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

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 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 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 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 turns aside from me, I do not know wickedness.

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

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

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 are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoever is walking in a perfect way, he serves 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 who is working deceit does not dwell in my house, Whoever is speaking lies is not established before my eyes.

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

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!

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.