Passage Research
Psalm 37 — Sermon Preparation
An acrostic wisdom psalm urging the righteous not to fret over the prospering wicked, but to trust the LORD and wait patiently for him. Below is a research summary for Psalm 37, 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
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 37 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָשָׁע | râshâʻ | H7563 | 13 | wrong, bad |
| צַדִּיק | tsaddîyq | H6662 | 9 | just |
| יָרַשׁ | yârash | H3423 | 5 | occupy, driving |
| כָּרַת | kârath | H3772 | 5 | cut, destroy |
| דֶּרֶךְ | derek | H1870 | 5 | road, trodden |
| עָזַב | ʻâzab | H5800 | 4 | loosen, relinquish |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 5 | see |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 37, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For, in all respects, the little which is allotted to the righteous, is more comfortable and more profitable than the ill-gotten and abused riches of ungodly men. It comes from a hand of special love. God provides plentifully and well, not only for his working servants, but for his waiting servants. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 37:7–20 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Lebanon— Ps 37:35
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