Salmos 101

1 Misericordia y juicio cantaré; a ti, Jehová, diré salmos.

Yahweh, I will sing to you! I will sing about [your] faithfully loving [us] (OR, my being loyal to you and acting justly/fairly [toward people]).

2 Entenderé en el camino de la perfección, cuando vinieres a mí: en perfección de mi corazón andaré en medio de mi casa.

[I promise that] while I rule people [MTY], I will behave in such a way that no one will be able to criticize me. Yahweh, (when will you come to [help] me?/I need you to come to [help] me.) [RHQ] I will do things that are right.

3 No pondré delante de mis ojos cosa injusta: hacer traiciones aborrecí: no se allegará a mí.

I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN]. I hate the deeds of those who ([turn away from/sin against]) you; I will (completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me).

4 Corazón perverso se apartará de mí: mal no conoceré.

I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).

5 Al detractor de su prójimo a escondidas, a este cortaré: al altivo de ojos, y ancho de corazón, a este no puedo sufrir.

I will get rid of anyone who secretly slanders someone else, and I will not (tolerate/allow to be near me) anyone who is proud and arrogant [DOU].

6 Mis ojos serán sobre los fieles de la tierra, para que se sienten conmigo: el que anduviere en el camino de la perfección, este me servirá.

I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who (are loyal to/faithfully [obey]) [God], and I will allow them to (live with/work for) me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to (serve me/be my officials).

7 No habitará en medio de mi casa el que hace engaño; el que habla mentiras no se afirmará delante de mis ojos.

I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace; no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to [work for] me.

8 Por las mañanas cortaré a todos los impíos de la tierra: para talar de la ciudad de Jehová a todos los que obraren iniquidad.

Every day I will [try to] get rid of all the wicked people in this land; I will [do that by] expelling them from [this] city, which is Yahweh’s city.