Psalms 101:1

A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

KJV

A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

I will sing of mercy and judgment: to you, O LORD, will I sing.

101:2 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.

What does Psalms 101:1 mean?

Psalms 101:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מִזְמוֹר (mizmôwr), דָּוִד (Dâvid), שִׁיר (shîyr).

Hebrew interlinear

Psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmôwr/miz-more'/H4210properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes

David.דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse

will

singשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7891to sing

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

and

judgment:מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

unto

thee,

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

will

sing.זָמַרzâmar/zaw-mar'/H2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music

Topics

Praise Psalms

People & places in this verse

People

David

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 101:1.

1 Chronicles 16:9

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

Judges 5:3

Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 101:1 say?

Psalms 101:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing."

Is Psalms 101:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 101:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

Reflect

As you read Psalms 101:1, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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