Psalms 101

1 “A psalm of David.” I will sing of mercy and justice; To thee, O LORD! will I sing!

David’s. A Melody. Of lovingkindness and of justice, will I sing! Unto thee, O Yahweh, will I touch the strings!

2 I will have regard to the way of uprightness: When thou shalt come to me, I will walk within my house with an upright heart.

I will behave myself wisely in a blameless way, When wilt thou come in unto me? I will walk to and fro in the blamelessness of my heart, —in the midst of my house:

3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes; I hate the work of evil-doers; It shall not cleave to me.

I will not set before mine eyes, a vile thing, —The doing of them who fall away, I hate, It shall not cleave unto me;

4 The perverse in heart shall be far from me; I will not know a wicked person.

A perverse heart, shall depart from me, A maker of mischief, will I not acknowledge;

5 Whoso slandereth his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off; Him that hath a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.

He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.

6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He that walketh in the way of uprightness shall serve me.

Mine eyes, shall be upon the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me, —he that walketh in a blameless way, he, shall attend me.

7 He who practiseth deceit shall not dwell in my house; He who telleth lies shall not remain in my sight.

There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit, —he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;

8 Every morning will I destroy the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all evil-doers from the city of the LORD.

Morning by morning, will I uproot, All the lawless ones of the land, That I may cut off, out of the city of Yahweh—All the workers of iniquity.