Psalms 101

1 [A Psalm by David.] I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.

Of David, a psalm. If kindness and justice I sing, making melody to you, Lord.

2 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.

I would look to the way that is blameless, and make it my own. Within my own house I would walk with an innocent heart.

3 I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

I would never direct my eyes to a thing that is base. The impulse to stray I abhor it shall not cling to me.

4 A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

Far from me be perverseness of heart, or kinship with evil.

5 I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

Who slanders their neighbour in secret, I bring them to silence: haughty looks and proud hearts I will not abide.

6 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.

I will favour the true in the land, they shall live in my court. Those who walk in a way that is blameless will be my attendant.

7 He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

No one will live in my house who practises guile. No one that speaks a lie will abide in my presence.

8 Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all evildoers from the LORD's city.

Morn by morn I will wholly wipe out all the bad in the land, and cut off from the Lord’s own city all workers of evil.