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Psalm 33 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 33, 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 33 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
רֹב rôb H7230 3 abundance
חֶסֶד cheçed H2617 3 kindness, piety
לֵב lêb H3820 3 heart, feelings
יָחַל yâchal H3176 2 wait, be patient
מַחֲשָׁבָה machăshâbâh H4284 2 contrivance, texture
יָשַׁב yâshab H3427 3 sit, dwell
עֵצָה ʻêtsâh H6098 2 advice, plan

How preachers through history handled this text

9 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 33, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Abraham Kuyper 2 Spurgeon 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the spirit of each man within him. All the powers of the creature depend upon him, and are of no account, of no avail at all, without him. If we make God's favour sure towards us, then we need not fear whatever is against us. We are to give to him the glory of his special grace. All human devices for the salvation of our souls are vain; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 33:12–30 (Public Domain)

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