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Psalms 101

A Psalm of David.

1I will singאָשִׁ֑ירָה'a.Shi.rahH7891of mercyחֶֽסֶד־che.sed-H2617and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941:unto thee, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,will I singאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167.

2I will behave myself wiselyאַשְׂכִּ֤ילָה׀'as.Ki.lahH7919in a perfectתָּמִ֗יםta.MimH8549wayבְּדֶ֬רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.O when wilt thou comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935unto me? I will walkאֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ'et.ha.LekhH1980withinבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130my houseבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004with a perfectבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537heartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824.

3I will setאָשִׁ֨ית׀'a.ShitH7896no wickedבְּלִ֫יָּ֥עַלbe.Li.Ya.'alH1100thingדְּֽבַר־de.var-H1697before mine eyesעֵינַ֗י'ei.NaiH5869:I hateשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130the workעֲשֹֽׂה־'a.soh-H6213of them that turn asideH7750; itshall not cleaveיִדְבַּ֣קyid.BakH1692to me.

4A frowardעִ֭קֵּשׁ'I.keshH6141heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824shall departיָס֣וּרya.SurH5493from me: I will not knowאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045a wickedרָ֝֗עRa'H7451person.

5Whoso privilyבַסֵּ֨תֶר׀va.Se.terH5643slanderethמְלָשְׁנִ֬יme.la.she.NiH3960his neighbourרֵעֵהוּ֮re.'e.HuH7453,him will I cut offאַ֫צְמִ֥ית'atz.MitH6789:him that hath an highH1362lookעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869and a proudוּרְחַ֣בu.re.ChavH7342heartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824will not I sufferאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201.

6Mine eyesעֵינַ֤י׀'ei.NaiH5869shall beupon the faithfulבְּנֶֽאֶמְנֵי־be.ne.'em.nei-H539of the landאֶרֶץ֮'e.RetzH776,that they may dwellלָשֶׁ֪בֶתla.She.vetH3427with me: he that walkethהֹ֭לֵךְHo.lekhH1980in a perfectתָּמִ֑יםta.MimH8549wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,he shall serveיְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי׃ye.sha.re.Te.niH8334me.

7He that workethעֹשֵׂ֪ה'o.SehH6213deceitרְמִ֫יָּ֥הre.Mi.YahH7423shall not dwellיֵשֵׁ֨ב׀ye.ShevH3427withinבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130my houseבֵּיתִי֮bei.TiH1004:he that tellethדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696liesשְׁקָרִ֑יםshe.ka.RimH8267shall not tarryיִ֝כּ֗וֹןyi.KonH3559in my sightעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869.

8I will earlyלַבְּקָרִ֗יםla.be.ka.RimH1242destroyאַצְמִ֥ית'atz.MitH6789all the wickedרִשְׁעֵי־rish.'ei-H7563of the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;that I may cut offלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772all wickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205doersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466from the cityמֵֽעִיר־me.'ir-H5892of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Psalms 101

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