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I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/101.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will be careful to live a blameless life— when will you come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/101.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/101.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/101.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/101.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/101.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will carefully attend to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/101.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/101.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I will give heed to the blameless way. When wilt Thou come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/101.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will consider the way of the blameless. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/101.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will behave wisely <i>and</i> follow the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will walk in my house in integrity <i>and</i> with a blameless heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/101.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will pay attention to the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/101.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will pay attention to the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I will live with a heart of integrity in my house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/101.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/101.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Please help me learn to do the right thing, and I will be honest and fair in my own kingdom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/101.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/101.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I want to understand the path to integrity. When will you come to me? I will live in my own home with integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/101.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My conduct will be faultless. When will you come to me? I will live a pure life in my house <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/101.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will pay attention to living a life of integrity— when will I attain it? I will live with integrity of heart in my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/101.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will ponder the way that is blameless?when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/101.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/101.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/101.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/101.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/101.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I act wisely in a perfect way, "" When do You come to me? I habitually walk in the integrity of my heart, "" In the midst of my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/101.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/101.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will be prudent in a blameless way. When wilt thou come to me? I will go about in integrity of heart in the midst of my house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/101.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />and I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/101.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 100:2>And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, when you will draw near to me. I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/101.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I study the way of integrity; when will you come to me? I act with integrity of heart within my household. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/101.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will study the way that is blameless. When shall I attain it? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/101.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/101.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have walked in your road without blemish. When will you come to me? I have walked in the perfection of my heart within my house.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/101.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will give heed unto the way of integrity; Oh when wilt Thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/101.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I will be wise in a blameless way. When wilt thou come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/101-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12403" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/101.htm">I will Set No Worthless Thing Before My Eyes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7919.htm" title="7919: ’aś·kî·lāh (V-Hifil-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To be, circumspect, intelligent. A primitive root; to be circumspect and hence, intelligent.">I will ponder</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: tā·mîm (Adj-ms) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">that is blameless—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4970.htm" title="4970: mā·ṯay (Interrog) -- When?. From an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent; but used only adverbially, when.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will You come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ’eṯ·hal·lêḵ (V-Hitpael-Imperf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">I will walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qe·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">my house</a> <a href="/hebrew/8537.htm" title="8537: bə·ṯām- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- From tamam; completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually innocence.">with integrity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">of heart.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a></span><br />Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-12.htm">1 Timothy 4:12</a></span><br />Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-15.htm">Ephesians 5:15-16</a></span><br />Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, / redeeming the time, because the days are evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a></span><br />so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-27.htm">Philippians 1:27</a></span><br />Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-12.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:12</a></span><br />encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-6.htm">1 John 2:6</a></span><br />Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-7.htm">Titus 2:7-8</a></span><br />In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity, / and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a></span><br />Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-6.htm">Luke 1:6</a></span><br />Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.</p><p class="hdg">behave</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Psalm 101:6</a></b></br> Mine eyes <i>shall be</i> upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/75-1.htm">Psalm 75:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm <i>or</i> Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, <i>unto thee</i> do we give thanks: for <i>that</i> thy name is near thy wondrous works declare… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-106.htm">Psalm 119:106,115</a></b></br> I have sworn, and I will perform <i>it</i>, that I will keep thy righteous judgments… </p><p class="hdg">o when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Psalm 40:17</a></b></br> But I <i>am</i> poor and needy; <i>yet</i> the Lord thinketh upon me: thou <i>art</i> my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Psalm 143:7,8</a></b></br> Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit… </p><p class="hdg">walk</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></b></br> For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7</a></b></br> And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a></b></br> And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that <i>were</i> on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">a perfect</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4</a></b></br> And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, <i>and</i> wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a></b></br> For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, <i>that</i> his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as <i>was</i> the heart of David his father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">2 Chronicles 15:17</a></b></br> But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Act</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-13.htm">Behave</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Habitually</a> <a href="/psalms/97-11.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/psalms/100-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/78-72.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/82-1.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/psalms/101-1.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/99-4.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/89-30.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/psalms/89-41.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/89-46.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Wisely</a> <a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Act</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Behave</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/psalms/108-9.htm">Habitually</a> <a href="/psalms/101-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/psalms/102-28.htm">Live</a> <a href="/psalms/102-24.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/psalms/103-6.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/psalms/105-19.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/psalms/101-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/119-99.htm">Wisely</a> <a href="/psalms/101-7.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 101</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/101-1.htm">David makes a vow and profession of godliness.