Psalms 101

1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: to you, O LORD, will I sing.

A Psalm of David. I will sing of loving-kindness and judgment: unto thee, Jehovah, will I sing psalms.

2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. When wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

3 I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not stick to me.

I will set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

4 A fraudulent heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.

5 Whoever privately slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that has an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

6 My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walks in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

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

7 He that works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that tells lies shall not tarry in my sight.

He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.

8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.

Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.