Psalms 101

1 A Psalm of David. I will sing of loving-kindness and judgment: unto thee, Jehovah, will I sing psalms.

“A psalm of David.” I will sing of mercy and justice; To thee, O LORD! will I sing!

2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. When wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

I will have regard to the way of uprightness: When thou shalt come to me, I will walk within my house with an upright heart.

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

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes; I hate the work of evil-doers; It shall not cleave to me.

4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil.

The perverse in heart shall be far from me; I will not know a wicked person.

5 Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

Whoso slandereth his neighbor in secret, him will I cut off; Him that hath a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.

6 Mine 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.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He that walketh in the way of uprightness shall serve me.

7 He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.

He who practiseth deceit shall not dwell in my house; He who telleth lies shall not remain in my sight.

8 Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Every morning will I destroy the wicked of the land, That I may cut off all evil-doers from the city of the LORD.