Psalms 101

1 A Psalm. Of David. I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,

2 I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

3 I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities.

4 The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.

5 I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

6 My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me.

7 The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.

8 Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.

In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.