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Of David.לְדָוִדA psalm.מִזְמוֹרLoyal loveחֶסֶדand justiceוּמִשְׁפָּטI will sing;אָשִׁירָהto you,לְךָYHWH,יְהוָהI will sing psalms.אֲזַמֵּרָה
Psalms 101:1
Study it in the app“Of David. A psalm. Loyal love and justice I will sing; to you, YHWH, I will sing psalms.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 101:1, word by word
- Of Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- A psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmor
psalm
Psalm: a song sung with instruments. It is the title of many of the poems in the book of Psalms.
Where else “mizmor” appears- Loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- and justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears- I will singאָשִׁירָהashira
sing
To give voice to a melody, to praise YHWH or to celebrate.
Where else “ashira” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- I will sing psalmsאֲזַמֵּרָהazamera
sing praise, make music
Sing praise: sing or play a stringed instrument in praise. The word for "psalm" comes from it.
Where else “azamera” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2I will give heed to the way of blamelessness; when will you come to me? I will walk in the integrity of my heart within my house.