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Psalm 126 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 126, 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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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Psalm 126 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רִנָּה | rinnâh | H7440 | 3 | creaking, shout |
| גָּדַל | gâdal | H1431 | 2 | be, make |
| נָשָׂא | nâsâʼ | H5375 | 2 | lift |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 2 | turn, return |
| שִׁיבָה | shîybâh | H7870 | 1 | return |
| אֲלֻמָּה | ʼălummâh | H485 | 1 | bound, sheaf |
| מֶשֶׁךְ | meshek | H4901 | 1 | sowing, possession |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 126, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“It was with reference to some great and surprising deliverance of the people of God out of bondage and distress that this psalm was penned, most likely their return out of Babylon in Ezra's time. Though Babylon be not mentioned here (as it is, Ps. cxxxvii.) yet their captivity there was the most remarkable captivity both in itself and as their return out of it was typical of our redemption by Christ. Probably this psalm was penned by Ezra, or some of the prophets that came up with the first. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 126:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Zion — Ps 126:1
- Negeb — Ps 126:4
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