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Psalm 149 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Spurgeon 4 Matthew Henry 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“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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