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Psalm 135 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 135, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 21
- verses
- 167 / 95
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 135 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הָלַל | hâlal | H1984 | 5 | be clear, shine |
| יָהּ | Yâhh | H3050 | 4 | Jah |
| בָּרַךְ | bârak | H1288 | 5 | kneel, bless |
| עֶבֶד | ʻebed | H5650 | 3 | servant |
| שֵׁם | shêm | H8034 | 3 | appellation, honor |
| דּוֹר | dôwr | H1755 | 2 | revolution, age |
| נַחֲלָה | nachălâh | H5159 | 2 | inherited, occupancy |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 135, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This is one of the Hallelujah-psalms; that is the title of it, and that is the Amen of it, both its Alpha and its Omega. I. It begins with a call to praise God, particularly a call to the "servants of the Lord" to praise him, as in the foregoing psalm, ver. 1-3. II. It goes on to furnish us with matter for praise. God is to be praised, 1. As the God of Jacob, ver. 4. 2. As the God of gods, ver. 5. 3. As the God of the whole world, ver. 6, 7. 4. As a terrible God to the enemies of Israel, ver. 8-11. 5. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 135:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bashan — Ps 135:11
- Canaan — Ps 135:11
- Jerusalem — Ps 135:21
- Zion — Ps 135:21
- Egypt — Ps 135:8
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