Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David himself. I will sing mercy and judgment to you, O Lord. I will sing psalms.

A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

2 And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, when you will draw near to me. I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

3 I will not display any unjust thing before my eyes. I have hated those carrying out betrayals.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

4 The perverse heart did not adhere to me. And the malignant, who turned away before me, I would not recognize.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

5 The one who secretly detracted his neighbor, this one I pursued. The one with an arrogant eye and an insatiable heart, with that one I would not eat.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

6 My eyes looked toward the faithful of the earth, to sit with me. The one walking in the immaculate way, this one ministered to me.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.

7 He who has acted arrogantly will not dwell in the midst of my house. He who has spoken iniquity was not guided with the sight of my eyes.

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

8 In the morning, I executed all the sinners of the earth, so that I might scatter all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.