Psalms 101

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

I will sing of chesed ·loving-kindness· and mishpat ·justice·. To you, Adonai, I will sing zahmar ·musical praise·.

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 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 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 vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

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

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

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

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

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 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 practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be 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 Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all evildoers from the LORD's city.

Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of vain striving of iniquity from Adonai’s city.