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Psalm 41 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 41, 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 41 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֹיֵב ʼôyêb H341 3 hating, adversary
עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm H5769 3 concealed, vanishing
רַע raʻ H7451 3 bad, evil
חָנַן chânan H2603 2 bend, favor
קוּם qûwm H6965 2 rise
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh H5315 2 breathing creature, animal
דָבַר dâbar H1696 2 arrange, speak

How preachers through history handled this text

6 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 41, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Alexander MacLaren 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had reposed great confidence, took part with his enemies. And let us not think it strange, if we receive evil from those we suppose to be friends. Have not we ourselves thus broken our words toward God? We eat of his bread daily, yet lift up the heel against him. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 41:5–30 (Public Domain)

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