I will give heedאַשְׂכִּילָהto the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof blamelessness;תָּמִיםwhenמָתַיwill you comeתָּבוֹאto me?אֵלָיI will walkאֶתְהַלֵּךְin the integrityבְּתָםof my heartלְבָבִיwithinבְּקֶרֶבmy house.בֵּיתִי
Psalms 101:2
Study it in the app“I 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.”
The psalmist resolves not to set before his eyes anything worthlessPurity
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 101:2, word by word
- I will give heedאַשְׂכִּילָהaskila
act wisely
To grasp what matters and act wisely.
Where else “askila” appears- to the wayדֶרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of blamelessnessתָּמִיםtamim
blameless
Without reproach, whole, like Noah.
Where else “tamim” appears- whenמָתַיmatay
when?
When? How long?
Where else “matay” appears- will you comeתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- I will walkאֶתְהַלֵּךְethalech
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “ethalech” appears- in the integrityתָםtam
integrity
Living uprightly, with pure intent.
Where else “tam” appears- of my heartלְבָבִlevavi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appears- withinקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- my houseבֵּיתִbeti
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “beti” appears
The context
1Of David. A psalm. Loyal love and justice I will sing; to you, YHWH, I will sing psalms.
2 · This verse (above)
3I will not set before my eyes a thing of worthlessness; the doing of those who turn aside I hate; it will not cling to me.