Psalms 101

1 A psalm for David himself. Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord: I will sing,

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

2 And I will understand in the unspotted way, when thou shalt come to me. I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

I will walk in the way of integrity. Oh, when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity within my house.

3 I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities.

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

4 The perverse heart did not cleave to me: and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.

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

5 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

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

6 My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me.

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.

7 He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.

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

8 In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked from the land; I will remove all evildoers from the city of Yahweh.