Psalms 101

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

A PSALM OF DAVID. I sing kindness and judgment, To You, O YHWH, I sing praise.

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 act wisely in a perfect way, When do You come to me? I habitually walk in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

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

I do not set a worthless thing before my eyes, I have hated the work of those turning aside, It does not adhere to me.

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

A perverse heart turns aside from me, I do not know wickedness.

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

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, Him I do 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 are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoever is walking in a perfect way, he serves me.

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

He who is working deceit does not dwell in my house, Whoever is speaking lies is not 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.

At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of YHWH All the workers of iniquity!