Psalm 101

Common English Bible

101 Oh, let me sing about faithful love and justice!
    I want to sing my praises to you, Lord!
² I want to study the way of integrity—
    how long before it gets here?
        I will walk with a heart of integrity
        in my own house.
³ I won’t set my eyes on anything worthless.
    I hate wrongdoing;
    none of that will stick to me.
⁴ A corrupt heart will be far from me.
    I won’t be familiar with evil.
⁵ I will destroy anyone
    who secretly tells lies about a neighbor.
I can’t stomach anyone
    who has proud eyes or an arrogant heart.
⁶ My eyes focus on those
    who are faithful in the land,
    to have them close to me.
The person who walks without blame
    will work for me.
⁷ But the person who acts deceitfully
    won’t stay in my house.
The person who tells lies
    won’t last for long before me.
⁸ Every morning I will destroy
    all those who are wicked in the land
        in order to eliminate all evildoers
        from the Lord’s city.