Psalms 101:5
I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.
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In Context
4For my days have faded away like smoke, and my bones have dried out like firewood.
6Before the voice of my groaning, my bone has adhered to my flesh.
Cross References
Exodus 23:1“You shall not accept a lying voice. Neither shall you join your hand so as to give false testimony on behalf of the impious.
1 Samuel 2:3Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.
Psalms 10:2I trust in the Lord. How can you say to my soul, “Sojourn to the mountain, like a sparrow.”
Psalms 138:6Your knowledge has become a wonder to me. It has been reinforced, and I am not able to prevail against it.
Proverbs 10:18Lying lips conceal hatred; whoever brings forth contempt is unwise.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 101:2-8
Mercy and Judgment; David's Pious Resolution. 1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord , will I sing. 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. 3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath a high… Read the whole commentary →