Psalms 101:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַשְׂכִּ֤ילָה ׀ בְּדֶ֬רֶךְ תָּמִ֗ים מָ֭תַי תָּב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑י אֶתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתָם־לְ֝בָבִ֗י בְּקֶ֣רֶב בֵּיתִֽי׃

Transliteration

I will ʾaśkîlāh in derek tāmîm. When will you tābôʾ to-me? I will ʾethallēk in tōm-lēbāb-my in qereb bayit-my.

Grammar Details

• *ʾaśkîlāh*: Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular with cohortative suffix - I will act wisely/give attention to
• *derek*: masculine singular noun with prepositional prefix bə- (in/on) - way/path/manner
• *tāmîm*: masculine singular adjective - perfect/complete/blameless
• *tābôʾ*: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will come
• *ʾethallēk*: Hithpael imperfect 1st person singular - I will walk myself/conduct myself
• *tōm*: masculine singular noun - integrity/completeness/innocence
• *lēbāb*: masculine singular noun - heart/mind/inner being, connected to previous noun with maqqef
• *qereb*: masculine singular noun with prepositional prefix bə- (in/within) - midst/inner part
• *bayit*: masculine singular noun - house/household/dwelling, with 1st person singular possessive suffix

Word Meanings

• *ʾaśkîlāh*: I will consider attentively/I will act wisely/I will contemplate
• *derek*: way/path/journey/conduct
• *tāmîm*: blameless/perfect/complete/with integrity
• *tābôʾ*: you will come/you shall come/when will you come
• *ʾethallēk*: I will walk about/I will conduct myself/I will behave
• *tōm*: integrity/completeness/innocence/blamelessness
• *lēbāb*: heart/mind/inner self/will
• *qereb*: midst/among/within/inside
• *bayit*: house/home/household/family/dwelling

Referenced Verses

• Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
• 1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and mine ordinances;
• Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
• Ps 143:7-8 : 7 Make haste to answer me, O Jehovah; My spirit faileth: Hide not thy face from me, Lest I become like them that go down into the pit. 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
• Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
• 1 Tim 3:4-5 : 4 one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
• Gen 18:19 : 19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
• Deut 6:7 : 7 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
• Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
• 1 Sam 18:14-15 : 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him. 15 And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
• 1 Sam 22:14 : 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?
• 2 Chr 15:17 : 17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
• 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 Also upon Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Jehovah.
• 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he wrought that which was good and right and faithful before Jehovah his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
• Ps 40:17 : 17 But I am poor and needy; [Yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.
• Ps 75:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works. 2 When I shall find the set time, I will judge uprightly.
• Ps 101:6 : 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.
• 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
• 1 Kgs 11:4 : 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.
• Isa 38:3 : 3 and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.