Psalms 101

David sings praises to YHWH for steadfast love (*chesed*) and justice, vowing to walk blamelessly in his house and reject worthless (*belial*) things, perverse hearts, slanderers, and the arrogant.[1][3] He resolves to favor the faithful of the land to dwell with him, exclude deceivers and liars from his presence, and daily destroy the wicked from the city of YHWH.[1][3]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid
to David
to David
HR/Np H1732
2 מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓 mizemor
musical composition
psalm
HNcmsa H4210
3 חֶֽסֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed
covenant-loyal love
steadfast love
HNcmsa H2617
4 וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֥ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 umishepat
and judgment
and judgment
HC/Ncmsa H4941
5 אָשִׁ֑ירָה 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤄 ashirah
Let me sing
Let me sing
HVqh1cs H7891
6 לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha
to you
HR/Sp2ms
7 יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
8 אֲזַמֵּֽרָה 𐤀𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄 azamerah
Let me make music
I will make music
HVph1cs H2167
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אַשְׂכִּ֤ילָה 𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋𐤄 asekilah
Let me make wise
Let me make wise
HVhh1cs H7919
2 בְּ/דֶ֬רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe
in a path
in a way
HR/Ncbsa H1870
3 תָּמִ֗ים 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 tamim
whole, blameless
blameless
HAamsa H8549
4 מָ֭תַי 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay
when
when
HTi H4970
5 תָּב֣וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo
you will come
you will come
HVqi2ms H935
6 אֵלָ֑/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay
toward me
toward me
HR/Sp1cs H413
7 אֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ 𐤀𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 etehalekhe
I will walk about
I will walk about
HVti1cs H1980
8 בְּ/תָם 𐤁/𐤕𐤌 betam
in wholeness
in wholeness
HR/Ncmsc H8537
9 לְ֝בָבִ֗/י 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤉 levavi
my inner being
my heart
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H3824
10 בְּ/קֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev
in the inner midst of
in the inner midst of
HR/Ncmsc H7130
11 בֵּיתִֽ/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti
my house
my house
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H1004
Verse 3
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לֵבָ֣ב 𐤋𐤁𐤁 levav
heart of
heart of
HNcmsa H3824
2 עִ֭קֵּשׁ 𐤏𐤒𐤔 iqesh
twisted one
crooked one
HAamsa H6141
3 יָס֣וּר 𐤉𐤎𐤅𐤓 yasur
he will turn aside
he will turn aside
HVqi3ms H5493
4 מִמֶּ֑/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni
from me
from me
HR/Sp1cs H4480
5 רָ֝֗ע 𐤓𐤏 ra
bad
evil
HAamsa H7451
6 לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
7 אֵדָֽע 𐤀𐤃𐤏 eda
I will know
I will know
HVqi1cs H3045
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מלושני 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉 mlvshny
slanderer of
slanderer of
HVmrmsc H3960
2 מְלָשְׁנִ֬י 𐤌𐤋𐤔𐤍𐤉 melasheni
malicious slanderer of
malicious slanderer of
HVmrmsc H3960
3 בַ/סֵּ֨תֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓 vaseter
in the hiding place
in secret
HRd/Ncmsa H5643
4 רֵעֵ/הוּ֮ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu
his associate
his associate
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H7453
5 אוֹת֪/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤅 oto
him
[·]
HTo/Sp3ms H853
6 אַ֫צְמִ֥ית 𐤀𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤕 atsemit
I will utterly annihilate
I will utterly annihilate
HVhi1cs H6789
7 גְּֽבַהּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄 gevah
loftiness
loftiness
HAamsc H1362
8 עֵ֭ינַיִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim Enyi (Fante)
eyes
eyes
HNcbda H5869
9 וּ/רְחַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁 urechav
and wide
and wide
HC/Aamsc H7342
10 לֵבָ֑ב 𐤋𐤁𐤁 levav
heart of
heart of
HNcmsa H3824
11 אֹ֝ת֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2
him
[·]
HTo/Sp3ms H853
12 לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
13 אוּכָֽל 𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 ukhal
I am able
I will be able
HVqi1cs H3201
Verse 6
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 עֵינַ֤/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay Enyi (Fante)
my eyes
my eyes
HNcbdc/Sp1cs H5869
2 בְּ/נֶֽאֶמְנֵי 𐤁/𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤉 beneemeney
faithful ones of
upon the faithful ones
HR/VNrmpc H539
3 אֶרֶץ֮ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba)
land
of the land
HNcbsa H776
4 לָ/שֶׁ֪בֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕 lashevet
to sit, to dwell
to dwell
HR/Vqc H3427
5 עִמָּ֫דִ֥/י 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 imadi
with me
with me
HR/Sp1cs H5978
6 הֹ֭לֵךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe
the one walking
the one walking
HVqrmsa H1980
7 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe
in a path
in a way
HR/Ncbsa H1870
8 תָּמִ֑ים 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 tamim
whole, blameless
blameless
HAamsa H8549
9 ה֝֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu
he
he
HPp3ms H1931
10 יְשָׁרְתֵֽ/נִי 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤕/𐤍𐤉 yeshareteni
he will minister to me
will serve me
HVpi3ms/Sp1cs H8334
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
2 יֵשֵׁ֨ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yeshev
may he dwell
shall dwell
HVqi3ms H3427
3 בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev
in the inner midst of
in the inner midst of
HR/Ncmsc H7130
4 בֵּיתִ/י֮ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti
my house
my house
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H1004
5 עֹשֵׂ֪ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 oseh
doer
doer
HVqrmsc H6213
6 רְמִ֫יָּ֥ה 𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 remiyah
deceitful slackness
deceit
HNcfsa H7423
7 דֹּבֵ֥ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 dover
speaking-one
speaking-one
HVqrmsa H1696
8 שְׁקָרִ֑ים 𐤔𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 sheqarim
falsehoods
lies
HNcmpa H8267
9 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2
not
not
HTn H3808
10 יִ֝כּ֗וֹן 𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍 yikon
he will be established
he will be established
HVNi3ms H3559
11 לְ/נֶ֣גֶד 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤃 leneged
before, facing
before
HR/R H5048
12 עֵינָֽ/י 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay Enyi (Fante)
my eyes
my eyes
HNcbdc/Sp1cs H5869
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לַ/בְּקָרִ֗ים 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 labeqarim buka (Bemba)
to the mornings
in the daybreaks
HRd/Ncmpa H1242
2 אַצְמִ֥ית 𐤀𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤕 atsemit
I will utterly annihilate
I will utterly annihilate
HVhi1cs H6789
3 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
4 רִשְׁעֵי 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉 risheey
wicked ones of
wicked ones of
HAampc H7563
5 אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba)
land
land
HNcbsa H776
6 לְ/הַכְרִ֥ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤕 lehakherit kata (Swahili)
to cause to cut off
to cause to cut off
HR/Vhc H3772
7 מֵֽ/עִיר 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤓 meir
from a settlement
from a city
HR/Ncfsc H5892
8 יְ֝הוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
9 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili)
entirety of
all of
HNcmsc H3605
10 פֹּ֥עֲלֵי 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 poaley
accomplishers of
accomplishers of
HVqrmpc H6466
11 אָֽוֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven
worthless wickedness
worthless wickedness
HNcmsa H205