Passage Research
Psalm 86 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Psalm 86, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 147 / 86
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 86 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲדֹנָי | ʼĂdônây | H136 | 7 | Lord |
| נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh | H5315 | 5 | breathing creature, animal |
| חֶסֶד | cheçed | H2617 | 3 | kindness, piety |
| קָרָא | qârâʼ | H7121 | 3 | call out to |
| עֶבֶד | ʻebed | H5650 | 3 | servant |
| שֵׁם | shêm | H8034 | 3 | appellation, honor |
| תְּפִלָּה | tᵉphillâh | H8605 | 2 | intercession, supplication |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 86, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Our God alone possesses almighty power and infinite love. Christ is the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth of God, in order to walk therein, than to be delivered out of earthly distress. Those who set not the Lord before them, seek after believers' souls; but the compassion, mercy, and truth of God, will be their refuge and consolation. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 86:8–30 (Public Domain)
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