Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

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

2 I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

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.

3 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

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

4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

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

5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

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

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.

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.

7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

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

8 Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

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.