Psalms 101

1 A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.

“A psalm of David.” I will sing of mercy and justice; To thee, O LORD! will I sing!

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.

I will have regard to the way of uprightness: When thou shalt come to me, I will walk within my house with an upright heart.

3 I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes; I hate the work of evil-doers; It shall not cleave to me.

4 A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

The perverse in heart shall be far from me; I will not know a wicked person.

5 I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

Whoso slandereth his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off; Him that hath a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.

6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He that walketh in the way of uprightness shall serve me.

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

He who practiseth deceit shall not dwell in my house; He who telleth lies shall not remain in my sight.

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

Every morning will I destroy the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all evil-doers from the city of the LORD.