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 watching the faithful people in the land so that they may live with me. The person who lives with integrity will serve me. 7The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home. The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence. Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land to rid the Lord’s city of all troublemakers.

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 75:10I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people, but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.
• Proverbs 16:12Wrongdoing is disgusting to kings because a throne is established through righteousness.
• Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes.
• Jeremiah 21:12descendants of David. This is what the Lord says: Judge fairly every morning. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my fury will break out and burn like fire. No one will be able to put it out because of the evil things you have done.
• Micah 3:1Then I said: Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You should know justice.
• Psalms 48:2Its beautiful peak is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion is on the northern ridge. It is the city of the great king.
• Hosea 9:3The people of Ephraim won’t stay in the Lord’s land. They will return to Egypt, and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.
• Micah 2:8Recently, my people have turned into enemies. You take coats from those who pass by without a care as they return from war.
• Revelation 21:27Nothing unclean, no one who does anything detestable, and no liars will ever enter it. Only those whose names are written in the lamb’s Book of Life will enter it.
• Revelation 22:14“Blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through 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