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 by David.] I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will 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 be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless 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 vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling 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 will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

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.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

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 will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

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

He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be 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.

Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all evildoers from the LORD's city.