Psalm 101:3-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 I do not allow into my presence anything base.
I hate wrongdoing;
I will have no part of it.(A)
4 May the devious heart keep far from me;
the wicked I will not acknowledge.
5 Whoever slanders a neighbor in secret
I will reduce to silence.(B)
Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts(C)
I cannot endure.
II
6 I look to the faithful of the land[a]
to sit at my side.
Whoever follows the way of integrity(D)
is the one to enter my service.
7 No one who practices deceit
can remain within my house.
No one who speaks falsely
can last in my presence.(E)
8 [b]Morning after morning I clear all the wicked from the land,
to rid the city of the Lord of all doers of evil.
Footnotes
- 101:6 I look to the faithful of the land: the king seeks companions only among those faithful to God.
- 101:8 Morning after morning: the morning is the normal time for the administration of justice (2 Sm 15:2; Jer 21:12) and for the arrival of divine aid (Ps 59:17; 143:8; Is 33:2). I clear all the wicked from the land: the king, as God’s servant, is responsible for seeing that divine justice is carried out.
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