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Psalm 115 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 115, 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
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 115 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 |
| בָּטַח | bâṭach | H982 | 4 | hie, precipitately |
| עֵזֶר | ʻêzer | H5828 | 3 | aid |
| יָהּ | Yâhh | H3050 | 3 | Jah |
| שָׁמַיִם | shâmayim | H8064 | 4 | sky, aloft |
| מָגֵן | mâgên | H4043 | 3 | shield, protector |
| הָלַל | hâlal | H1984 | 2 | be clear, shine |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 115, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Many ancient translations join this psalm to that which goes next before it, the Septuagint particularly, and the vulgar Latin; but it is, in the Hebrew, a distinct psalm. In it we are taught to give glory, I. To God, and not to ourselves, ver. 1. II. To God, and not to idols, ver. 2-8. We must give glory to God, 1. By trusting in him, and in his promise and blessing, ver. 9-15. 2. By blessing him, ver. 16-18. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 115:1–30 (Public Domain)
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