Psalms 101

1A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.

1 I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

2I 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.

2I will do wisely in the way of righteousness: O when will you come to me? I will be walking in my house with a true heart.

3I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

3I will not put any evil thing before my eyes; I am against all turning to one side; I will not have it near me.

4A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.

4The false heart I will send away from me: I will not have an evil-doer for a friend.

5Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

5I will put to death anyone who says evil of his neighbour secretly; the man with a high look and a heart of pride is disgusting to me.

6Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.

6My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.

7He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.

7The worker of deceit will not come into my house; the false man will have no place before my eyes.

8At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of Jehovah All the workers of iniquity!

8Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.