Psalms Chapter 101 verse 8 Holy Bible
Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah. Psalm 102 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before Jehovah.
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Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.
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Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.
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I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
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Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh's city.
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At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of Jehovah All the workers of iniquity!
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; literally, each morn will I root out all the wicked of the land; i.e. "day after day I will make it my endeavour, not only to keep my palace free from evil doers, but to cleanse the whole land of them." David is determined to exercise that just severity which is a part of the duty of kings (Romans 13:4), and not to be that curse to a country - a weak and over-indulgent ruler (see Calvin, ad loc.). That I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord. So long as there were "wicked doers" in the land, they would be sure to flock to Jerusalem, since the capital always attracts the criminal classes. David is especially anxious that Jerusalem, which he has made "the city of the Lord" (2 Samuel 6:12-19), shall be kept free from the pollutions of evil doers, but, to effect this object, he must purge the whole land. The spirit breathed is that of Psalm 15:1-5.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Early.--Literally, in the morning: referring, as Perowne observes, to the Oriental custom of holding courts of law in the early morning (Jeremiah 21:12; 2Samuel 15:2; Luke 22:66; John 18:28).City of the Lord.--For similar expressions, see Psalm 46:4; Psalm 48:2; Psalm 48:8. The city must bear out its name in its character. . . .
