Psalms 101

1 A Psalme of David. I will sing mercie and iudgement: vnto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

A Psalm. Of David. I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

2 I will doe wisely in the perfite way, till thou commest to me: I will walke in the vprightnes of mine heart in the middes of mine house.

I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

3 I wil set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the worke of them that fall away: it shall not cleaue vnto me.

I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will knowe none euill.

The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

5 Him that priuily slandereth his neighbour, wil I destroy: him that hath a proude looke and hie heart, I cannot suffer.

I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

6 Mine eyes shalbe vnto the faithfull of the lande, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfite way, he shall serue me.

My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

7 There shall no deceitful person dwell within mine house: he that telleth lyes, shall not remaine in my sight.

The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

8 Betimes will I destroy all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off all the workers of iniquitie from the Citie of the Lord.

Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.