Psalms 101

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

A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness 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 be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless 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 vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

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

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with 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 silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

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 the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

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

He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established 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 of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.