Psalm 101

This article is about Psalm 101 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 101 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 102.

Psalm 101
"I will sing of mercy and judgment"
Other name
  • Psalm 100
  • "Misericordiam et iudicium cantabo"
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 101
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Psalm 101 is the 101st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I will sing of mercy and judgment". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 102. In Latin, it is known as "Misericordiam et iudicium cantabo".[1] It is attributed to David, and provides warnings for the wicked, while explaining the benefits the righteous will reap.[2]

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies.

  1. ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 100 (101 Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net
  2. ^ The Artscroll Tehillim, page 214