Psalms 101

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

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To thee, O Jehovah, I will sing praises.

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 will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect 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 will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.

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

A perverse heart shall depart from me. I will know no evil thing.

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

He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.

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.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me.

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

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

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

Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.