Psalms 101:1
What does Psalms 101:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 101:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.
KJV
King James Version · 1611I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The prayer of the poor man, when he was anxious, and poured out his supplication before the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890I will sing of loving-kindness and judgment: unto thee, Jehovah, will I sing psalms.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.
- Psalms 136:10
To him that smote Egypt in their first-born; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;
- Revelation 19:1
After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God:
- Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:
- Psalms 51:14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; Andmy tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
- Romans 9:15
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
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