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 shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me. 7He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me. Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.

Psalms 101:8 word by word

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

• Every morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• destroyצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• those who doפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205

Cross-references for Psalms 101:8

• Psalms 75:10And all the horns of the wicked He will cut off, But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
• Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness.
• Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on the throne of justice Disperses all evil with his eyes.
• Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, thus says the Lord: “Administer justice every morning; And deliver the person who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor, That My wrath may not go forth like fire And burn with none to 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 justice?
• Psalms 48:2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The city of the great King.
• Hosea 9:3They will not remain in the Lord’s land, But Ephraim will return to Egypt, And in Assyria they will eat unclean food.
• Micah 2:8Recently My people have arisen as an enemy-- You strip the robe off the garment From unsuspecting passers-by, From those returned from war.
• Revelation 21:27and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names 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 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