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Psalm 150 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 150, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

6
verses
37 / 22
Hebrew words / lemmas
4
classic sermon excerpts
4
preachers & commentators

Psalm 150 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
הָלַל hâlal H1984 13 be clear, shine
יָהּ Yâhh H3050 3 Jah
צְלָצַל tsᵉlâtsal H6767 2 clatter, whirring
מֵן mên H4482 1 part, chord
תֵּקַע têqaʻ H8629 1 blast of a trumpet
עוּגָב ʻûwgâb H5748 1 reed-instrument
מָחוֹל mâchôwl H4234 1 dance

How preachers through history handled this text

4 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 150, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Gregory the Great 1 Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“The first and last of the psalms have both the same number of verses, are both short, and very memorable. But the scope of them is very different: the first psalm is an elaborate instruction in our duty, to prepare us for the comforts of our devotion; this is all rapture and transport, and perhaps was penned on purpose to be the conclusion of these sacred songs, to show what is the design of them all, and that is to assist us in praising God. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 150:1–30 (Public Domain)

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