< Psalms 101 >
1 [A Psalm by David.] I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Jehovah, I will sing praises.
A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I 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 give heed unto the way of integrity; Oh when wilt Thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my 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 mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto 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.
Whoso slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him will I not suffer.
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.
Mine eyes are upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a way of integrity, he shall minister unto me.
7 He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine 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 will I destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the LORD.