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 sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

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 behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect 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 set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; [it] shall not cleave to me.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.