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Psalm 101

The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.

A Psalm of David.

1I will sing of lovingkindness and [a]justice,
To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.
2 I will [b]give heed to the [c]blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the [d]integrity of my heart.
3 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the [e]work of those who fall away;
It shall not fasten its grip on me.
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will know no evil.
5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will [f]destroy;
No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a [g]blameless way is the one who will minister to me.
7 He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood shall not [h]maintain his position before me.
8 Every morning I will [i]destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 101:1 Or judgment
  2. Psalm 101:2 Or behave prudently in
  3. Psalm 101:2 Or way of integrity
  4. Psalm 101:2 Or blamelessness
  5. Psalm 101:3 Or practice of apostasy
  6. Psalm 101:5 Or silence
  7. Psalm 101:6 Or way of integrity
  8. Psalm 101:7 Lit be established before my eyes
  9. Psalm 101:8 Or silence
Psalm 101