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Psalm 89 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Psalm 89, 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 89 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֱמוּנָה ʼĕmûwnâh H530 7 firmness, security
חֶסֶד cheçed H2617 7 kindness, piety
עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm H5769 7 concealed, vanishing
רוּם rûwm H7311 6 be high, rise
כִּסֵּא kiççêʼ H3678 5 covered, throne
יָמִין yâmîyn H3225 4 right, stronger
דּוֹר dôwr H1755 4 revolution, age

How preachers through history handled this text

17 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 89, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 6 Spurgeon 6 Ambrose 2 Alexander MacLaren 2 John Wesley 1

“The Lord anointed David with the holy oil, not only as an emblem of the graces and gifts he received, but as a type of Christ, the King Priest, and Prophet, anointed with the Holy Ghost without measure. David after his anointing, was persecuted, but none could gain advantage against him. Yet all this was a faint shadow of the Redeemer's sufferings, deliverance, glory, and authority, in whom alone these predictions and promises are fully brought to pass. He is the mighty God. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 89:19–37 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Mount Hermon — Ps 89:12
  • Mount Tabor — Ps 89:12

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