< Psalms 101 >
1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I sing praises.
“By David, a psalm.” Of kindness and justice will I sing: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing praises.
2 I will give heed unto the way of integrity; Oh when wilt Thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.
I will carefully regard the way of the perfect: oh when will thou come unto me? I will walk in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.
3 I will set no base thing before mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto me.
I will not set before my eyes a godless thing; to commit a departure [from righteousness] do I hate; it shall not cleave to me.
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil thing.
A perverse heart shall depart from me: evil will I not know.
5 Whoso slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him will I not suffer.
Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbor, him will I destroy: whoso hath proud eyes and a haughty heart, him will I not suffer.
6 Mine eyes are upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a way of integrity, he shall minister unto me.
My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may abide with me: he that walketh in the way of the perfect, he it is that shall serve me.
7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.
He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that speaketh falsehoods shall not succeed before my eyes.
8 Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the LORD.
Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land, cutting off from the city of the Lord all the wrong-doers.