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 of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I sing praises.

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.

I will give heed unto the way of integrity; Oh when wilt Thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

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 will set no base thing before mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto me.

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

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

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.

Whoso slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him will I not suffer.

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.

Mine eyes are upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a way of integrity, he shall minister unto 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 deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine 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.

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