Psalms 101:8

8 Day after day I will destroy the wicked in our land; I will expel all who are evil from the city of the Lord.

Psalms 101:8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 101:8

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land,
&e.] Of the land of Israel, signifying that he would make a general reformation throughout the kingdom; that as soon as wicked men were discovered in any part of the land, he would cut them off, would take the first opportunity of punishing them as the law directs: or he would do it "in morning" F19, as in the Hebrew text; that is, every morning, constantly and continually;


FOOTNOTES:

F19 (Myrqbl) "in matutinis", Montanus, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius; so Ainsworth.

Psalms 101:8 In-Context

6 I will approve of those who are faithful to God and will let them live in my palace. Those who are completely honest will be allowed to serve me.
7 No liar will live in my palace; no hypocrite will remain in my presence.
8 Day after day I will destroy the wicked in our land; I will expel all who are evil from the city of the Lord.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.