Psalms 101:1
A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 51:14Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.
Psalms 89:1Of understanding, for Ethan the Ezrahite.
Psalms 97:8Sion heard, and was glad. And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord.
Psalms 136:10He smote many nations, and slew mighty kings:
Micah 6:8May the Lord be appeased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he goats? shall I give my firstborn for my wickedness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Romans 9:22What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 101:1
David was certainly the penman of this psalm, and it has in it the genuine spirit of the man after God's own heart; it is a solemn vow which he made to God when he took upon him the charge of a family and of the kingdom. Whether it was penned when he entered upon the government, immediately after the death of Saul (as some think), or when he began to reign over all Israel, and brought up the ark to the city of David (as others think), is not material; it is an excellent plan or model for the good government of a… Read the whole commentary →