Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O 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 ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of 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 worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall 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 shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

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

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.

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 favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to 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 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

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

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.

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