Psalms 101:6 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 101:6

My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Homily 27, on Psalm 100 (420)

My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, that they might sit with me. He did not say the rich, or emperors, or bishops, or presbyters, or deacons, but the faithful: with these I sat. A bishop, a holy man, can also say this: that I did not ordain as presbyter the man who was obsequious to me, or my kinsman, but the one whom I knew to be faithful. And again the same man can say: that I held all my clerics and laity to be faithful.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

DEFENSE BEFORE CONSTANTIUS 20 (373)

And Jezebel was able to injure the most religious Naboth by her false accusations; but then it was the wicked and apostate Ahab who listened to her. But the most holy David, whose example you ought to follow, as all pray that you may, does not favor such people but was apt to turn away from them and avoid them, as raging dogs. He says, "Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I destroy." For he kept the commandment that says, "You shall not receive a false report." And false are the reports of these people in your sight.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He that walks in a perfect way, that makes conscience of what he says and does, shall serve me. The kingdom must be searched for honest men to make courtiers of; and, if any man is better than another, he must be preferred. This was a good resolution of David's; but either he did not keep to it or else his judgment was imposed upon when he made Ahithophel his right hand.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 4 (1874)

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He would seek them out, engage their services, take care of them, and promote them to honour: this is a noble occupation for a king, and one which will repay him infinitely better than listening to the soft nothings of flatterers. It would be greatly for the profit of us all if we chose our servants rather by their piety than by their cleverness; he who gets a faithful servant gets a treasure, and he ought to do anything sooner than part with him.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עֵינַ֤י׀	'ei.Nai	eyes my	H5869 →
בְּנֶֽאֶמְנֵי־	be.ne.'em.nei-	[will be] on [the] faithful [people] of	H539 →
אֶרֶץ֮	'e.Retz	[the] earth	H776 →
לָשֶׁ֪בֶת	la.She.vet	to dwell	H3427 →
עִמָּ֫דִ֥י	'i.Ma.Di	with me	H5978 →
הֹ֭לֵךְ	Ho.lekh	[one who] walks	H1980 →
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	be.De.rekh	in a way	H1870 →
תָּמִ֑ים	ta.Mim	blameless	H8549 →
ה֝֗וּא	Hu'	he	H1931 →
יְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי׃	ye.sha.re.Te.ni	he will serve me	H8334 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
leads to
- Ezekiel 37:27
  My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
  What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
- John 14:23
  Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
- Leviticus 26:11–12
  And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
- Zechariah 8:8
  I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
Through
John 12:26
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
leads to
- Colossians 3:24
  because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
- 1 Samuel 2:30
  Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it…
- Galatians 1:10
  Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms