Psalms 101:8

Psalms 101:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.

Context of Psalms 101:8

6My eyes will be on the faithful (honorable) of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks blamelessly is the one who will minister to and serve me. 7He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house; He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence. Morning after morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, That I may cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do evil.

Psalms 101:8 word by word

לַבְּקָרִ֗ים אַצְמִ֥ית כָּל־רִשְׁעֵי־אָ֑רֶץ לְהַכְרִ֥ית מֵֽעִיר־יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will earlyבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• destroyצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• all the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• that I may cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• all wickedאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• doersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• from the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 101:8

• Psalms 75:10All the horns of the wicked He will cut off, But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
• Proverbs 16:12It is repulsive [to God and man] for kings to behave wickedly, For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).
• Proverbs 20:8A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].
• Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, thus says the Lord: “Administer justice in the morning, And rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor, That My wrath will not roar up like fire And burn so [hotly] that none can extinguish it, Because of the evil of their deeds.
• Micah 3:1And I said, “Hear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know and administer justice?
• Psalms 48:2Fair and beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the earth, Is Mount Zion [the City of David] in the far north, The city of the great King.
• Hosea 9:3They will not remain in the land of the Lord, But Ephraim will return to [another] Egypt [in bondage] And they will eat [ceremonially] unclean food in Assyria.
• Micah 2:8But lately My people have stood up as an enemy [and have made Me their antagonist]. You strip the ornaments off the garment Of those unsuspecting passers-by, Like those returned from war.
• Revelation 21:27and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
• Revelation 22:14Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.

Commentaries on Psalms 101:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will early destroy - I will take the first opportunity of destroying all the wicked of the land. I will purify my court, purge Jerusalem, and cleanse the whole land of every abomination and abominable person; so that the city of my God, where holiness alone should dwell, shall indeed become the Holy City; that the state may be made prosperous, and the people happy. Such an administration must have been a good one, where such pious caution was used in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I will early destroy … - Hebrew, “In the mornings I will destroy.” That is, It shall be my first business as I enter upon the day. Possibly, also, by the use of the plural here - “in the mornings” - there may be the idea that this would be his constant rule of conduct: he would do it every day; he would do it morning by morning. He would on no day - at no time - allow the wicked to be in his service. This rule would be unvarying. It would extend through…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The psalmist promises to remove all evil from his house and the city of the Lord, which represents the entire kingdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. will early--or, "diligently." city of the Lord--or, "holy place" (Psa 48:2), where wicked men shall not be tolerated.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 101

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings