Psalms 101

1 A psalm of David. I will sing of covenant faithfulness and justice; to you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To thee, O Jehovah, I will sing praises.

2 I will walk in the way of integrity. Oh, when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity within my house.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when will thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

3 I will not put wrongdoing before my eyes; I hate worthless evil; it will not cling to me.

I will set no base thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who turn aside. It shall not cleave to me.

4 Perverse people will leave me; I am not loyal to evil.

A perverse heart shall depart from me. I will know no evil thing.

5 I will destroy whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone who has a proud demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

He who slanders his neighbor secretly, him I will destroy. He who has a high look and a proud heart I will not endure.

6 I will look to the faithful of the land to sit at my side. Those who walk in the way of integrity may serve me.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me.

7 Deceitful people will not remain within my house; liars will not be welcome before my eyes.

He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood shall not be established before my eyes.

8 Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked from the land; I will remove all evildoers from the city of Yahweh.

Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.