Psalm 101 — A household committed to faithful conduct — Hebrew and Greek compared
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Psalm 101 — A household committed to faithful conduct
Verse 101:1 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:1] Of David. A psalm.
I will sing of steadfast love and justice;
to You, YHWH, I will make music.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:1] Of David. A psalm.
I will sing mercy and judgment to You, Lord;
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Greek I will make music begins the next numbered verse; the heading and praise are retained once in their printed source entries.
Verse 101:2 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:2] I will attend wisely to a blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:2] I will make music and understand in a blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I used to walk in innocence of my heart within my house.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek begins with the music clause corresponding to the end of Hebrew verse one and presents the household conduct in the past; Hebrew resolves future conduct.
Verse 101:3 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:3] I will set no worthless thing before my eyes.
I hate the doing of those who turn aside;
it will not cling to me.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:3] I did not set a lawless matter before my eyes;
I hated those who commit transgressions.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek the people committing transgressions differs from Hebrew their doing; the no-clinging clause is printed in Greek verse four, not duplicated here.
Verse 101:4 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:4] A twisted heart will turn away from me;
I will not know evil.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:4] A crooked heart did not cling to me;
when the evil one turned away from me, I did not know him.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek combines no clinging with the crooked heart and describes an evil person departing; Hebrew the heart departs and evil is not known. Greek him supplies the contextual object of knew.
Verse 101:5 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:5] The one secretly slandering his neighbor I will destroy;
one with lofty eyes and a broad heart I cannot bear.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:5] The one secretly speaking against his neighbor I used to drive away;
with a proud eye and an insatiable heart, with that one I did not eat.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek driving away and not eating differs from Hebrew destroying and not bearing. Hebrew broad heart is an arrogance image in this context; Greek explicitly makes it insatiable.
Verse 101:6 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:6] My eyes are on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
the one who walks in a blameless way will serve me.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:6] My eyes were on the faithful of the land, that they might sit with me;
the one walking in a blameless way used to minister to me.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The faithful household associates correspond, with Greek sitting and past ministering rather than Hebrew dwelling and future serving.
Verse 101:7 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:7] One practicing deceit will not dwell within my house;
one speaking lies will not stand firm before my eyes.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:7] One practicing arrogance did not dwell within my house;
one speaking unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek arrogance and unjust speech differs from Hebrew deceit and lies; Greek past conduct differs from Hebrew future refusal.
Verse 101:8 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[101:8] Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
to cut off from YHWH's city all who do iniquity.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[100:8] In the mornings I used to kill all the sinners of the land,
to destroy from the Lord's city all who practice lawlessness.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek explicitly says kill, while Hebrew says destroy; the severe judgment is retained in both. Greek past repeated action differs from Hebrew future resolve.