Psalms 101:7

“He will not dwell within my house who practices deceit; he who speaks lies will not stand firm before my eyes.”

Psalms 101:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 101:7, word by word

dwellיֵשֵׁבyeshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yeshev” 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
who practicesעֹשֵׂהose

do

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

Where else “ose” appears
deceitרְמִיָּהremiya

deceit

False words or acts that make someone believe what is not so.

Where else “remiya” appears
he who speaksדֹּבֵרdover

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dover” appears
liesשְׁקָרִיםshekarim

lie

What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.

Where else “shekarim” appears
stand firmיִכּוֹןyikon

be firm

To be steady, well set, not moving.

Where else “yikon” appears
before my eyesנֶגֶדneged

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “neged” appears
before my eyesעֵינָena

eye

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

Where else “ena” appears

The context

6My eyes are on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; whoever walks in the way of blamelessness, he will minister to me.

7 · This verse (above)

8Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off from the city of YHWH all those who work wickedness.

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