Psalms 101:7

7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.

Psalms 101:7 in Other Translations

7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.

7 I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house, and liars will not stay in my presence.

7 But no one who traffics in lies gets a job with me; I have no patience with liars. I've rounded up all the wicked like cattle and herded them right out of the country.

7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.

7 The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home. The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence.

7 No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.

7 No one who lies and cheats will live in my house. No one who tells lies will serve me.

Psalms 101:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 101:7

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house
Flatterers, sycophants, tricking and fraudulent persons, who seek to supplant others, and get into their places; these should lose the favour they had, when detected. So hypocritical persons, that have only a form of godliness, a mask of religion, and false teachers that lie in wait to deceive; and antichrist, whose coming was with all deceivableness of unrighteousness; who has seduced men by his miracles, doctrines, and sorceries; these shall have no place, neither in Christ's house below nor above. The Targum is,

``he that works deceit shall not dwell in the midst of the house of my sanctuary:''

he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight;
or, "he shall not be established" before mine eyes ^F18; he shall not continue in his post and place, in his office and station; he shall soon be dismissed from it; lying is very abominable to God, very prejudicial to men, and hated by Christ, who is truth itself. All sorts of lies, and liars are so, religious and doctrinal ones; such who speak lies in hypocrisy, as the emissaries of Rome; all that make an abomination, or a lie, will have no place with Christ in the New Jerusalem, ( Revelation 21:27 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Nwkn al) "nequaquam firmabitur", Pagninus, Montanus; "non stabilietur", Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Psalms 101:7 In-Context

5 Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.

6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose walk is blameless will minister to me.

7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.

8 Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.