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Psalms 101:6
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David, as king, declares his court standards to the land, bracketed by the exclusion of slanderers (v. 5) and deceivers (v. 7). The moment is a royal pronouncement on who gets to stay close.
The words — תמים (tamim) carries the verse: literally "whole, unbroken," denoting a character without fracture rather than mere rule-keeping. The verb לָשֶׁבֶת (lashavet, "to dwell") makes the reward not a task but a proximity — remaining in the king's space.
The thread — The same logic runs from the faithful servant found doing his master's will (Luke 12:43) to the final state where God's dwelling place is with man (Revelation 21:3); Psalms 119:63 ties it to friendship with those who keep precepts.
Why it lands — Proximity to the king is not a status but a consequence of how one walks; the reader is asked to examine whether their way is tamim — whole and undivided — or whether they are the kind of person the king's eyes pass over.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
Cross-references
- Psalms 119:63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
- Luke 12:43 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
- Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- Psalms 119:1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
- John 12:26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- Romans 13:1 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
- Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
- Matthew 24:45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- John 17:24 Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- Philippians 3:12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.