Psalms 101:3

“I 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.”

Psalms 101:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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The psalmist resolves not to set before his eyes anything worthlessPurity

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Psalms 101:3, word by word

setאָשִׁיתashit

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

Where else “ashit” appears
before my eyesנֶגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “neged” appears
before my eyesעֵינַena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ena” appears
a thingדְּבַרdevar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “devar” appears
of worthlessnessבְּלִיָּעַלbeliyaal

worthlessness, wickedness

Worthlessness, a thing of no value: "sons of belial" are worthless people who do evil. Later it was used as a name for the evil one (2 Corinthians 6:15).

Where else “beliyaal” appears
the doingעֲשֹׂהaso

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “aso” appears
of those who turn asideסֵטִיםsetim

turn aside

To turn aside: to leave the path to go after something else.

Where else “setim” appears
I hateשָׂנֵאתִיsaneti

hate

To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.

Where else “saneti” appears
cling to meיִדְבַּקyidbak

cling

To stay close to someone, like YHWH.

Where else “yidbak” appears

The context

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.

3 · This verse (above)

4A crooked heart will depart from me; evil I will not know.

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