Psalms 101

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

Of David, a psalm. If kindness and justice I sing, making melody to you, Lord.

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 would look to the way that is blameless, and make it my own. Within my own house I would walk with an innocent heart.

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

I would never direct my eyes to a thing that is base. The impulse to stray I abhor 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.

Far from me be perverseness of heart, or kinship with 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.

Who slanders their neighbour in secret, I bring them to silence: haughty looks and proud hearts I will not abide.

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.

I will favour the true in the land, they shall live in my court. Those who walk in a way that is blameless will be my attendant.

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 will live in my house who practises guile. No one that speaks a lie will abide 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.

Morn by morn I will wholly wipe out all the bad in the land, and cut off from the Lord’s own city all workers of evil.