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Psalms 101:1 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 101:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 101:18 words
HebrewMeaning
לְ/דָוִ֗דlədāwid
of DavidpronH1732
מִ֫זְמ֥וֹרmizəmwōr
a psalmnounH4210
חֶֽסֶדḥesed
covenant loyaltynounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֥טwmišəpāṭ
and justiceconjH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
אָשִׁ֑ירָהʾāšiyrāh
I will singverbH7891
לְ/ךָ֖ləkā
pron
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֲזַמֵּֽרָהʾăzamērāh
I will sing praisesverbH2167
sing forth praises · psalms
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 101:1

1. In this Psalm, we ought to seek in the whole body of it what we find in the first verse: “Mercy and judgment will I sing unto You, O Lord” Psalm 100:1. Let no man flatter himself that he will never be punished through God's mercy; for there is judgment also; and let no man who has been changed for the better dread the Lord's judgment, seeing that mercy goes before it. For when men judge, sometimes overcome by mercy, they act against justice; and mercy, but not justice,…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 101 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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