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "blameless" suggests a life of moral integrity and righteousness, echoing the call to holiness found throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>, "Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy." The psalmist's intention to "ponder" indicates a deep, meditative reflection, similar to the practice of meditating on God's law day and night as described in <a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>. This commitment to a blameless path is a theme that resonates with the wisdom literature, particularly in Proverbs, where the way of the righteous is often contrasted with the way of the wicked.<p><b>when will You come to me?</b><br>This question reveals a longing for God's presence and favor. It reflects the desire for a close relationship with God, akin to the yearning expressed in <a href="/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42:1</a>, "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God." The phrase can also be seen as a plea for divine guidance and intervention, reminiscent of the Israelites' dependence on God's presence in the tabernacle and later the temple. Historically, this longing for God's presence was central to the worship practices of ancient Israel, where the Ark of the Covenant symbolized God's dwelling among His people.<p><b>I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.</b><br>This commitment to integrity "in my house" emphasizes the importance of personal and familial righteousness. The home is seen as the foundational context for living out one's faith, aligning with the biblical principle that leadership and character begin in one's household, as seen in <a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm">1 Timothy 3:4-5</a>, where church leaders are called to manage their own families well. The phrase "integrity of heart" underscores sincerity and wholehearted devotion, echoing the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>, which calls for loving God with all one's heart, soul, and strength. This integrity is a reflection of the character of Jesus Christ, who is described as sinless and blameless in <a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a>, serving as the ultimate model for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/101.htm">Psalm 101</a>, David is expressing his commitment to living a life of integrity and righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>Represents not only David's physical dwelling but also his personal life and inner being, where he seeks to maintain integrity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_way_that_is_blameless.htm">The Way that is Blameless</a></b><br>Refers to a lifestyle that aligns with God's standards, characterized by moral and ethical purity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>David's longing for God to "come to me" indicates a desire for divine fellowship and guidance in his pursuit of righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_integrity.htm">Commitment to Integrity</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live with integrity in all areas of our lives, starting within our own homes. This involves being honest, transparent, and consistent in our actions and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desire_for_god's_presence.htm">Desire for God's Presence</a></b><br>Like David, we should earnestly seek God's presence and guidance in our daily lives. This involves regular prayer, meditation on Scripture, and a heart open to the Holy Spirit's leading.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Regularly evaluate your life to ensure it aligns with God's standards. This includes examining your thoughts, words, and actions to ensure they reflect a blameless path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_the_home.htm">Influence of the Home</a></b><br>Recognize the importance of maintaining a godly atmosphere in your home. This involves setting a positive example for family members and creating an environment that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursuit_of_righteousness.htm">Pursuit of Righteousness</a></b><br>Strive to live a life that is pleasing to God by following His commandments and seeking to grow in holiness and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_101.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 101</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_clergy_often_face_scandals.htm">Why do so many pastors and priests commit scandals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_101_1_align_with_david's_sins.htm">How does Psalm 101:1’s theme of justice reconcile with David’s own moral failures as recorded in other parts of the Old Testament? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_flawed_david_teach_morality.htm">If Psalm 15 is attributed to David, how can a flawed king instruct perfect moral conduct without undermining his own credibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_david_claim_full_integrity.htm">(Psalm 26:1) How can David claim complete integrity when other scriptures say no one is without sin?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/101.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Behave myself wisely.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">I will look to a guileless way. </span>The root "to look" is that from which <span class= "ital">maskil </span>(Psalms 32, title) comes; hence some here see a reference to music, or song. But the Authorised Version is probably right, since the analogy of such words as "provident," "circumspect," shows how the idea of caution and then wisdom arises from that of looking. The English idiom, "look to your ways," illustrates the Hebrew here.<p><span class= "bld">O when wilt thou come unto me</span>?--This clause is so awkward, however translated, that some critics go the length of pronouncing it spurious. In the Old Testament, with the exception of <a href="/exodus/20-24.htm" title="An altar of earth you shall make to me, and shall sacrifice thereon your burnt offerings, and your peace offerings, your sheep, and your oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come to you, and I will bless you.">Exodus 20:24</a>, the coming of God to a person is associated with the idea of punishment or inquisition (<a href="/psalms/17-3.htm" title="You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.">Psalm 17:3</a>); and to see a reminiscence of <a href="/2_samuel/6-9.htm" title="And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?">2Samuel 6:9</a> (" How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?") seems far-fetched. It is better, therefore, to take the verb as the third person feminine instead of second masculine, with "perfect way" as its subject. The only difficulty in the way of this rendering is the interrogative; but, as in <a href="/proverbs/23-22.htm" title="Listen to your father that begat you, and despise not your mother when she is old.">Proverbs 23:22</a>, it becomes a simple adverb of time, we may treat it so here: "I will give heed to a guileless way when it comes to me," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>whenever a course of action arises, presenting an alternative of a <span class= "ital">right </span>and <span class= "ital">wrong, </span>or a <span class= "ital">better </span>and <span class= "ital">worse, </span>I will choose the <span class= "ital">better.</span><p><span class= "bld">I will walk within my house.</span>--This vow of an <span class= "ital">Eastern </span>monarch should be read with the thought of the palace of a caliph at Bagdad, or a sultan at Constantinople, before the mind. But it is a reflection of universal application, that piety should begin at home, and religion show itself in the household as much as at church.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/101.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-22.htm">Psalm 18:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-7.htm">Isaiah 26:7</a>). The psalmist aspires after "perfectness." Then feeling his inability to walk in the perfect way by his own strength, he cries to God for aid - <span class="cmt_word">O when wilt thou come unto me?</span> "Unless," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "thou come unto me, I cannot keep one of these resolutions. O Lord, come quickly." <span class="cmt_word">I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.</span> It is not only the "way," or conduct, that requires to be "perfect," but the "heart" also, or the motives from which the conduct springs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/101-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will ponder</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׂכִּ֤ילָה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’aś·kî·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7919.htm">Strong's 7919: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, circumspect, intelligent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the way</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֬רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that is blameless—</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Entire, integrity, truth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֭תַי</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4970.htm">Strong's 4970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extent, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will You come</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּב֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will walk</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·hal·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקֶ֣רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with integrity</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתָם־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯām-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8537.htm">Strong's 8537: </a> </span><span class="str2">Completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝בָבִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/101-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 101:2 I will be careful to live (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/101-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 101:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 101:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/101-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 101:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 101:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>