Passage Research
Psalm 65 — Sermon Preparation
A hymn of praise for God who forgives sin, visits the earth with rain, crowns the year with bounty, and makes the valleys shout and sing. Below is a research summary for Psalm 65, 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
- 109 / 97
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 65 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָעַף | râʻaph | H7491 | 2 | drip |
| כּוּן | kûwn | H3559 | 3 | be erect, set up |
| שָׁאוֹן | shâʼôwn | H7588 | 2 | uproar, rushing |
| שִׁיר | shîyr | H7891 | 2 | song, singing |
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3372 | 2 | fear, revere |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 2 | sea, large body of water |
| גְּדוּדָה | gᵉdûwdâh | H1418 | 1 | incision |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 65, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“That Almighty strength which sets fast the mountains, upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, can silence our enemies. How contrary soever light and darkness are to each other, it is hard to say which is most welcome. Does the watchman wait for the morning? so does the labourer earnestly desire the shades of evening. Some understand it of the morning and evening sacrifices. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 65:6–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Zion— Ps 65:1
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