Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David. I will sing to thee, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; I will sing a psalm,

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To thee, O Jehovah, I will sing praises.

2 and I will be wise in a blameless way. When wilt thou come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

3 I have not set before mine eyes any unlawful ting; I have hated transgressors.

I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.

4 A perverse heart has not cleaved to me; I have not known an evil man, forasmuch as he turns away from me.

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

5 Him that privily speaks against his neighbour, him have I driven from [me]: he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart, —with him I have not eaten.

He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.

6 Mine eyes [shall be] upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walked in a perfect way, the same ministered to me.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me.

7 The proud doer dwelt not in the midst of my house; the unjust speaker prospered not in my sight.

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

8 Early did I slay all the sinners of the land, that I might destroy out of the city of the Lord all that work iniquity.

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