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

6I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me. 7Deceitful people will not live in my palace. Liars will not be welcome in my presence. Each morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land, and remove all 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 75:10God says, “I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”
• Proverbs 16:12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.
• Proverbs 20:8A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.
• Jeremiah 21:12O royal family descended from David. The Lord says: ‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.
• Micah 3:1I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,
• Psalms 48:2It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.
• Hosea 9:3They will not remain in the Lord’s land. Ephraim will return to Egypt; they will eat ritually unclean food in Assyria.
• Micah 2:8but you rise up as an enemy against my people. You steal a robe from a friend, from those who pass by peacefully as if returning from a war.
• Revelation 21:27but nothing ritually unclean will ever enter into it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
• Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access to the tree of life and can enter into 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