Psalms 101
1 Yahweh, I will sing to you! I will sing about [your] faithfully loving [us] (OR, my being loyal to you and acting justly/fairly [toward people]).
A Psalm. Of David. I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.
2 [I promise that] while I rule people [MTY], I will behave in such a way that no one will be able to criticize me. Yahweh, (when will you come to [help] me?/I need you to come to [help] me.) [RHQ] I will do things that are right.
I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.
3 I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN]. I hate the deeds of those who ([turn away from/sin against]) you; I will (completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me).
I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.
4 I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).
The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.
5 I will get rid of anyone who secretly slanders someone else, and I will not (tolerate/allow to be near me) anyone who is proud and arrogant [DOU].
I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.
6 I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who (are loyal to/faithfully [obey]) [God], and I will allow them to (live with/work for) me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to (serve me/be my officials).
My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.
7 I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace; no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to [work for] me.
The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.
8 Every day I will [try to] get rid of all the wicked people in this land; I will [do that by] expelling them from [this] city, which is Yahweh’s city.
Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.
