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Psalm 69 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 69, 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 69 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
חֶרְפָּה cherpâh H2781 5 contumely, disgrace
מַיִם mayim H4325 4 water, juice
מַעֲמָק maʻămâq H4615 2 deep
טָבַע ṭâbaʻ H2883 2 sink
מְצוֹלָה mᵉtsôwlâh H4688 2 deep
עָנָה ʻânâh H6030 3 eye, heed
שִׁבֹּל shibbôl H7641 2 stream, ear of grain

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 69, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 Spurgeon 2 Gregory the Great 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“We should frequently consider the person of the Sufferer here spoken of, and ask why, as well as what he suffered, that, meditating thereon, we may be more humbled for sin, and more convinced of our danger, so that we may feel more gratitude and love, constraining us to live to His glory who died for our salvation. Hence we learn, when in affliction, to commit the keeping of our souls to God, that we may not be soured with discontent, or sink into despair. David was hated wrongfully, but the words far more fully apply to Christ. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 69:1–12 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Zion — Ps 69:35

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