Psalms 101:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְדָוִ֗ד מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר חֶֽסֶד־וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט אָשִׁ֑ירָה לְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃

Transliteration

Of Dāwid mizmōr. Ḥesed-and-mishpāṭ I will āshīrāh; to-you YHWH I will ʾazammērāh.

Grammar Details

• *Dāwid*: proper noun, prepositional prefix lə- (to/of/for) - indicates attribution/authorship
• *mizmōr*: masculine singular noun - psalm/song
• *Ḥesed*: masculine singular noun - covenant faithfulness/lovingkindness/mercy
• *mishpāṭ*: masculine singular noun - judgment/justice, connected to previous noun with maqqef
• *āshīrāh*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular with cohortative suffix - I will sing/celebrate
• *YHWH*: divine name, tetragrammaton
• *ʾazammērāh*: Piel imperfect 1st person singular with cohortative suffix - I will praise/sing/make music

Word Meanings

• *mizmōr*: psalm/musical composition/song
• *Ḥesed*: lovingkindness/covenant faithfulness/mercy/steadfast love
• *mishpāṭ*: justice/judgment/ordinance/legal decision
• *āshīrāh*: I will sing/I shall sing/let me sing
• *ʾazammērāh*: I will praise/I will make music/I will sing psalms to

Referenced Verses

• Ps 89:1 : 1 Maschil{H8688)} of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing{H8799)} of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known{H8686)} thy faithfulness to all generations.
• Ps 71:22-23 : 22 I will also praise{H8686)} thee with the psaltery{H8676)}, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing{H8762)} with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall greatly rejoice{H8762)} when I sing{H8762)} unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed{H8804)}.
• Rev 19:1-3 : 1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: 2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
• Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver{H8685)} me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud{H8762)} of thy righteousness.
• Ps 97:8 : 8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
• Ps 103:6-8 : 6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
• Ps 136:10-22 : 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: 11 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: 12 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 13 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 16 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: 20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: 21 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: 22 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Ps 145:7 : 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
• Rom 9:15-18 : 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
• Rom 9:22-23 : 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
• Rom 11:22 : 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
• Rev 15:3-4 : 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.