Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.

[A Psalm by David.] I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Jehovah, 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 be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless 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 vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

4 A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.

A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

5 Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won't tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

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 will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

7 He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.

He who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my 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, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all evildoers from Jehovah's city.