Passage Research
Psalm 111 — Sermon Preparation
An acrostic psalm of praise for God's great deeds and covenant faithfulness, concluding that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Below is a research summary for Psalm 111, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 10
- verses
- 74 / 53
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 111 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַד | ʻad | H5703 | 3 | terminus, duration |
| מַעֲשֶׂה | maʻăseh | H4639 | 3 | action, transaction |
| עוֹלָם | ʻôwlâm | H5769 | 3 | concealed, vanishing |
| יָשָׁר | yâshâr | H3477 | 2 | straight |
| אֶמֶת | ʼemeth | H571 | 2 | stability, certainty |
| בְּרִית | bᵉrîyth | H1285 | 2 | compact |
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3372 | 2 | fearing, reverent |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 111, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This and divers of the psalms that follow it seem to have been penned by David for the service of the church in their solemn feasts, and not upon any particular occasion. This is a psalm of praise. The title of it is "Hallelujah--Praise you the Lord," intimating that we must address ourselves to the use of this psalm with hearts disposed to praise God. It is composed alphabetically, each sentence beginning with a several letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in order exactly, two sentences to each verse, and three a piece to the last two. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 111:1–30 (Public Domain)
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