Psalms 101

1 “By David, a psalm.” Of kindness and justice will I sing: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing praises.

A Psalm. Of David. I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

2 I will carefully regard the way of the perfect: oh when will thou come unto me? I will walk in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.

I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

3 I will not set before my eyes a godless thing; to commit a departure [from righteousness] do I hate; it shall not cleave to me.

I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

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

The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

5 Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbor, him will I destroy: whoso hath proud eyes and a haughty heart, him will I not suffer.

I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may abide with me: he that walketh in the way of the perfect, he it is that shall serve me.

My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

7 He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that speaketh falsehoods shall not succeed before my eyes.

The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

8 Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land, cutting off from the city of the Lord all the wrong-doers.

Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.