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Psalm 81 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 81, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 125 / 95
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 81 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 5 | hear, tell |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 3 | people, tribe |
| אֵל | ʼêl | H410 | 2 | strength, mighty |
| יַעֲקֹב | Yaʻăqôb | H3290 | 2 | Jaakob |
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 2 | Mitsrajim |
| יְהוֹסֵף | Yᵉhôwçêph | H3084 | 1 | Jehoseph |
| כֶּסֶא | keçeʼ | H3677 | 1 | fulness, full moon |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 81, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We cannot look for too little from the creature, nor too much from the Creator. We may have enough from God, if we pray for it in faith. All the wickedness of the world is owing to man's wilfulness. People are not religious, because they will not be so. God is not the Author of their sin, he leaves them to the lusts of their own hearts, and the counsels of their own heads; if they do not well, the blame must be upon themselves. The Lord is unwilling that any should perish. What enemies sinners are to themselves! …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 81:8–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt — Ps 81:10
- Meribah 1 — Ps 81:7
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