Passage Research
Psalm 119 — Sermon Preparation
The longest psalm, a 176-verse acrostic in twenty-two stanzas, each devoted to meditating on the beauty and life-giving power of God's word. Below is a research summary for Psalm 119, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 176
- verses
- 1064 / 322
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 64
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 119 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פִּקּוּד | piqqûwd | H6490 | 21 | appointed, mandate |
| תּוֹרָה | tôwrâh | H8451 | 25 | precept, statute |
| אִמְרָה | ʼimrâh | H565 | 19 | |
| חֹק | chôq | H2706 | 21 | enactment, appointment |
| מִצְוָה | mitsvâh | H4687 | 22 | command, Law |
| מִשְׁפָּט | mishpâṭ | H4941 | 23 | verdict, sentence |
| שָׁמַר | shâmar | H8104 | 21 | hedge, guard |
How preachers through history handled this text
64 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 119, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This psalm may be considered as the statement of a believer's experience. As far as our views, desires, and affections agree with what is here expressed, they come from the influences of the Holy Spirit, and no further. The pardoning mercy of God in Christ, is the only source of a sinner's happiness. And those are most happy, who are preserved most free from the defilement of sin, who simply believe God's testimonies, and depend on his promises. If the heart be divided between him and the world, it is evil. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 119:1–8 (Public Domain)
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