Psalms 101

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

[A Psalm by David.] I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, 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 be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless 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 vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

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

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

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.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

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 will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

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

He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't 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 evildoers from the LORD's city.