Psalms 101

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

A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.

2 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.

I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

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

I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

4 A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.

5 Whoever secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart I will not endure.

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

6 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.

Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.

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

He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.

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

At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of Jehovah All the workers of iniquity!