Psalms 101

1 I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To thee, O Jehovah, I will sing praises.

David’s. A Melody. Of lovingkindness and of justice, will I sing! Unto thee, O Yahweh, will I touch the strings!

2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I will behave myself wisely in a blameless way, When wilt thou come in unto me? I will walk to and fro in the blamelessness of my heart, —in the midst of my house:

3 I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.

I will not set before mine eyes, a vile thing, —The doing of them who fall away, I hate, It shall not cleave unto me;

4 A perverse heart shall depart from me. I will know no evil thing.

A perverse heart, shall depart from me, A maker of mischief, will I not acknowledge;

5 He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.

He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.

6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me.

Mine eyes, shall be upon the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me, —he that walketh in a blameless way, he, shall attend me.

7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit, —he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;

8 Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Morning by morning, will I uproot, All the lawless ones of the land, That I may cut off, out of the city of Yahweh—All the workers of iniquity.