Psalms 101:7

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
worketh	עֹשֵׂ֪ה 'o.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct
deceit	רְמִ֫יָּ֥ה re.Mi.Yah	H7423	remissness · noun, common feminine singular absolute
dwell	יֵשֵׁ֨ב ye.Shev	H3427	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
within	בְּקֶ֥רֶב be.Ke.rev	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
house	בֵּיתִי֮ bei.Ti	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
telleth	דֹּבֵ֥ר do.Ver	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
lies	שְׁקָרִ֑ים she.ka.Rim	H8267	an untruth · noun, common masculine plural absolute
tarry	יִ֝כּ֗וֹן yi.Kon	H3559	properly · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sight	עֵינָֽי 'ei.Nai	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Acts 5:1-10 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 Samuel 4:10-12 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thoug…
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Psalms 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Acts 1:16-20 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, w…
2 Kings 5:26-27 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money,…
Acts 1:25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 101:1–end

David here cuts out to himself and others a pattern both of a good magistrate and a good master of a family; and, if these were careful to discharge the duty of their place, it would contribute very much to a universal reformation. Observe, I. The chosen subject of the psalm (Psa 101:1): I will sing of mercy and judgment, that is, 1. Of God's mercy and judgment, and then it looks back upon the dispensations of Providence concerning David since he was first anointed to be king, during which time he had met with many a rebuke and much hardship on the one hand, and yet, on the other hand, had had many wonderful deliverances wrought for him and favours bestowed upon him; of these he will sing un…

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John Gill on Psalms 101:7

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house,.... Flatterers, sycophants, tricking and fraudulent persons, who seek to supplant others, and get into their places; these should lose the favour they had, when detected. So hypocritical persons, that have only a form of godliness, a mask of religion, and false teachers that lie in wait to deceive; and antichrist, whose coming was with all deceivableness of unrighteousness; who has seduced men by his miracles, doctrines, and sorceries; these shall have no place, neither in Christ's house below nor above. The Targum is, "he that works deceit shall not dwell in the midst of the house of my sanctuary:'' he that telleth lies shall not tar…

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John Calvin on Psalms 101:6–end

Psalm 101:6-8 6. My eyes are towards the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he who walketh in an upright way shall minister to me. 7. He who worketh [or practiseth] deceit shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he who speaketh falsehoods shall not abide in my sight. 8. Early [132] will I destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah. 6 My eyes are towards the faithful of the land David here lays down another virtue of a wise prince, when he affirms that it will be his care to make all the faithful of the land his intimate friends, -- that he will avail himself of their good offices, and have as domestic servan…

The Church Fathers

And again David saith, "Whosoever worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house," and it is well known that cunning is built up of deceit.
— Philoxenus of Mabbug, 13 Ascetic Discourses, Discourse 4 -- On Faith: First Discourse on Simplicity

He who speaks unjust things has not prospered in the sight of my eyes. For I so turned aside from him who disparaged his neighbor, that I neither believed such a one nor listened to him.
— Jerome, Homily 27, on Psalm 100

"The proud man has not dwelt in the midst of my house" [Psalm 101:7]. Understand this of the heart. The proud did not dwell in my heart: no such dwelt in my heart: for he hurried away from me. None but the meek and peaceful dwelt in my heart; the proud dwelt not there, for the unrighteous one dwells not in the heart of the righteous. Let the righteous be distant from you, I know not how many miles and stations: ye dwell together, if you have one heart. "The proud doer has not dwelt in the midst of my house: he that speaks unjust things has not directed in the sight of my eyes." This is the spotless way, where we understand when the Lord comes unto us.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 101

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Saints hate and avoid — Saints hate and avoid
Company · EVIL — EVIL
Deceit · .Shun those addicted to — .Shun those addicted to
Falsehood · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Families · Deceivers and liars should be removed from — Deceivers and liars should be removed from
Family · . — .
Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Lying · Saints: Reject those who practise — Saints: Reject those who practise
Masters · Should select faithful servants — Should select faithful servants
Servants · Characteristics of wicked servants: Deceit — Characteristics of wicked servants: Deceit

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 101:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 101:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 101:7

John Calvin on Psalms 101:6–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 101:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 101:1–end

John Gill on Psalms 101:7

John Calvin on Psalms 101:6–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 101:7-8

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 101:7