Passage Research
Psalm 118 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 118, 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
- 14
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 118 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָהּ | Yâhh | H3050 | 6 | Jah |
| יָדָה | yâdâh | H3034 | 5 | throw, revere |
| חֶסֶד | cheçed | H2617 | 5 | kindness, piety |
| עוֹלָם | ʻôwlâm | H5769 | 5 | concealed, vanishing |
| סָבַב | çâbab | H5437 | 4 | revolve, surround |
| מוּל | mûwl | H4135 | 3 | cut, curtail |
| יְשׁוּעָה | yᵉshûwʻâh | H3444 | 3 | saved, deliverance |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 118, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 118:1–18 (Public Domain)
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