Psalms 101

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

[A Psalm by David.] I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Jehovah, I will sing praises.

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 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 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 set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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