Psalms 101

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

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

2 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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 who practices deceit won't dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won't be established before my eyes.

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

8 Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land; to cut off all evildoers from YHWH's city.

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