Passage Research
Psalm 128 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 128, 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
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 128 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶשֶׁר | ʼesher | H835 | 2 | happiness, happy! |
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 2 | kneel, bless |
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3373 | 2 | fearing, reverent |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 2 | see |
| שְׁתִל | shᵉthil | H8363 | 1 | sprig, sucker |
| יְגִיעַ | yᵉgîyaʻ | H3018 | 1 | toil, work |
| יְרֵכָה | yᵉrêkâh | H3411 | 1 | flank, rear |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 128, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This, as the former, is a psalm for families. In that we were taught that the prosperity of our families depends upon the blessing of God; in this we are taught that the only way to obtain that blessing which will make our families comfortable is to live in the fear of God and in obedience to him. Those that do so, in general, shall be blessed (ver. 1, 2, 4), In particular, I. They shall be prosperous and successful in their employments, ver. 2. II. Their relations shall be agreeable, ver. 3. III. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 128:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem — Ps 128:1
- Zion — Ps 128:5
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