I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.
- BSB Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.
- NKJV Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all the evildoers from the city of the Lord.
- NASB Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to eliminate from the city of the Lord all those who do injustice.
- NLT My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked and free the city of the Lord from their grip.
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Quick answer
Each morning David will cut off the wicked from the city of the LORD. He pursues justice diligently and persistently.
Overview
The psalm closes with the king's resolve to root out evildoers from God's city, doing justice continually ('morning by morning'). This expresses zeal to keep the Lord's city pure and righteous. It anticipates the final cleansing of God's city by Christ, when all evil is removed and the righteous dwell with Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ps 75:10All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
- Jer 21:12O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- Prov 16:12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
- Ps 48:8As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.
- Ps 46:4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
- Rev 22:14–15Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
- Prov 20:8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
- Prov 20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
- Ps 48:2Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
- Mic 3:9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
- Rev 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- Hos 9:3They shall not dwell in the LORD’s land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
- Mic 2:8–10Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
- Mic 3:1–4And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?
- Ps 118:10–12All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
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