< Psalms 101 >
1 A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.
A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
2 I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.
I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
3 I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.
5 Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
6 Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
7 He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
8 At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of Jehovah All the workers of iniquity!
Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.