Psa 101:1 | Clarke | STEP | The subject proposed, mercy and judgment, . The psalmist's resolution in respect to his private conduct, . He will put away evil, inward and outward, . No evil person shall stand in his presence, ; nor any slanderer of his neighbor, , . He will encourage the faithful and upright, ; but the deceitful, the liars, and the profligate, he will cast out of the city of God, , . The Hebrew and all the Versions attribute this Psalm to David. It shows us the resolutions he formed when he came to the throne; and it is a perfect model according to which a wise prince should regulate his conduct and his government. Verse 1 I will sing of mercy and judgment - David might say, Adverse and prosperous providences have been of the utmost use to my soul; therefore, I will thank God for both. Or, as he was probably now called to the government of all the tribes, he might make a resolution that he would show חסד chesed, incessant benevolence, to the upright; and משפט mishpat, the execution of judgment, to the wicked; and would make the conduct of God the model of his own.

Psalms 101:1

Introduction

The subject proposed, mercy and judgment, Psa 101:1. The psalmist's resolution in respect to his private conduct, Psa 101:2. He will put away evil, inward and outward, Psa 101:3. No evil person shall stand in his presence, Psa 101:4; nor any slanderer of his neighbor, Psa 101:4, Psa 101:5. He will encourage the faithful and upright, Psa 101:6; but the deceitful, the liars, and the profligate, he will cast out of the city of God, Psa 101:7, Psa 101:8.

The Hebrew and all the Versions attribute this Psalm to David. It shows us the resolutions he formed when he came to the throne; and it is a perfect model according to which a wise prince should regulate his conduct and his government.

Verse 1

I will sing of mercy and judgment - David might say, Adverse and prosperous providences have been of the utmost use to my soul; therefore, I will thank God for both. Or, as he was probably now called to the government of all the tribes, he might make a resolution that he would show חסד chesed, incessant benevolence, to the upright; and משפט mishpat, the execution of judgment, to the wicked; and would make the conduct of God the model of his own.