Psalms 101:8
I have kept vigil, and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof.
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In Context
7I have become like a pelican in solitude. I have become like a night raven in a house.
9All day long my enemies reproached me, and those who praised me swore oaths against me.
Cross References
Psalms 46:4He has subjected the peoples to us and subdued the nations under our feet.
Psalms 48:8no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,
Proverbs 16:12Those who act impiously are abominable to the king. For the throne is made firm by justice.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king scatters the impious and bends an archway over them.
Hosea 9:3They will not dwell in the land of the Lord. Ephraim has been returned to Egypt, and he has eaten polluted things among the Assyrians.
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 →