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 sing kindness and judgment, To You, O YHWH, I sing praise.

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 act wisely in a perfect way, When do You come to me? I habitually walk in the integrity 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 do not set a worthless thing before my eyes, I have hated the work of those turning aside, It does not adhere to me.

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

A perverse heart turns aside from me, I do not know wickedness.

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.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, Him I do not endure.

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 are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoever is walking in a perfect way, he serves me.

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

He who is working deceit does not dwell in my house, Whoever is speaking lies is not established 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.

At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of YHWH All the workers of iniquity!