Psalms 101

1 Of David, a psalm. If kindness and justice I sing, making melody to you, Lord.

David’s. A Melody. Of lovingkindness and of justice, will I sing! Unto thee, O Yahweh, will I touch the strings!

2 I would look to the way that is blameless, and make it my own. Within my own house I would walk with an innocent heart.

I will behave myself wisely in a blameless way, When wilt thou come in unto me? I will walk to and fro in the blamelessness of my heart, —in the midst of my house:

3 I would never direct my eyes to a thing that is base. The impulse to stray I abhor it shall not cling to me.

I will not set before mine eyes, a vile thing, —The doing of them who fall away, I hate, It shall not cleave unto me;

4 Far from me be perverseness of heart, or kinship with evil.

A perverse heart, shall depart from me, A maker of mischief, will I not acknowledge;

5 Who slanders their neighbour in secret, I bring them to silence: haughty looks and proud hearts I will not abide.

He that uttereth slander in secret against his friend, him, will I root out; One of lofty eyes, and of an ambitious heart, him shall I not be able to endure.

6 I will favour the true in the land, they shall live in my court. Those who walk in a way that is blameless will be my attendant.

Mine eyes, shall be upon the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me, —he that walketh in a blameless way, he, shall attend me.

7 No one will live in my house who practises guile. No one that speaks a lie will abide in my presence.

There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit, —he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;

8 Morn by morn I will wholly wipe out all the bad in the land, and cut off from the Lord’s own city all workers of evil.

Morning by morning, will I uproot, All the lawless ones of the land, That I may cut off, out of the city of Yahweh—All the workers of iniquity.