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Psalm 42 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 42, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

12
verses
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Hebrew words / lemmas
9
classic sermon excerpts
4
preachers & commentators

Psalm 42 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh H5315 6 breathing creature, animal
שָׁחַח shâchach H7817 3 sink, depress
עָרַג ʻârag H6165 2 long for
אֵל ʼêl H410 3 strength, mighty
הָמָה hâmâh H1993 2 make a loud sound, be in great commotion
תְּהוֹם tᵉhôwm H8415 2 abyss, deep
יָחַל yâchal H3176 2 wait, be patient

How preachers through history handled this text

9 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 42, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 4 Matthew Henry 3 Gregory of Nazianzus 1 John Wesley 1

“The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. David regards the Divine favour as the fountain of all the good he looked for. In the Saviour's name let us hope and pray. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 42:6–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jordan — Ps 42:6
  • Mount Hermon — Ps 42:6
  • Mount Mizar — Ps 42:6

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