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Psalm 101:2

I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

1A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.
2I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.
3I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
4A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.
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Notice

The words “within my house” bring David’s resolve into his home, while his question about God’s coming interrupts the vows with longing.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Joshua 24:15If it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods …David commits to a blameless heart within his house; Joshua declares that his house will serve the LORD.
1 Chronicles 28:9You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands …David’s resolve concerns a blameless heart, while his words to Solomon urge service from a perfect heart before the God who searches hearts.
Psalm 119:1ALEPH Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the LORD’s law.Both passages describe blameless living as a walk, with Psalm 119 naming the LORD’s law as its guide.
Psalm 119:106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.Both speakers make a firm commitment to upright conduct, expressed as blameless living and obedience to God’s righteous ordinances.
1 John 3:21Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;Both passages connect the condition of the heart with a person’s approach to God.
John 14:18I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.David asks when God will come to him; Jesus promises his hearers that he will come to them.
1 Kings 9:4As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, …Both passages connect walking with integrity of heart, and 1 Kings names David as an example.
1 Timothy 3:4–5one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;Both passages make conduct within one’s own house a matter of concern, though Timothy’s passage focuses on household leadership.
Romans 16:19For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is …David resolves to live a blameless life; Paul desires wisdom in good and innocence concerning evil.
2 Samuel 22:33God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.David resolves to live a blameless life; the song in 2 Samuel credits God with making his way perfect.
Psalm 75:2When I choose the appointed time, I will judge blamelessly.The shared thread is blameless conduct, applied to household life in Psalm 101 and judgment in Psalm 75.
Psalm 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.Both speakers express resolve toward upright living, with Psalm 119 naming the keeping of God’s commandments.
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Encouragement

Your conduct at home matters before God. David’s resolve reaches inside his own house, and his desire for a blameless life includes longing for God to come.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).