Passage Research
Psalm 122 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 122, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 9
- verses
- 62 / 45
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 122 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁלוֹם | shâlôwm | H7965 | 3 | safe, well |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 3 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| כִּסֵּא | kiççêʼ | H3678 | 2 | covered, throne |
| שֵׁבֶט | shêbeṭ | H7626 | 2 | scion, stick |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 2 | David |
| שַׁלְוָה | shalvâh | H7962 | 1 | security |
| שָׁלָה | shâlâh | H7951 | 1 | to be tranquil, secure |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 122, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This psalm seems to have been penned by David for the use of the people of Israel, when they came up to Jerusalem to worship at the three solemn feasts. It was in David's time that Jerusalem was first chosen to be the city where God would record his name. It being a new thing, this, among other means, was used to bring the people to be in love with Jerusalem, as the holy city, though it was but the other day in the hands of the Jebusites. Observe, I. The joy with which they were to go up to Jerusalem, ver. 1, 2. II. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 122:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem — Ps 122:1
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