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Psalms 101:1

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

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לְדָוִ֗דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.מִ֫זְמ֥וֹרmizmorpsalmמִזְמוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “psalm”, the ordinary formH4210properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notespsalm.

חֶֽסֶדchesedkindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “kindness”, the ordinary formH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.וּמִשְׁפָּ֥טumishpatand lawמִשְׁפָּטconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…אָשִׁ֑ירָהashirahsingשִׁירverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “sing”, a determination or requestH7891to singbehold (by mistake for H7789 (שׁוּר)), sing(-er, -ing man, -ing woman).לְךָ֖lekhatoלְךָ֖preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toיְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֲזַמֵּֽרָהazamerahgive praiseזָמַרverb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “give praise”, a determination or requestH2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and musicgive praise, sing forth praises, psalms.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I sing praises.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.

Young’s Literal Translation

A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.

World English Bible

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

Darby Translation

I will sing of loving-kindness and judgment: unto thee, Jehovah, will I sing psalms.

Douay-Rheims

The prayer of the poor man, when he was anxious, and poured out his supplication before the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I sing praises.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A Psalm of David. I will sing to thee, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; I will sing a psalm,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Ἔλεος καὶ κρίσιν ᾄσομαί σοι, Κύριε·