< 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 mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I sing praises.
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 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.
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 base thing before mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto 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 know no evil thing.
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 slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him 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 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.
7 He that works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that tells lies shall not tarry in my sight.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.
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.
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.