Psalms 101

1 A psalm of David. I will sing of your faithful love and good judgment. I will sing praises to you, Lord.

A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.

2 I will make sure my life is blameless. When will you come and help me? My life will be one of integrity even in private.

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 look at anything evil. I hate doing wrong—I won't have anything to do with it.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

4 I won't think bad thoughts—I won't even consider anything evil.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

5 I will silence anyone who secretly slanders their neighbor. I won't tolerate anyone who is proud and arrogant.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

6 I look for faithful people to live with me; only those who are trustworthy will serve me.

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 No one who is dishonest will live in my house; no liars will be allowed in my presence.

He who practices deceit will not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood will not be established before my eyes.

8 I work every day to silence the wicked in the land, to rid the city of the Lord of all who do evil.

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