Passage Research
Psalm 7 — Sermon Preparation
David protests his innocence before a righteous God and asks for deliverance from those who pursue him without cause. Below is a research summary for Psalm 7, 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
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 7 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| צַדִּיק | tsaddîyq | H6662 | 3 | just |
| כּוּן | kûwn | H3559 | 3 | be erect, set up |
| בֶּן־יְמִינִי | Ben-yᵉmîynîy | H1145 | 2 | Benjaminite |
| צָרַר | tsârar | H6887 | 2 | cramp |
| עָמָל | ʻâmâl | H5999 | 2 | toil, wearing effort |
| פָּעַל | pâʻal | H6466 | 2 | do, make |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 3 | turn, return |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“David is confident that he shall find God his powerful Saviour. The destruction of sinners may be prevented by their conversion; for it is threatened, If he turn not from his evil way, let him expect it will be his ruin. But amidst the threatenings of wrath, we have a gracious offer of mercy. God gives sinners warning of their danger, and space to repent, and prevent it. He is slow to punish, and long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish. The sinner is described, ver. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 7:10–30 (Public Domain)
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