Passage Research
Psalm 24 — Sermon Preparation
The earth belongs to the LORD — who may ascend his holy hill? — and a great shout proclaims the King of Glory entering his gates. Below is a research summary for Psalm 24, 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
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 24 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּבוֹד | kâbôwd | H3519 | 5 | weight, splendor |
| נָשָׂא | nâsâʼ | H5375 | 6 | lift |
| גִּבּוֹר | gibbôwr | H1368 | 2 | powerful, warrior |
| פֶּתַח | pethach | H6607 | 2 | opening, door |
| שַׁעַר | shaʻar | H8179 | 2 | opening, door |
| עוֹלָם | ʻôwlâm | H5769 | 2 | concealed, vanishing |
| רֹאשׁ | rôʼsh | H7218 | 2 | head |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This psalm is concerning the kingdom of Jesus Christ, I. His providential kingdom, by which he rules the world, ver. 1, 2. II. The kingdom of his grace, by which he rules in his church. 1. Concerning the subjects of that kingdom; their character (ver. 4, 6), their charter, ver. 5. 2. Concerning the King of that kingdom; and a summons to all to give him admission, ver. 7-10. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 24:1–30 (Public Domain)
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