Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To thee, O Jehovah, I will sing praises.

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

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

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

I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.

4 A froward 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 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.

6 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.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me.

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

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my 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 I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.