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Psalm 101:1–4

1 I will asing of lovingkindness and 1justice,

To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.

2 I will 1agive heed to the 2blameless way.

When will You come to me?

I will walk within my house in the 3bintegrity of my heart.

3 I will set no aworthless thing before my eyes;

I hate the 1work of those who bfall away;

It shall not fasten its grip on me.

4 A aperverse heart shall depart from me;

I will know no evil.

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Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

I will behave wisely in a perfect way.

Oh, when will You come to me?

I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

I will set nothing wicked before my eyes;

I hate the work of those who fall away;

It shall not cling to me.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will not know wickedness.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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. 

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.

Psalm 101:1–4 — 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.


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