Psalms 101:8
I have become like an owl in a ruined house. I have watched, and am become as a sparrow dwelling alone on a roof.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
7I have become like a pelican of the wilderness;
9All the day long mine enemies have reproached me; and they that praised me have sworn against me.
Cross References
Psalms 46:4He has subdued the peoples under us, and the nations under our feet.
Psalms 48:8A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself,
Proverbs 16:12An evil-doer is an abomination to a king; for the throne of rule is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, and will bring a wheel upon them.
Hosea 9:3They dwelt not in the Lord's land: Ephraim dwelt in Egypt, and they shall eat unclean 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 →