Passage Research
Psalm 25 — Sermon Preparation
An acrostic prayer in which David lifts his soul to God, asking for guidance in the LORD's paths and forgiveness for the sins of his youth. Below is a research summary for Psalm 25, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 14
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 25 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בּוּשׁ | bûwsh | H954 | 4 | pale, be ashamed |
| קָוָה | qâvâh | H6960 | 3 | bind, collect |
| לָמַד | lâmad | H3925 | 3 | goad, teach |
| דֶּרֶךְ | derek | H1870 | 4 | road, trodden |
| זָכַר | zâkar | H2142 | 3 | mark, remember |
| חֶסֶד | cheçed | H2617 | 3 | kindness, piety |
| עָנָו | ʻânâv | H6035 | 2 | depressed, gentle |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The psalmist concludes, as he began, with expressing dependence upon God, and desire toward him. It is good thus to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. And if God turns to us, no matter who turns from us. He pleads his own integrity. Though guilty before God, yet, as to his enemies, he had the testimony of conscience that he had done them no wrong. God would, at length, give Israel rest from all their enemies round about. In heaven, God's Israel will be perfectly redeemed from all troubles. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 25:15–30 (Public Domain)
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