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Psalm 101:2-4
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 101:2-4
New Catholic Bible
2 I will walk in the path of blamelessness;
when will you come to me?[a]
Within my house[b] I will act
with integrity of heart.
3 I will not allow any shameful act
to be done before my eyes.
[c]I will refuse to associate
with people who do evil.
4 Let the perverse of heart remain far from me;
I will not tolerate the wicked.
Footnotes
- Psalm 101:2 In imitation of the heavenly King, the psalmist himself will lead a blameless life. But to do so he will need God’s help, which he prays will be forthcoming (see 1 Ki 3:7-9; see also Ps 72). When will you come to me?: some see in these words an allusion to the awaited coming of the Messiah, who was at times called “The one who is to come” (see Mt 11:3; Jn 4:25). Others offer an alternative translation: “I will attend to the wholehearted man / whenever he comes to me.”
- Psalm 101:2 House: the king promises to make his household free of those who abuse power. Heart . . . eyes: in the Old Testament, people were thought to act after inner (“heart”) and/or external (“eye”) influence (see note on Ps 4:7; see also Ps 119:36f; Num 15:39; Job 31:7; Prov 21:4; Eccl 2:10; Jer 22:17).
- Psalm 101:3 The psalmist will not desire or do evil himself nor condone it in others and will avoid all evildoers.
