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Psalm 106 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 106, 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Psalm 106 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
גּוֹי gôwy H1471 5 nation, a Gentile
יָשַׁע yâshaʻ H3467 4 be open, wide
סוּף çûwph H5488 3 reed, papyrus
יָם yâm H3220 4 sea, large body of water
מָרָה mârâh H4784 3 be, make
עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm H5769 4 concealed, vanishing
תְּהִלָּה tᵉhillâh H8416 3 laudation, hymn

How preachers through history handled this text

14 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 106, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 7 Matthew Henry 5 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no appetite for the Bread of life, and then the soul must be lean. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 106:13–33 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Horeb — Ps 106:19
  • Egypt — Ps 106:21
  • Ham 2 — Ps 106:22
  • Red Sea 1 — Ps 106:22
  • Peor — Ps 106:28
  • Meribah 1 — Ps 106:32

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