Loading…

Psalm 101:1–8

1 I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.

2 I will behave wisely in a 1perfect way.

Oh, when will You come to me?

I will awalk within my house with a perfect heart.

3 I will set nothing 2wicked before my eyes;

bI hate the work of those cwho fall away;

It shall not cling to me.

4 A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will not dknow wickedness.

5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor,

Him I will destroy;

eThe one who has a haughty look and a proud heart,

Him I will not endure.

6 My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,

That they may dwell with me;

He who walks in a 3perfect way,

He shall serve me.

7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;

He who tells lies shall not 4continue in my presence.

8 fEarly I will destroy all the wicked of the land,

That I may cut off all the evildoers gfrom the city of the Lord.

Read more Explain verse



Psalm 101:1–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

I will sing of your love and justice;

to you, Lord, I will sing praise.

I will be careful to lead a blameless life—

when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs of my house

with a blameless heart.

I will not look with approval

on anything that is vile.

I hate what faithless people do;

I will have no part in it.

The perverse of heart shall be far from me;

I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret,

I will put to silence;

whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart,

I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

the one whose walk is blameless

will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit

will dwell in my house;

no one who speaks falsely

will stand in my presence.

Every morning I will put to silence

all the wicked in the land;

I will cut off every evildoer

from the city of the Lord.

Psalm 101:1–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

I will sing of steadfast love and justice;

to you, O Lord, I will make music.

I will ponder the way that is blameless.

Oh when will you come to me?

I will walk with integrity of heart

within my house;

I will not set before my eyes

anything that is worthless.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

A perverse heart shall be far from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly

I will destroy.

Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart

I will not endure.

I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he who walks in the way that is blameless

shall minister to me.

No one who practices deceit

shall dwell in my house;

no one who utters lies

shall continue before my eyes.

Morning by morning I will destroy

all the wicked in the land,

cutting off all the evildoers

from the city of the Lord.

Psalm 101:1–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me?

I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:

I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.

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

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off:

Him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

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.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:

He that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

I will early destroy all the wicked of the land;

That I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

Psalm 101:1–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I will sing of your love and justice, Lord.

I will praise you with songs.

I will be careful to live a blameless life—

when will you come to help me?

I will lead a life of integrity

in my own home.

I will refuse to look at

anything vile and vulgar.

I hate all who deal crookedly;

I will have nothing to do with them.

I will reject perverse ideas

and stay away from every evil.

I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.

I will not endure conceit and pride.

I will search for faithful people

to be my companions.

Only those who are above reproach

will be allowed to serve me.

I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house,

and liars will not stay in my presence.

My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked

and free the city of the Lord from their grip.

Psalm 101:1–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

I will sing of your love and fairness;

Lord, I will sing praises to you.

I will be careful to live an innocent life.

When will you come to me?

I will live an innocent life in my house.

I will not look at anything wicked.

I hate those who turn against you;

they will not be found near me.

Let those who want to do wrong stay away from me;

I will have nothing to do with evil.

If anyone secretly says things against his neighbor,

I will stop him.

I will not allow people

to be proud and look down on others.

I will look for trustworthy people

so I can live with them in the land.

Only those who live innocent lives

will be my servants.

No one who is dishonest will live in my house;

no liars will stay around me.

Every morning I will destroy the wicked in the land.

I will rid the Lord’s city of people who do evil.

Psalm 101:1–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice:

Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way:

Oh when wilt thou come unto me?

I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I will set no base thing before mine eyes:

I hate the work of them that turn aside;

It shall not cleave unto me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me:

I will know no evil thing.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy:

Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

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 minister unto me.

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:

He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes.

Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land;

To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Psalm 101:1–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

I will sing of loving-kindness and judgment: unto thee, Jehovah, will I sing psalms. 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 set no thing of Belial before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know evil. Whoso secretly slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy; him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer. 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. He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight. Every morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land: to cut off all workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.

Psalm 101:1–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I will sing about mercy and justice. 

O Lord, I will make music to praise you. 

I want to understand the path to integrity. 

When will you come to me? 

I will live in my own home with integrity. 

I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. 

I hate what unfaithful people do. 

I want no part of it. 

I will keep far away from devious minds. 

I will have nothing to do with evil. 

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. 

I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart. 

My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land 

so that they may live with me. 

The person who lives with integrity will serve me. 

The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home. 

The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence. 

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land 

to rid the Lord’s city of all troublemakers. 

Psalm 101:1–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I will sing of faithful love and justice;

I will sing praise to You, Lord.

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.

When will You come to me?

I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.

I hate the practice of transgression;

it will not cling to me.

A devious heart will be far from me;

I will not be involved with evil.

I will destroy anyone

who secretly slanders his neighbor;

I cannot tolerate anyone

with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land

so that they may sit down with me.

The one who follows the way of integrity

may serve me.

No one who acts deceitfully

will live in my palace;

no one who tells lies

will remain in my presence.

Every morning I will destroy

all the wicked of the land,

eliminating all evildoers from the Lord’s city.

Psalm 101:1–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I will sing of loyalty and of justice;

to you, O Lord, I will sing.

I will study the way that is blameless.

When shall I attain it?

I will walk with integrity of heart

within my house;

I will not set before my eyes

anything that is base.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

One who secretly slanders a neighbor

I will destroy.

A haughty look and an arrogant heart

I will not tolerate.

I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,

so that they may live with me;

whoever walks in the way that is blameless

shall minister to me.

No one who practices deceit

shall remain in my house;

no one who utters lies

shall continue in my presence.

Morning by morning I will destroy

all the wicked in the land,

cutting off all evildoers

from the city of the Lord.

Psalm 101:1–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

I will sing of loyal love and justice;

I will sing praises to you, O Yahweh.

I will give attention to the way of integrity.

When will you come to me?

I will walk in the integrity of my heart

in the midst of my house.

I will not set before my eyes

any wicked thing.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it will not cling to me.

A perverse heart will depart from me;

I will not know evil.

One who slanders his neighbor in secret,

him I will destroy.

One haughty of eyes and arrogant of heart,

him I will not endure.

My eyes will be on the faithful of the land,

that they may live with me.

He who walks in the way of integrity,

he shall minister to me.

There will not live in the midst of my house

a worker of deceit.

One who speaks lies

will not remain before my eyes.

Each morning,

I will destroy all the wicked of the land,

cutting off from the city of Yahweh all evildoers.

Psalm 101:1–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I will sing about your love and fairness.

Lord, I will sing praise to you.

I will be careful to lead a life

that is without blame.

When will you come and help me?

I will lead a life

that is without blame in my house.

I won’t look at anything that is evil.

I hate the acts of people who aren’t faithful to you.

I don’t even want people like that around me.

I will stay away from those whose hearts are twisted.

I don’t want to have anything to do with evil.

I will get rid of anyone

who tells lies about his neighbor in secret.

I won’t put up with anyone

whose eyes and heart are proud.

I will look with favor on the faithful people in the land.

They will live with me.

Those whose lives are without blame will serve me.

No one who lies and cheats

will live in my house.

No one who tells lies

will serve me.

Every morning I will get rid of

all the sinful people in the land.

I will remove from the city of the Lord

everyone who does what is evil.

Psalm 101:1–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

I will sing of lovingkindness and justice,

To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.

I will give heed to the blameless way.

When will You come to me?

I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;

I hate the work of those who fall away;

It shall not fasten its grip on me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know no evil.

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy;

No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;

He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.

He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;

He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land,

So as to cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.


A service of Logos Bible Software