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Psalm 77 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 77, 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 77 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
זָכַר zâkar H2142 4 mark, remember
שִׂיחַ sîyach H7878 3 ponder, converse
קוֹל qôwl H6963 4 voice, sound
מַיִם mayim H4325 4 water, juice
אֵל ʼêl H410 3 strength, mighty
פֶּלֶא peleʼ H6382 2 miracle
רָגַז râgaz H7264 2 quiver

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 77, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 3 Spurgeon 3 John Wesley 2 Gregory the Great 1 Alexander MacLaren 1

“The remembrance of the works of God, will be a powerful remedy against distrust of his promise and goodness; for he is God, and changes not. God's way is in the sanctuary. We are sure that God is holy in all his works. God's ways are like the deep waters, which cannot be fathomed; like the way of a ship, which cannot be tracked. God brought Israel out of Egypt. This was typical of the great redemption to be wrought out in the fulness of time, both by price and power. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 77:11–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Red Sea 1 — Ps 77:16

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