Psalm 101:1–8

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.

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.

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 let anything worthless guide me.

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;

the one who tells lies

will not be retained here to guide me.

Every morning I will destroy

all the wicked of the land,

wiping out all evildoers from the Lord’s city.

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.

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.

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.