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Psalm 49 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 49, 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
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
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Psalm 49 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פָּדָה | pâdâh | H6299 | 3 | sever, ransom |
| שְׁאוֹל | shᵉʼôwl | H7585 | 3 | hades, retreat |
| דּוֹר | dôwr | H1755 | 3 | revolution, age |
| יְקָר | yᵉqâr | H3366 | 2 | value, wealth |
| אָדָם | ʼâdâm | H120 | 3 | ruddy, human being |
| נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh | H5315 | 3 | breathing creature, animal |
| נֶצַח | netsach | H5331 | 2 | goal, splendor |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 49, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Believers should not fear death. The distinction of men's outward conditions, how great soever in life, makes none at death; but the difference of men's spiritual states, though in this life it may seem of small account, yet at and after death is very great. The soul is often put for the life. The God of life, who was its Creator at first, can and will be its Redeemer at last. It includes the salvation of the soul from eternal ruin. Believers will be under strong temptation to envy the prosperity of sinners. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 49:15–30 (Public Domain)
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