Passage Research
Psalm 149 — Sermon Preparation
A psalm of joyful praise in which Israel dances before its maker and the faithful are armed with a two-edged sword to carry out God's judgment on the nations. Below is a research summary for Psalm 149, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 9
- verses
- 64 / 53
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 149 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חָסִיד | châçîyd | H2623 | 3 | kind, pious |
| הָלַל | hâlal | H1984 | 3 | be clear, shine |
| יָהּ | Yâhh | H3050 | 2 | Jah |
| שִׁיר | shîyr | H7891 | 2 | song, singing |
| רוֹמְמָה | rôwmᵉmâh | H7319 | 1 | exaltation, praise |
| כֶּבֶל | kebel | H3525 | 1 | fetter |
| פִּיפִיָּה | pîyphîyâh | H6374 | 1 | edge, tooth |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 149, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The foregoing psalm was a hymn of praise to the Creator; this is a hymn of praise to the Redeemer. It is a psalm of triumph in the God of Israel, and over the enemies of Israel. Probably it was penned upon occasion of some victory which Israel was blessed and honoured with. Some conjecture that it was penned when David had taken the strong-hold of Zion, and settled his government there. But it looks further, to the kingdom of the Messiah, who, in the chariot of the everlasting gospel, goes forth conquering and to conquer. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 149:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Zion— Ps 149:2
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