle, love |
| רָחַק | râchaq | H7368 | 2 | widen, recede |
How preachers through history handled this text
17 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 103, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“He who made all, rules all, and both by a word of power. He disposes all persons and things to his own glory. There is a world of holy angels who are ever praising him. Let all his works praise him. Such would have been our constant delight, if we had not been fallen creatures. Such it will in a measure become, if we are born of God. Such it will be for ever in heaven; nor can we be perfectly happy till we can take unwearied pleasure in perfect obedience to the will of our God. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 103:19–30 (Public Domain)
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