101:1 I WILL sing of mercy {and} loving-kindness and justice; to You, O Lord, will I sing. |
101:2 I will behave myself wisely {and} give heed to the blameless way--O when will You come to me? I will walk within my house in integrity {and} with a blameless heart. |
101:3 I will set no base {or} wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the work of them who turn aside [from the right path]; it shall not grasp hold of me. |
101:4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil person {or} thing. |
101:5 Whoso privily slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off [from me]; he who has a haughty look and a proud {and} arrogant heart I cannot {and} I will not tolerate. |
101:6 My eyes shall [look with favor] upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks blamelessly, he shall minister to me. |
101:7 He who works deceit shall not dwell in my house; he who tells lies shall not continue in my presence. |
101:8 Morning after morning I will root up all the wicked in the land, that I may eliminate all the evildoers from the city of the Lord. |