Passage Research
Psalm 63 — Sermon Preparation
In the desert, David thirsts for God as in a dry and weary land — God's steadfast love is better than life, and he praises with lips that shout for joy. Below is a research summary for Psalm 63, 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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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 63 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh | H5315 | 4 | breathing creature, animal |
| הָלַל | hâlal | H1984 | 2 | be clear, shine |
| שָׂפָה | sâphâh | H8193 | 2 | lip, language |
| פֶּה | peh | H6310 | 2 | mouth, blowing |
| חַי | chay | H2416 | 2 | alive, raw |
| כָּמַהּ | kâmahh | H3642 | 1 | pine after |
| סָכַר | çâkar | H5534 | 1 | shut up, surrender |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 63, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“True Christians can, in some measure, and at some times, make use of the strong language of David, but too commonly our souls cleave to the dust. Having committed ourselves to God, we must be easy and pleased, and quiet from the fear of evil. Those that follow hard after God, would soon fail, if God's right hand did not uphold them. It is he that strengthens us and comforts us. The psalmist doubts not but that though now sowing in tears, he should reap in joy. Messiah the Prince shall rejoice in God; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 63:7–30 (Public Domain)
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