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]).

Of David, a psalm. If kindness and justice I sing, making melody to you, Lord.

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 would look to the way that is blameless, and make it my own. Within my own house I would walk with an innocent 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 would never direct my eyes to a thing that is base. The impulse to stray I abhor it shall not cling to me.

4 I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).

Far from me be perverseness of heart, or kinship with evil.

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].

Who slanders their neighbour in secret, I bring them to silence: haughty looks and proud hearts I will not abide.

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).

I will favour the true in the land, they shall live in my court. Those who walk in a way that is blameless will be my attendant.

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.

No one will live in my house who practises guile. No one that speaks a lie will abide in my presence.

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.

Morn by morn I will wholly wipe out all the bad in the land, and cut off from the Lord’s own city all workers of evil.