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Psalms 101:7 — King James Version← Study notes

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.


Psalms 101:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 101:712 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יֵשֵׁ֨בyēšēb
he will dwellverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
בְּ/קֶ֥רֶבbəqereb
in the midst ofpronH7130
among · before · unto charge · eat ···
בֵּיתִ/י֮bēytiy
house mynounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
עֹשֵׂ֪הʿōśēh
one who doesverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
רְמִ֫יָּ֥הrəmiyāh
deceitnounH7423
-fully) · false · guile · idle ···
דֹּבֵ֥רdōbēr
one who speaksverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
שְׁקָרִ֑יםšəqāriym
liesnounH8267
deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִ֝כּ֗וֹןyikwōn
he will be establishedverbH3559
confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···
לְ/נֶ֣גֶדləneged
to beforepronH5048
against · aloof · far · from ···
עֵינָֽ/יʿēynāy
eyes mynounH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
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 101:7

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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