Passage Research
Psalm 147 — Sermon Preparation
A praise psalm celebrating God who rebuilds Jerusalem, heals the broken-hearted, names every star, and sends his word and seasons to creation with sovereign authority. Below is a research summary for Psalm 147, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 141 / 110
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 13
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 147 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הָלַל | hâlal | H1984 | 3 | be clear, shine |
| זָמַר | zâmar | H2167 | 2 | touch, play |
| יָהּ | Yâhh | H3050 | 2 | Jah |
| רָצָה | râtsâh | H7521 | 2 | be pleased with, satisfy |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 3 | word, matter |
| מִסְפָּר | miçpâr | H4557 | 2 | number, innumerable |
| מִשְׁפָּט | mishpâṭ | H4941 | 2 | verdict, sentence |
How preachers through history handled this text
13 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 147, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The church, like Jerusalem of old, built up and preserved by the wisdom, power, and goodness of God, is exhorted to praise him for all the benefits and blessings vouchsafed to her; and these are represented by his favours in the course of nature. The thawing word may represent the gospel of Christ, and the thawing wind the Spirit of Christ; for the Spirit is compared to the wind, Joh 3:8. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 147:12–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Ps 147:12
- Zion— Ps 147:12
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