Psalms 101

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

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

2 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:

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.

3 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;

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

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

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

5 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.

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.

6 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.

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.

7 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;

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

8 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.

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