Psalms 101:1
A Prayer for the Poor; when he is deeply afflicted, and pours out his supplication before the Lord. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
In Context
2Hear my prayer, O Lord, 1 And let my cry come to thee. 1
Cross References
Psalms 89:1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. 1 Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations. 1
Psalms 97:8The rivers shall clap their hands together; 1 The mountains shall exult. 1
Micah 6:8Has it not been told thee, O man, what is good? or what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord thy God?
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 →