Psalms 101

1 A PSALM OF DAVID. I sing kindness and judgment, To You, O YHWH, I sing praise.

A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

2 I act wisely in a perfect way, When do You come to me? I habitually walk in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

3 I do not set a worthless thing before my eyes, I have hated the work of those turning aside, It does not adhere to me.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

4 A perverse heart turns aside from me, I do not know wickedness.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

5 Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, Him I do not endure.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

6 My eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoever is walking in a perfect way, he serves me.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.

7 He who is working deceit does not dwell in my house, Whoever is speaking lies is not established before my eyes.

No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.

8 At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of YHWH All the workers of iniquity!

Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.