New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 101

The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.

A Psalm of David.

1I willsingאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167of mercyחֶֽסֶד־che.sed-H2617andjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941;To You, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,I will singH2167praisesH2167.

2I willcarefullyH7919attendH7919to theblamelessתָּמִ֗יםta.MimH8549wayבְּדֶ֬רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.Whenמָ֭תַיMa.taiH4970will You comeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935to me?I will walkאֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ'et.ha.LekhH1980withinבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130my houseבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004in theintegrityבְּתָם־be.tom-H8537of my heartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824.

3I will setאָשִׁ֨ית׀'a.ShitH7896noH3808worthlessבְּלִ֫יָּ֥עַלbe.Li.Ya.'alH1100thingדְּֽבַר־de.var-H1697beforeלְנֶ֥גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048my eyesעֵינַ֗י'ei.NaiH5869;I hateשָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.tiH8130theworkעֲשֹֽׂה־'a.soh-H6213of thoseH7846whoH7846fallH7846awayH7846;It shall not clingיִדְבַּ֣קyid.BakH1692to me.

4Aperverseעִ֭קֵּשׁ'I.keshH6141heartלֵבָ֣בle.VavH3824shall leaveיָס֣וּרya.SurH5493me;I will knowאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045noלֹ֣אlo'H3808evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451.

5Whoever secretlyבַסֵּ֨תֶר׀va.Se.terH5643slandersמְלָשְׁנִ֬יme.la.she.NiH3960his neighborרֵעֵהוּ֮re.'e.HuH7453, him I willdestroyאַ֫צְמִ֥ית'atz.MitH6789;I will not endureאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201one who has ahaughtyגְּֽבַהּ־ge.vah-H1364lookעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869and an arrogantוּרְחַ֣בu.re.ChavH7342heartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824.

6My eyesעֵינַ֤י׀'ei.NaiH5869shall be upon the faithfulבְּנֶֽאֶמְנֵי־be.ne.'em.nei-H539of the landאֶרֶץ֮'e.RetzH776,that they may dwellלָשֶׁ֪בֶתla.She.vetH3427with me;One who walksהֹ֭לֵךְHo.lekhH1980in ablamelessתָּמִ֑יםta.MimH8549wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870is oneה֝֗וּאHu'H1931who will serveיְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי׃ye.sha.re.Te.niH8334me.

7One whopracticesעֹשֵׂ֪ה'o.SehH6213deceitרְמִ֫יָּ֥הre.Mi.YahH7423shall not dwellיֵשֵׁ֨ב׀ye.ShevH3427withinבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130my houseבֵּיתִי֮bei.TiH1004;One who speaksדֹּבֵ֥רdo.VerH1696liesשְׁקָרִ֑יםshe.ka.RimH8267shall notmaintainH3559his positionH3559beforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048me.

8Every morningלַבְּקָרִ֗יםla.be.ka.RimH1242I willdestroyאַצְמִ֥ית'atz.MitH6789allכָּל־kol-H3605the wickedרִשְׁעֵי־rish.'ei-H7563of the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, So as toeliminateלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772from thecityמֵֽעִיר־me.'ir-H5892of the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605those who doפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466injusticeאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.

A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 101