Psalms 101:1
לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר חֶֽסֶד ־ וּמִשְׁפָּט אָשִׁירָה לְךָ יְהוָה אֲזַמֵּֽרָה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.
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Cross References
Psalms 51:14הָשִׁיבָה לִּי שְׂשׂוֹן יִשְׁעֶךָ וְרוּחַ נְדִיבָה תִסְמְכֵֽנִי ׃
Psalms 89:1מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי ׃
Psalms 97:8שָׁמְעָה וַתִּשְׂמַח ׀ צִיּוֹן וַתָּגֵלְנָה בְּנוֹת יְהוּדָה לְמַעַן מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ יְהוָֽה ׃
Psalms 136:10לְמַכֵּה מִצְרַיִם בִּבְכוֹרֵיהֶם כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ ׃
Micah 6:8הִגִּיד לְךָ אָדָם מַה ־ טּוֹב וּמָֽה ־ יְהוָה דּוֹרֵשׁ מִמְּךָ כִּי אִם ־ עֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וְאַהֲבַת חֶסֶד וְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת עִם ־ אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ ׃ פ
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 →