Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David. I will sing to you, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; I will sing a psalm,

“A psalm of David.” I will sing of mercy and justice; To thee, O LORD! will I sing!

2 and I will be wise in a blameless way. When will you come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

I will have regard to the way of uprightness: When thou shalt come to me, I will walk within my house with an upright heart.

3 I have not set before mine eyes any unlawful ting; I have hated transgressors.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes; I hate the work of evil-doers; It shall not cleave to me.

4 A perverse heart has not cleaved to me; I have not known an evil man, forasmuch as he turns away from me.

The perverse in heart shall be far from me; I will not know a wicked person.

5 Him that privily speaks against his neighbor, him have I driven from [me]: he that is proud in look and insatiable in heart, —with him I have not eaten.

Whoso slandereth his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off; Him that hath a haughty 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 walked in a perfect way, the same ministered to me.

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

7 The proud doer lived not in the midst of my house; the unjust speaker prospered not in my sight.

He who practiseth deceit shall not dwell in my house; He who telleth lies shall not remain in my sight.

8 Early did I kill all the sinners of the land, that I might destroy out of the city of the Lord all that work iniquity.

Every morning will I destroy the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all evil-doers from the city of the LORD.