Passage Research
Psalm 34 — Sermon Preparation
An acrostic of praise after David feigned madness and escaped — 'Taste and see that the LORD is good,' and his angel camps around those who fear him. Below is a research summary for Psalm 34, 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
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 34 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רַע | raʻ | H7451 | 5 | bad, evil |
| טוֹב | ṭôwb | H2896 | 4 | good |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 4 | hear, tell |
| צַדִּיק | tsaddîyq | H6662 | 3 | just |
| נָצַל | nâtsal | H5337 | 3 | snatch |
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3372 | 3 | fearing, reverent |
| אָשַׁם | ʼâsham | H816 | 2 | be guilty, be punished |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 34, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Let young persons set out in life with learning the fear of the Lord, if they desire true comfort here, and eternal happiness hereafter. Those will be most happy who begin the soonest to serve so good a Master. All aim to be happy. Surely this must look further than the present world; for man's life on earth consists but of few days, and those full of trouble. What man is he that would see the good of that where all bliss is perfect? Alas! few have this good in their thoughts. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 34:11–30 (Public Domain)
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