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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked and free the city of the Lord from their grip.

Context of Psalms 101:8

6I will look with favor on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me. 7No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes. Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.

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 I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
• Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
• Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
• Jeremiah 21:12O house of David! Thus says the Lord: "'Execute justice in the morning, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn with none to quench it, because of your evil deeds.'"
• Micah 3:1And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?—
• Psalms 48:2beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
• Hosea 9:3They shall not remain in the land of the Lord, but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.
• Micah 2:8But lately my people have risen up as an enemy; you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly with no thought of war.
• Revelation 21:27But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
• Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.

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