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Psalm 107 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 107, 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
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classic sermon excerpts
4
preachers & commentators

Psalm 107 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מְצוּקָה mᵉtsûwqâh H4691 4 narrowness, trouble
חֶסֶד cheçed H2617 6 kindness, piety
פָּלָא pâlâʼ H6381 5 separate, distinguish
צַר tsar H6862 5 narrow, tight
יָדָה yâdâh H3034 5 throw, revere
מוֹשָׁב môwshâb H4186 4 seat, site
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh H5315 5 breathing creature, animal

How preachers through history handled this text

13 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 107, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 6 Spurgeon 5 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“What surprising changes are often made in the affairs of men! Let the present desolate state of Judea, and of other countries, explain this. If we look abroad in the world, we see many greatly increase, whose beginning was small. We see many who have thus suddenly risen, as suddenly brought to nothing. Worldly wealth is uncertain; often those who are filled with it, ere they are aware, lose it again. God has many ways of making men poor. The righteous shall rejoice. It shall fully convince all those who deny the Divine Providence. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 107:33–43 (Public Domain)

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