Psalm 101

Psalm 101

A psalm of David.

¹I will sing about your love and fairness.

Lord, I will sing praise to you.

²I 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.

³I 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.

⁴I will stay away from those whose hearts are twisted.

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

⁵I 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.

⁶I 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.

⁷No one who lies and cheats

will live in my house.

No one who tells lies

will serve me.

⁸Every 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.