Psalm 101

A Pledge to Live Righteously

1I will sing of mercy and judgment:

unto thee, O Lord , will I sing.

2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way.

O when wilt thou come unto me?

I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:

I hate the work of them that turn aside;

it shall not cleave to me.

4A froward heart shall depart from me:

I will not know a wicked person .

5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off:

him that hath a high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land,

that they may dwell with me:

he that walketh in a perfect way,

he shall serve me.

7He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house:

he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.

8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land;

that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord .

King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Published by: American Bible Society