Psalm 101

Psalm 101

A Psalm of David.

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

²I will behave wisely in a ¹perfect way.

Oh, when will You come to me?

I will ^awalk within my house with a perfect heart.

³I will set nothing ²wicked before my eyes;

^bI hate the work of those ^cwho fall away;

It shall not cling to me.

⁴A perverse heart shall depart from me;

I will not ^dknow wickedness.

⁵Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor,

Him I will destroy;

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

Him I will not endure.

⁶My 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.

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

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

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

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