< 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 mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I 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 give heed unto the way of integrity; Oh when wilt Thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my 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 base thing before mine eyes; I hate the doing of things crooked; it shall not cleave unto me.
4 A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.
A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil thing.
5 Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.
Whoso slandereth his neighbour in secret, him will I destroy; whoso is haughty of eye and proud of heart, him will I not suffer.
6 Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.
Mine eyes are upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a way of integrity, he shall minister unto me.
7 He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.
He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.
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!
Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the LORD.