Psalm 101:7

Modern

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

Traditional

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

Literal

There shall not dwell within my house one working deceit; the one speaking lies shall not be fixed before my eyes.

Latin

Non habitabit in medio domus meæ qui facit superbiam; qui loquitur iniqua non direxit in conspectu oculorum meorum.

Hebrew

English

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

The psalmist promises to remove all evil from his house and the city of the Lord, which represents the entire kingdom.

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

Theme notes and profiles

Acts 5:1–10
Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
Proverbs 29:12
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
2 Samuel 4:10–12
…when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
Acts 1:16–20
“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
Acts 1:25
…to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
2 Kings 5:26–27
But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?