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 covenant faithfulness and justice; to you, Yahweh, 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 walk in the way of integrity. Oh, when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity within my house.

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 wrongdoing before my eyes; I hate worthless evil; it will not cling to me.

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

Perverse people will leave me; I am not loyal to 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.

I will destroy whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone who has a proud demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

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

I will look to the faithful of the land to sit at my side. Those who walk in the way of integrity may serve me.

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

Deceitful people will not remain within my house; liars will not be welcome 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 I will destroy all the wicked from the land; I will remove all evildoers from the city of Yahweh.