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Psalm 101:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 101:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 I will not allow any shameful act
to be done before my eyes.
[a]I will refuse to associate
with people who do evil.
4 Let the perverse of heart remain far from me;
I will not tolerate the wicked.
5 [b]Anyone who secretly slanders a neighbor
I will reduce to silence.
Anyone with haughty glances and an arrogant heart
I cannot endure.
Footnotes
- Psalm 101:3 The psalmist will not desire or do evil himself nor condone it in others and will avoid all evildoers.
- Psalm 101:5 The norms of the king’s private life are also the fundamental principles of his governing. He will bring into his service only the “faithful” and those who follow “the path of integrity.” Reduce to silence: i.e., destroy (see Pss 54:7; 94:23). Arrogant: see note on Ps 31:24.
