Passage Research
Psalm 144 — Sermon Preparation
A David psalm of warrior praise mixed with wonder at God's care for fragile humans, praying for victory and envisioning a land of flourishing sons, daughters, and full storehouses. Below is a research summary for Psalm 144, 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
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 144 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָמִין | yâmîyn | H3225 | 4 | right, stronger |
| פָּצָה | pâtsâh | H6475 | 3 | rend, open |
| זַן | zan | H2177 | 2 | nourished, form |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 4 | hand, open |
| נֵכָר | nêkâr | H5236 | 2 | foreign, foreigner |
| אֶשֶׁר | ʼesher | H835 | 2 | happiness, happy! |
| שָׁוְא | shâvᵉʼ | H7723 | 2 | evil, destructive |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 144, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Fresh favours call for fresh returns of thanks; we must praise God for the mercies we hope for by his promise, as well as those we have received by his providence. To be saved from the hurtful sword, or from wasting sickness, without deliverance from the dominion of sin and the wrath to come, is but a small advantage. The public prosperity David desired for his people, is stated. It adds much to the comfort and happiness of parents in this world, to see their children likely to do well. To see them as plants, not as weeds, not as thorns; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 144:9–30 (Public Domain)
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