Psalm 101

¹I will sing of mercy and justice; *to you, O Lord, will I sing praises.

²I will strive to follow a blameless course; oh, when will you come to me? *I will walk with sincerity of heart within my house.

³I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; *I hate the doers of evil deeds; they shall not remain with me.

⁴A crooked heart shall be far from me; *I will not know evil.

⁵Those who in secret slander their neighbors I will destroy; *those who have a haughty look and a proud heart I cannot abide.

⁶My eyes are upon the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me, *and only those who lead a blameless life shall be my servants.

⁷Those who act deceitfully shall not dwell in my house, *and those who tell lies shall not continue in my sight.

⁸I will soon destroy all the wicked in the land, *that I may root out all evildoers from the city of the Lord.