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A Davidic Psalm

Remembering God’s Love

101 I will sing about gracious love and justice;
    Lord, I will sing praise to you.
I will pay attention to living a life of integrity—
    when will I attain it?
        I will live with integrity of heart in my house.
I will not even think about doing anything lawless;
    I hate to do evil deeds;
        I will have none of it.
I will not allow anyone with a perverted mind in my presence;
    I will not be involved with[a] anything evil.

I will destroy the one who secretly slanders a friend.
    I will not allow the proud and haughty to prevail.
My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land,
    so they may live with me;
        The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.
A deceitful person will not sit in my house;
    A liar will not remain in my presence.
Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
    eliminating everyone who practices iniquity from the Lord’s city.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 101:4 Lit. not know

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

I will sing of your love(A) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
I will be careful to lead a blameless life(B)
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs(C) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(D)

I hate what faithless people do;(E)
    I will have no part in it.
The perverse of heart(F) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor(G) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(H) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(I)
    will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

Every morning(J) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(K) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(L)
    from the city of the Lord.(M)