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Psalm 54 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 54, 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 54 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh H5315 2 breathing creature, animal
שֵׁם shêm H8034 2 appellation, honor
דָּוִד Dâvid H1732 2 David
זִיפִי Zîyphîy H2130 1 Ziphite
שָׁרַר shârar H8324 1 be hostile
מַשְׂכִּיל maskîyl H4905 1 instructive, didactic
נְגִינָה nᵉgîynâh H5058 1 instrumental music, stringed instrument

How preachers through history handled this text

7 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 54, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Gregory the Great 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“The key of this psalm hangs at the door, for the title tells us upon what occasion it was penned--when the inhabitants of Ziph, men of Judah (types of Judas the traitor), betrayed David to Saul, by informing him where he was and putting him in a way how to seize him. This they did twice (1 Sam. xxiii. 19; xxvi. 1), and it is upon record to their everlasting infamy. The psalm is sweet; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 3 (Job to Song of Solomon), on Psalm 54:1–30 (Public Domain)

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