The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.
A Psalm of David.
101 I will (A)sing of lovingkindness and [a]justice,
To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.
2 I will [b](B)give heed to the [c]blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the [d](C)integrity of my heart.
3 I will set no (D)worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the [e]work of those who (E)fall away;
It shall not fasten its grip on me.
4 A (F)perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will know no evil.
5 Whoever secretly (G)slanders his neighbor, him I will [f]destroy;
No one who has a (H)haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.
6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a [g](I)blameless way is the one who will minister to me.
7 He who (J)practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood (K)shall not [h]maintain his position before me.
8 (L)Every morning I will [i](M)destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to (N)cut off from the (O)city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.
Footnotes
- Psalm 101:1 Or judgment
- Psalm 101:2 Or behave prudently in
- Psalm 101:2 Or way of integrity
- Psalm 101:2 Or blamelessness
- Psalm 101:3 Or practice of apostasy
- Psalm 101:5 Or silence
- Psalm 101:6 Or way of integrity
- Psalm 101:7 Lit be established before my eyes
- Psalm 101:8 Or silence
Cross references
- Psalm 101:1 : Ps 51:14; 89:1; 145:7
- Psalm 101:2 : 1 Sam 18:5, 14
- Psalm 101:2 : 1 Kin 9:4
- Psalm 101:3 : Deut 15:9
- Psalm 101:3 : Josh 23:6; Ps 40:4
- Psalm 101:4 : Prov 11:20
- Psalm 101:5 : Ps 50:20; Jer 9:4
- Psalm 101:5 : Ps 10:4; 18:27; Prov 6:17
- Psalm 101:6 : Ps 119:1
- Psalm 101:7 : Ps 43:1; 52:2
- Psalm 101:7 : Ps 52:4, 5
- Psalm 101:8 : Jer 21:12
- Psalm 101:8 : Ps 75:10
- Psalm 101:8 : Ps 118:10-12
- Psalm 101:8 : Ps 46:4; 48:2, 8