Passage Research
Psalm 13 — Sermon Preparation
David moves from the ache of 'How long, O LORD, will you forget me?' to a confident declaration of trust in God's steadfast love. Below is a research summary for Psalm 13, 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
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Psalm 13 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גִּיל | gîyl | H1523 | 2 | spin, rejoice |
| אֹיֵב | ʼôyêb | H341 | 2 | hating, adversary |
| יָגוֹן | yâgôwn | H3015 | 1 | affliction |
| יָשֵׁן | yâshên | H3462 | 1 | be slack, languid |
| גָּמַל | gâmal | H1580 | 1 | treat, benefit |
| נֶצַח | netsach | H5331 | 1 | goal, splendor |
| מוֹט | môwṭ | H4131 | 1 | waver, slip |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This psalm is the deserted soul's case and cure. Whether it was penned upon any particular occasion does not appear, but in general, I. David sadly complains that God had long withdrawn from him and delayed to relieve him, ver. 1, 2. II. He earnestly prays to God to consider his case and comfort him, ver. 3, 4. III. He assures himself of an answer of peace, and therefore concludes the psalm with joy and triumph, because he concludes his deliverance to be as good as wrought, ver. 5, 6. David's Complaints and Prayers Turned into Praises. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 13:1–30 (Public Domain)
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