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Psalm 4 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 4, 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 4 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
צֶדֶק tsedeq H6664 2 right, equity
קָרָא qârâʼ H7121 2 call out to
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 2 hear, tell
פָּלָה pâlâh H6395 1 distinguish
בָּדָד bâdâd H910 1 separate, separately
רִיק rîyq H7385 1 emptiness, worthless
נְגִינָה nᵉgîynâh H5058 1 instrumental music, stringed instrument

How preachers through history handled this text

11 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 4 Matthew Henry 3 Ambrose 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Wordly people inquire for good, not for the chief good; all they want is outward good, present good, partial good, good meat, good drink, a good trade, and a good estate; but what are all these worth? Any good will serve the turn of most men, but a gracious soul will not be put off so. Lord, let us have thy favour, and let us know that we have it, we desire no more; let us be satisfied of thy loving-kindness, and will be satisfied with it. Many inquire after happiness, but David had found it. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 4:6–30 (Public Domain)

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