Psalms 101:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O 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 I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
• 1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 And 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 my judgments:
• Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
• Ps 143:7-8 : 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto 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 the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
• 1 Tim 3:4-5 : 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
• Gen 18:19 : 19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD 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 thine 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 the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
• 1 Sam 18:14-15 : 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
• 1 Sam 22:14 : 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine 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 in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 31:20-21 : 20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD 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{H8799)} upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer{H8764)}; make no tarrying{H8762)}, O my God.
• Ps 75:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Altaschith{H8686)}, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks{H8689)}, unto thee do we give thanks{H8689)}: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works{H8737)} declare{H8765)}. 2 When I shall receive{H8799)} the congregation I will judge{H8799)} 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 serve me.
• 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice 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 the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
• Isa 38:3 : 3 And said, Remember now, O LORD, 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.