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Psalm 24 — Sermon Preparation

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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 3 Alexander MacLaren 3 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“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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