Psalm 101:2

Translations

Modern

I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

Traditional

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.

Literal

I will act wisely in the way of integrity. When will You come to me? I walk about in the integrity of my heart, in the midst of my house.

Latin

…et intelligam in via immaculata: quando venies ad me? Perambulabam in innocentia cordis mei, in medio domus meæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

Notes

Psalms 101:2

in my house: This commitment to integrity might refer to private life at home. Some interpreters see my house as the king’s palace. The commitment would then refer to the policies of his administration.
Living with integrity means choosing a wise lifestyle.

Psalms 101:1–8

This song of praise expresses a commitment to live with integrity and to avoid evil. Jesus meets this ideal.

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An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
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Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
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And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
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My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
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…and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.

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