Passage Research
Psalm 74 — Sermon Preparation
Asaph laments the destruction of the sanctuary by enemies who smashed its carvings and burned it down, and pleads for God to remember his covenant. Below is a research summary for Psalm 74, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 23
- verses
- 195 / 137
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 74 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נֶצַח | netsach | H5331 | 4 | goal, splendor |
| אוֹת | ʼôwth | H226 | 3 | signal, flag |
| שֵׁם | shêm | H8034 | 4 | appellation, honor |
| קֶרֶב | qereb | H7130 | 3 | nearest, center |
| זָכַר | zâkar | H2142 | 3 | mark, remember |
| אֹיֵב | ʼôyêb | H341 | 3 | hating, adversary |
| נָאַץ | nâʼats | H5006 | 2 | scorn, bloom |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 74, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The psalmist begs that God would appear for the church against their enemies. The folly of such as revile his gospel and his servants will be plain to all. Let us call upon our God to enlighten the dark nations of the earth; and to rescue his people, that the poor and needy may praise his name. Blessed Saviour, thou art the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. Make thy people more than conquerors. Be thou, Lord, all in all to them in every situation and circumstances; for then thy poor and needy people will praise thy name.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 74:18–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Mount Zion— Ps 74:2
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