Psalms 101:1-3

Psalm 101 ¹ 

A psalm of David.

101:1 I will sing about loyalty and justice!

To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!

101:2 I will walk in ²  the way of integrity.

When will you come to me?

I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace. ³ 

101:3 I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. ⁴ 

I hate doing evil; ⁵ 

I will have no part of it. ⁶ 

[101:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 101. The psalmist, who appears to be a king, promises to promote justice in his land and vows to rid his royal court of evildoers.

[101:2]  ² tn Heb “take notice of.”

[101:2]  ³ tn Heb “I will walk about in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.”

[101:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will not set before my eyes a thing of worthlessness.”

[101:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “the doing of swerving [deeds] I hate.” The Hebrew term סֵטִים (setim) is probably an alternate spelling of שֵׂטִים (setim), which appears in many medieval Hebrew mss. The form appears to be derived from a verbal root שׂוּט (sut, “to fall away; to swerve”; see Ps 40:4).

[101:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “it [i.e., the doing of evil deeds] does not cling to me.”