1 A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing, 2 And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house. 3 I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities. 4 The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know. 5 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat. 6 My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me. 7 He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes. 8 In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.
Psalms · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Psalm 100 (101) Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 101 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering.
Cross references (8)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in DRB.
- 1 Psalm 89:1; Psalm 71:22–23; Revelation 19:1–3; Psalm 145:7; Psalm 51:14
- 2 Psalm 119:106; 1 Kings 9:4; 1 Timothy 3:4–5; Psalm 40:17; Psalm 119:115
- 3 Psalm 119:37; Job 31:1; James 1:13–15; 2 Samuel 11:2–3; Proverbs 6:25
- 4 Proverbs 11:20; 2 Corinthians 6:14–16; Proverbs 8:13; Psalm 119:115; Matthew 7:23
- 5 Psalm 15:3; Psalm 18:27; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Luke 18:14; Obadiah 3–4
- 6 Psalm 119:63; Luke 12:43–44; Revelation 21:3; John 12:26; Psalm 119:1–3
- 7 Acts 5:1–10; 2 Samuel 4:10–12; Proverbs 29:12; Psalm 52:2; Acts 1:16–20
- 8 Psalm 75:10; Jeremiah 21:12; Proverbs 16:12; Psalm 48:8; Revelation 22:14–15
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 101.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The title of this Psalm is, "A Psalm of confession." The verses are few, but big with great subjects; may the seed bring forth within your hearts, the barn be prepared for the Lord's harvest. 3. "Jubilate," therefore, "unto the Lord, all ye lands" (ver. 1). This Psalm giveth this exhortation to us, that we jubilate unto the Lord.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
The boy then being restrained from weeping, Evodius took up the Psalter, and began to sing--the whole house responding--the Psalm, "I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto Thee, O Lord." But when they heard what we were doing, many brethren and religious women came together; and whilst they whose office it was were, according to custom, making ready for …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
And therefore it is written in the psalm, "I will sing of mercy and of judgment: unto Thee, O Lord, will I sing." And of this judgment He went on to say, "And hath given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of man." Here He shows that He will come to judge in that flesh …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
But He came first to impart mercy, that He might afterwards exercise judgment, to whom it is said, "I will sing unto Thee O Lord, of mercy and judgment." He gave then remission of sins to those who believed in Him, He would not even take account with them of past reckonings.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)