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Lyrics
1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou
come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of
them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked
person.
5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him
that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may
dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that
telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut
off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2. Matthew Henry
Bible Commentary -
http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/psalm/mh/psalm101.htm
3. Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary - Vol. 3 pg. 857
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About Psalm 101 |
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The psalm was composed by David,
possibly during the early part of his reign. It is a
beautiful expression of the nobility of soul of King
David.3 |
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Music
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The
music was composed in
2006
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Music for
Psalm 101 |
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Householder's Psalm |
David was certainly the penman of this psalm, and it has in
it the genuine spirit of the man after God's own heart; it
is a solemn vow which he made to God when he took upon him
the charge of a family and of the kingdom. Whether it was
penned when he entered upon the government, immediately
after the death of Saul (as some think), or when he began to
reign over all Israel, and brought up the ark to the city of
David (as others think), is not material; it is an excellent
plan or model for the good government of a court, or the
keeping up of virtue and piety, and, by that means, good
order, in it: but it is applicable to private families; it
is the householder's psalm. It instructs all that are in any
sphere of power, whether larger or narrower, to use their
power so as to make it a terror to evil-doers, but a praise
to those that do well.2
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Structure of Psalm 101 |
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Ps. 101
presents a condensed tabulation of the principles that
should guide a ruler in his state. It is of special value to
parents in "guarding the influences of the home" (CT 119).
 Verses 1-4 concern the ruler's private life;
vs. 5-8, his public activities.3
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