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Psalm 7 — Sermon Preparation

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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 3 Ambrose 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“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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