Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David himself. I will sing mercy and judgment to you, O Lord. I will sing psalms.

A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and judgment: to thee, O LORD, will I sing.

2 And I will have understanding within the immaculate way, when you will draw near to me. I wandered about in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

3 I will not display any unjust thing before my eyes. I have hated those carrying out betrayals.

I will set no wicked thing before my eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

4 The perverse heart did not adhere to me. And the malignant, who turned away before me, I would not recognize.

A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked [person].

5 The one who secretly detracted his neighbor, this one I pursued. The one with an arrogant eye and an insatiable heart, with that one I would not eat.

Whoever privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that hath a high look and a proud heart I will not suffer.

6 My eyes looked toward the faithful of the earth, to sit with me. The one walking in the immaculate way, this one ministered to me.

My eyes [shall be] upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

7 He who has acted arrogantly will not dwell in the midst of my house. He who has spoken iniquity was not guided with the sight of my eyes.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

8 In the morning, I executed all the sinners of the earth, so that I might scatter all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all who practice wickedness from the city of the LORD.