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Psalms 101

Psalms 101 Summary, Context, and Full Chapter

Psalm 101 is a personal promise from David about the kind of life and leadership he wants before God. He sets his heart on praise, integrity, and a clean home. The psalm also shows a clear refusal to welcome pride, lies, or hidden wrongdoing.

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What happens in Psalms 101?

David begins by praising the LORD for loving devotion and justice, then turns to his own conduct. He resolves to walk with integrity, guard his eyes, and avoid anything evil. He will not tolerate slander, pride, deceit, or corrupt company in his house. Instead, he will favor the faithful and welcome those who live uprightly. The psalm ends with a picture of steady, daily action against wickedness so that the city of the LORD may be kept clean.

This psalm belongs to Book IV of Psalms and is tied to David. It follows a call to praise in Psalm 100 and stands before prayers for help in Psalm 102. Here David speaks less as a sufferer and more as a king or household leader, setting out a pattern for faithful rule and personal holiness.

Themes to notice

  • Praise and justiceDavid starts with worship and affirms that God's loving devotion and justice shape his life.
  • Integrity at homeHe commits to honest living in private and to refusing anything that would corrupt his household.
  • Rejecting evil companyThe psalm draws a firm line against lies, pride, deceit, and secret wrongdoing.

Questions for Psalms 101

  • What does David's vow in this psalm show about the link between worship and daily conduct?
  • Which attitudes and actions does he refuse to allow in his house, and why do they matter?
  • How might a believer today apply the call to choose faithful and upright people?

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Psalms 101

I Will Set No Worthless Thing before My Eyes

A Psalm of David.

1I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice;

to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

2I will ponder the way that is blameless—

when will You come to me?

I will walk in my house

with integrity of heart.

3I will set no worthless thing

before my eyes.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

4A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

5Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret,

I will put to silence;

the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart,

I will not endure.

6My 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.

7No one who practices deceit

shall dwell in my house;

no one who tells lies

shall stand in my presence.

8Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land,

that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

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