Psalms 101:2

Psalms 101:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
• New International Version (NIV)I will be careful to lead a blameless life— when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Context of Psalms 101:2

1I will sing and praise you, Lord! I will sing about your faithful love and your justice. I will be careful to live in a completely good way. When will you come to help me, Lord? In my own home, I will always be completely honest. 3As for evil things, I will not even think about them. I hate the things that wicked people do. They will not be my friends. 4I will keep away from people with wrong thoughts. I will not mix with them.

Psalms 101:2 word by word

אַשְׂכִּ֤ילָה׀ בְּדֶ֬רֶךְ תָּמִ֗ים מָ֭תַי תָּב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑י אֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתָם־לְ֝בָבִ֗י בְּקֶ֣רֶב בֵּיתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will behave myself wiselyשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• in a perfectתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• O when wilt thou comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto me? I will walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• my houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• with a perfectתֹּםtôm · integrityH8537
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824

Cross-references for Psalms 101:2

• Psalms 101:6Instead, I will work with people that I can trust. I will let them live with me and be my guides. My servants will be people who live in an honest way.
• Psalms 75:1God, we thank you! Yes, we thank you! You are very near to us. People everywhere say what great things you have done.
• Psalms 119:106I have made a strong promise that I will always obey your righteous rules.
• 1 Samuel 18:14David won all his fights because the Lord was with him.
• 1 Samuel 22:14Ahimelech answered the king, ‘David is the most faithful servant that you have. He is your daughter's husband. He is the captain of the soldiers who keep you safe. Everyone in your house respects him.
• 2 Samuel 8:15David ruled over all Israel. He did everything that was right and fair for all his people.
• 2 Chronicles 30:12As for the people of Judah, God caused them to accept the command that the king and his officers had given. They all agreed together to do what the Lord wanted them to do.
• 2 Chronicles 31:20Those are the things that King Hezekiah did everywhere in Judah. He did what was good and right to please the Lord his God.
• Jeremiah 23:5The Lord says, ‘The time will come when I do this: I will cause a descendant of David to be born. He will be righteous. He will grow like a branch on the tree of David's family. He will rule as king in a wise way. He will do what is right and fair in the land.
• Psalms 40:17But I am poor and weak, my Lord. Please continue to think about me. You are the one who helps me and who saves me. My God, come quickly to help me!
• Psalms 143:7Please answer me soon, Lord. I am losing my strength. Do not turn away from me. If you do, I will join those people who are going down into the deep hole of death.
• Genesis 18:19I have chosen him so that he will teach my message to his children and their families. He will teach them to do what is right and what is fair. Then I, the Lord, will do for Abraham everything that I have promised to him.’
• Deuteronomy 6:7Teach them to your children at all times. Talk about them when you sit together at home. Talk about them as you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
• Joshua 24:15But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then you should choose another god to worship. Decide today! Will you serve the gods that your ancestors worshipped across the river? Will you serve the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living? You choose! But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.’
• 1 Timothy 3:4He must take care of his own family. His children must obey him and respect him.
• 1 Kings 9:4You must continue to serve me honestly and obey me, as your father David did. Do everything that I have commanded you to do. Obey my rules and my laws.

Commentaries on Psalms 101:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I will behave myself wisely - God's law prescribes a perfect way of life; in this perfect way I have professed to walk, and I must act wisely in order to walk in it. When wilt thou come unto me? - I can neither walk in this way, nor grow wise unto salvation, unless thou come unto me by thy grace and Spirit; for without thee I can do nothing. I will walk within my house - It is easier for most men to walk with a perfect heart in the Church, or even in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I will behave myself wisely - In the choice of principles to guide me; in my conduct in my family; in my official relations. This expresses a “desire” to act wisely, and a “purpose” to do it. In a perfect way - In accordance with the perfect rules of right. I will make these my guide. I will “aim” to be perfect; I will have before me a perfect standard. O when wilt thou come unto me? - Perhaps this would be better rendered, “When thou dost come unto me;”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2in my house: This commitment to integrity might refer to private life at home. Some interpreters see my house as the king’s palace. The commitment would then refer to the policies of his administration. Living with integrity means choosing a wise lifestyle.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-82. He avows his sincere purpose, by God's aid, to act uprightly (Ge 17:1; Psa 18:30).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 101:2

• Decision
• Example
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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