Psalms 101

1 A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,

“A psalm of David.” I will sing of mercy and justice; To thee, O LORD! will I sing!

2 And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

I will have regard to the way of uprightness: When thou shalt come to me, I will walk within my house with an upright heart.

3 I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes; I hate the work of evil-doers; It shall not cleave to me.

4 The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.

The perverse in heart shall be far from me; I will not know a wicked person.

5 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

Whoso slandereth his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off; Him that hath a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.

6 My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He that walketh in the way of uprightness shall serve me.

7 He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.

He who practiseth deceit shall not dwell in my house; He who telleth lies shall not remain in my sight.

8 In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

Every morning will I destroy the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all evil-doers from the city of the LORD.