Passage Research
Psalm 89 — Sermon Preparation
An Ethan psalm that opens with soaring praise of the Davidic covenant before turning to lament that the king has fallen and the covenant seems forgotten. 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.
- 53
- verses
- 384 / 211
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 17
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- 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.
“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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